Regional Variation in Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes

Conclusions: Rehabilitation outcomes for persons with stroke varied across CMS regions. Substantial variation in discharge destination and LOS remained after adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - August 5, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Timothy A. Reistetter, Amol M. Karmarkar, James E. Graham, Karl Eschbach, Yong-Fang Kuo, Carl V. Granger, Jean Freeman, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research