Medicare Claim –Based National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale to Predict 30-Day Mortality and Hospital Readmission

ConclusionsMedicare claim –based NIHSS is significantly associated with 30-day mortality in Medicare patients with ischemic stroke and significantly improves discriminant property relative to the Elixhauser comorbidity index.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11606-021-07162-0

Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 26, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research