This is an online guide to abstracting data for the Minnesota Stroke Registry program.

Abstraction Guidance
Instructions: Getting Started With Abstraction	pdf/77 kb	1/18/10
MSR Case Definition and Identification Protocol	pdf/114 kb	1/13/11
Crosswalk: GWTG, MSRT, TJC	pdf/33 kb	1/3/11
MSRT Case Report Form (CRF) 2.4	pdf/ 70 kb	2/21/12 NEW
MSR Performance Measure Guide 2.1	pdf/571kb	5/4/11
MSRT Release Notes
Presentation (3/29/11): MSRT updates, March 2011	ppt/2.3 MB	3/30/11
Release Notes 2.3	pdf/45 kb	10/2/11
Data Abstraction Announcements
Memo re: discontinuation of PHI collection	pdf/78 kb	10/25/10
Memorandum (9/21/10)	pdf/93 kb	9/21/10
VTE Measure Clarification (12/8/2009)	pdf/77 kb	1/18/10

*The Minnesota Stroke Registry Tool Dictionary includes notes and examples excerpted from the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Patient Management Tool Coding Instructions with permission from Outcome Sciences, Inc. Per an agreement between Outcome Sciences, Inc. and Minnesota Department of Health, the Dictionary is available only to hospitals participating in the Minnesota Stroke Registry accessible through the Minnesota Stroke Registry Tool (secure login). Please contact Jacob Zdon at jacob.zdon@state.mn.us for login help.

All abstraction guidance including archived release notes, presentations, and forms can be found on the secure login site (go to Member Login page).

For data abstraction questions, please contact Jacob Zdon at (651) 201-5413 or jacob.zdon@state.mn.us.