Hospital to Home Transition for Patients with Stroke under Bundled Payments

Bundled payments are one of the promising Alternative Payment Models for reducing costs and improving the coordination of post-acute stroke care. Yet there is limited evidence supporting the effectiveness of bundled payments for stroke. This may be due to the lack of effective strategies to address the complex needs of stroke survivors. In this article, we describe COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS), a comprehensive transitional care intervention, focused on discharge from the acute care setting to home.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - March 31, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yucheng Hou, Cheryl D. Bushnell, Pamela W. Duncan, Anna M. Kucharska-Newton, Jacqueline R. Halladay, Janet K. Freburger, Justin G. Trogdon Source Type: research