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Comparison of Medicare Claims Versus Physician Adjudication for Identifying Stroke Outcomes in the Women's Health Initiative Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Medicare data seem useful for population-based stroke research; however, performance characteristics depend on the definition selected.
Source: Stroke - February 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Lakshminarayan, K., Larson, J. C., Virnig, B., Fuller, C., Allen, N. B., Limacher, M., Winkelmayer, W. C., Safford, M. M., Burwen, D. R. Tags: Health policy and outcome research Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Current Practices and Variability in Feeding Tube Placement for Inpatients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage in US Hospitals (I2.001)
Conclusions: Variation in feeding tube insertion rates across hospitals was large and may reflect practice cultures within individual hospitals.Disclosure: Dr. Hwang has received research support from the American Brain Foundation Practice Research Training Fellowship. Dr. George has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kelly has nothing to disclose. Dr. Schneider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sheth has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation for activities with Milliman Guideline, Inc. as a consultant. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurology Today.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Hwang, D., George, B., Kelly, A., Schneider, E., Sheth, K., Holloway, R. Tags: Stroke in the Elderly and Young: Challenges for the Next Decade Data Blitz Presentations Source Type: research

Current Practices and Variability in Feeding Tube Placement for Inpatients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage in US Hospitals (S16.007)
Conclusions: Variation in feeding tube insertion rates across hospitals was large and may reflect practice cultures within individual hospitals.Disclosure: Dr. Hwang has received research support from the American Brain Foundation Practice Research Training Fellowship. Dr. George has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kelly has nothing to disclose. Dr. Schneider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sheth has nothing to disclose. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation for activities with Milliman Guideline, Inc. as a consultant. Dr. Holloway has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Neurology Today.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Hwang, D., George, B., Kelly, A., Schneider, E., Sheth, K., Holloway, R. Tags: Prehospital/Emergency Room Stroke Care and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Source Type: research

Characteristics of Accredited Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Laboratories in the United States
CONCLUSIONSThe results suggest that there are significant differences between IAC applicant laboratories and laboratories represented by Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) claims data. In addition, accurate study reporting, physician training, and ongoing quality improvement activities may not be optimized in laboratories applying for accreditation. With the information learned from this study, educational strategies by professional organizations, including the IAC, can be tailored to help improve TCD practice.
Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - October 31, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Mary Beth Farrell, John Y. Choi, Endrit Ziu, Kevin M. Cockroft Tags: Technology Update Source Type: research