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The Effect of Cuts in Reimbursement on Stroke Outcome

Author(s) -

YuChi Tung,

Guann-Ming Chang

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.568956

Subject(s) - medicine , reimbursement , stroke (engine) , specialty , emergency medicine , health care , revenue , logistic regression , finance , family medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth

As healthcare costs keep rising, cuts in reimbursement such as the Balanced Budget Act in the United States or global budgeting have become the key to healthcare reform efforts. Limited information is available, however, concerning whether reimbursement cuts are associated with changes in stroke outcomes. The objective of this study is to determine whether 30-day mortality rates for patients with ischemic stroke changed under increased financial strain from global budgeting in Taiwan.

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