Table 4.
Distribution of Adoption Concordance Between Each Policy Dyad Across States
| Law Dyads | Mean (range), years | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMS Triage/Transportation – Standardized Tool | -0.6 (-5, 0) | ||
| EMS triage adopted earlier than assessment | 2 | 18.1 | |
| Same year | 9 | 81.8 | |
| EMS triage adopted later than assessment | 0 | 0.0 | |
| EMS Triage/Transportation – Pre-notification | -0.5 (-2, 0) | ||
| EMS triage adopted earlier than pre-notification | 1 | 25.0 | |
| Same year | 3 | 75.0 | |
| EMS triage adopted later than pre-notification | 0 | 0.0 | |
| EMS Triage/Transportation – Inter-facility Transfer | -1.0 (-7, 8) | ||
| EMS triage adopted earlier than inter-facility transfer | 6 | 42.9 | |
| Same year | 5 | 35.7 | |
| EMS triage adopted later than inter-facility transfer | 3 | 21.4 | |
| EMS Triage/Transportation – PSC National | 0.3 (-5, 8) | ||
| EMS triage adopted earlier than PSC | 2 | 10.0 | |
| Same year | 14 | 70.0 | |
| EMS triage adopted later than PSC | 4 | 20.0 | |
| EMS Triage/Transportation – CSC National | -1.6 (-7, 3) | ||
| EMS triage adopted earlier than CSC | 7 | 36.8 | |
| Same year | 9 | 47.4 | |
| EMS triage adopted later than CSC | 3 | 15.8 | |
| EMS Triage/Transportation – ASRH National | -3.3 (-13, 3) | ||
| EMS triage adopted earlier than ASRH | 8 | 50.0 | |
| Same year | 7 | 43.8 | |
| EMS triage adopted later than ASRH | 1 | 6.2 | |
| Inter-facility Transfer – PSC National | 0.9 (0, 6) | ||
| Inter-facility Transfer adopted earlier than PSC | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Same year | 13 | 72.2 | |
| Inter-facility Transfer adopted later than PSC | 5 | 27.8 | |
| Inter-facility Transfer – CSC National | -1.5 (-8, 5) | ||
| Inter-facility Transfer adopted earlier than CSC | 6 | 35.3 | |
| Same year | 9 | 52.9 | |
| Inter-facility Transfer adopted later than CSC | 2 | 11.8 | |
| Inter-facility Transfer – ASRH National | -3.7 (-11, 0) | ||
| Inter-facility Transfer adopted earlier than ASRH | 9 | 69.2 | |
| Same year | 4 | 30.8 | |
| Inter-facility Transfer adopted later than ASRH | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CQI_EMSS – CQI_In-Hospital | -1.1 (-8, 0) | ||
| EMSS CQI adopted earlier than stroke center/hospital CQI | 1 | 14.3 | |
| Same year | 6 | 85.7 | |
| EMSS CQI adopted later than stroke center/hospital CQI | 0 | 0.0 |
Note: CSC = Comprehensive Stroke Center; PSC = Primary Stroke Center; ASRH = Acute Stroke Ready Hospital; EMS = Emergency Medical Services; EMSS = EMS System; CQI = Continuous Quality Improvement.