Open AccessPreventable Readmissions Within 30 Days of Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Author(s) -
Judith H. Lichtman,
Erica C Leifheit-Limson,
Sara B. Jones,
Yun Wang,
Larry B. Goldstein
Publication year - 2013
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.113.003165
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , emergency medicine , medical emergency , physical therapy , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes to use 30-day hospital readmissions after ischemic stroke as part of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program for payment determination beginning in 2016. The proportion of poststroke readmissions that is potentially preventable is unknown.
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