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Real-World Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients In The Medicare Population
To characterize Medicare patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and describe healthcare resource utilization and associated direct costs during one-year pre-admission and follow-up period.
Source: Value in Health - May 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: C. Watson, C. Burudpakdee, J. Noone, A. Seetasith, A. Nyandege Source Type: research

Impact of Outpatient Rehabilitation Medicare Reimbursement Caps on Utilization and Cost of Rehabilitation Care After Ischemic Stroke: Do Caps Contain Costs?
To estimate the proportion of patients with ischemic stroke who fall within and above the total outpatient rehabilitation caps before and after the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 took effect; and to estimate the cost of poststroke outpatient rehabilitation cost and resource utilization in these patients before and after the implementation of the caps.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - July 28, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Annie N. Simpson, Heather S. Bonilha, Abby S. Kazley, James S. Zoller, Kit N. Simpson, Charles Ellis Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Fact Sheet: Post-discharge Rehabilitation Care Delivery for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries with Stroke
Summarizes the factors associated with post-discharge rehabilitation care (PDRC) that influence the recovery and quality of life for rural stroke survivors receiving Medicare. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - September 28, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Post-discharge Rehabilitation Care Delivery for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries with Stroke
Discusses the factors associated with post-discharge rehabilitation care (PDRC) that influence the recovery and quality of life for rural stroke survivors receiving Medicare. Factors highlighted include distance to healthcare, type of rehabilitation, initial hospital admission, and patient race/ethnicity. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - September 28, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Post-discharge Rehabilitation Care Delivery for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries with Stroke (Fact Sheet)
Summarizes the factors associated with post-discharge rehabilitation care (PDRC) that influence the recovery and quality of life for rural stroke survivors receiving Medicare. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - September 28, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Post-discharge Rehabilitation Care Delivery for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries with Stroke (Findings Brief)
Discusses the factors associated with post-discharge rehabilitation care (PDRC) that influence the recovery and quality of life for rural stroke survivors receiving Medicare. Factors highlighted include distance to healthcare, type of rehabilitation, initial hospital admission, and patient race/ethnicity. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - September 28, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Associations between hematopoietic growth factors and risks of venous thromboembolism, stroke, ischemic heart disease and myelodysplastic syndrome: findings from a large population-based cohort of women with breast cancer
Conclusions Receipts of CSFs and ESAs were significantly associated with an increased risk of VTE in women with breast cancer. Use of ESAs was significantly associated with substantially increased risks of MDS. These findings support those of previous studies.
Source: Cancer Causes and Control - April 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Cryptogenic Stroke Linked to PSVT in Absence of AF
LOS ANGELES — Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is associated with subsequent ischemic stroke in patients without documented atrial fibrillation, according to a claims analysis of 42,152 Medicare enrollees at least 66 years old.
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 29, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: M. Alexander Otto Source Type: news

Examining the Mortality and Readmission Rates of Patients Diagnosed with Stroke in the United States Medicare Population
To examine the mortality and readmission rates of patients diagnosed with stroke in the US Medicare population.
Source: Value in Health - April 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: R Bashyal, H Du, L Wang, H Yuce, O Baser Source Type: research

Depression and Anxiety Screens as Predictors of 8-Year Incidence of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in Primary Care Patients
We examined depression and anxiety screens, and their individual items, as predictors of incident hard CVD events, myocardial infarction, and stroke for 8 years in a diverse sample of 2041 older primary care patients initially free of CVD. At baseline, participants completed self-report depression and anxiety screens. Data regarding CVD events were obtained from an electronic medical record system and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services analytic files. Results: During follow-up, 683 (33%) experienced a CVD event. Cox proportional hazards models—adjusted for demographic and CVD risk factors—revealed that a p...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - June 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Are primary stroke centers associated with lower fatality?
Does a long travel time to a primary stroke center (PSC) offset the potential benefits of this specialized care? A new study analyzed data for a national group of Medicare beneficiaries and calculated travel time to evaluate the association of seven-day and 30-day death rates with receiving care in a PSC.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Introducing Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapies for AMD Did Not Raise Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Death
To assess the effect of availability of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy on mortality and hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke over a 5-year follow-up period in United States Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2006 compared with control groups consisting of beneficiaries (1) newly diagnosed with exudative AMD at a time when anti-VEGF therapy was not possible and (2) newly diagnosed with nonexudative AMD.
Source: Ophthalmology - August 10, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Arseniy P. Yashkin, Paul Hahn, Frank A. Sloan Source Type: research

Allopurinol and the risk of stroke in older adults receiving medicare
Previous studies of allopurinol and stroke risk have provided contradictory findings, ranging from a protective effect to an increased risk. Our objective was to assess whether allopurinol use is associated wi...
Source: BMC Neurology - September 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jasvinder A. Singh and Shaohua Yu Source Type: research

Linkage of a Population-Based Cohort With Primary Data Collection to Medicare Claims: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study
In conclusion, REGARDS participants aged ≥65 years with FFS coverage are representative of the study cohort and the US population aged ≥65 years with FFS coverage.
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - September 29, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Xie, F., Colantonio, L. D., Curtis, J. R., Safford, M. M., Levitan, E. B., Howard, G., Muntner, P. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: research

Too Many Stroke Victims Don ' t Get Clot-Busting Drug
Minorities, women, seniors on Medicare, rural residents less likely to be diagnosed in time for tPA Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Emergency Medical Services, Health Disparities, Ischemic Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news