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Rehabilitation Outcomes of Stroke Patients With and Without Diabetes
Conclusions: This study provides additional evidence that diabetes as a comorbidity is significantly related to stroke rehabilitation outcome, but the relation is moderated by patient age.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - May 1, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Norma Ketchum Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

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

Skilled Nursing and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Use by Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries s Discharged Home following a Stroke: Findings from the COMPASS Trial
Objectives: To examine the effect of a comprehensive transitional care model on the utilization of skilled nursing facility (SNF) and inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) care in the 12 months after acute care discharge home following stroke; and to identify predictors of experiencing a SNF or IRF admission following discharge home after stroke.Design: Cluster randomized pragmatic trialSetting: 41 acute care hospitals in North Carolina.Participants: 2,262 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with transient ischemic attack or stroke discharged home.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - November 2, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Janet K. Freburger, Amy M. Pastva, Sylvia W. Coleman, Kennedy M. Peter, Anna M. Kucharska-Newton, Anna M. Johnson, Matthew A. Psioda, Pamela W. Duncan, Cheryl D. Bushnell, Wayne D. Rosamond, Sara B. Jones, COMPASS team Source Type: research

The 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 ischemic stroke patients who fall within and above the total outpatient rehabilitation caps before and after the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 1997) took effect. In addition, estimate the cost of post-stroke outpatient rehabilitation cost and resource utilization in these patients prior to 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 Source Type: research

The effect of frailty on discharge location for Medicare beneficiaries after acute stroke
To examine the effect of frailty on post-stroke discharge location with respect to stroke severity and create a risk-adjusted model for understanding the effects of frailty on discharge to an inpatient rehabilitation facility.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - March 24, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Bryant A. Seamon, Kit N. Simpson Source Type: research

Utilization of rehabilitation services in stroke: A study utilizing the Health and Retirement Study with linked Medicare claims data
To describe Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who utilized post-stroke rehabilitation services and identifies the strongest predictors of utilization after the initial stroke care episode.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - August 13, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Karen M. Keptner, Kathleen Smyth, Siran Koroukian, Mark Schluchter, Anthony Furlan 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

First Do No Harm: An Opinion on Bundled Care for Stroke Patients
This article argues for elimination of the diagnosis of stroke from the proposed demonstration project due to misaligned financial incentives that will severely compromise patient outcomes.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - October 26, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Mark J. Ashley, Wayne A. Gordon, Brent E. Masel, Peter W. Thomas, Susan H. Connors Source Type: research

Outcomes after Discharge from Inpatient Rehabilitation or Skilled Nursing in Patients Post-Stroke with Medicare Advantage
Determine differences in outcomes (functional, readmission, and community discharge) after placement in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) or Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) for patients post-ischemic stroke who have a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - December 1, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Heather Hayes, Christine McDonough Tags: Research Poster 2184325 Source Type: research

Understanding Missing Patterns in Standardized Patient Functional Data at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
This study examines missing patterns of Section GG in stroke to enhance our understanding of how to interpret and use Section GG scores.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - September 28, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chih-ying Li, Hyunkyoung Kim, Trudy Mallinson, Kenneth Ottenbacher, Yong-Fang Kuo Tags: Research Poster 1710121 Source Type: research