Hospital Factors Associated With Interhospital Transfer Destination for Stroke in the Northeast United States

Hospital Factors Associated With Interhospital Transfer Destination for Stroke in the Northeast United States

Background We aimed to determine if there is an association between hospital quality and the likelihood of a given hospital being a preferred transfer destination for stroke patients. Methods and Results Data from Medicare claims identified acute ischemic stroke transferred between 394 northeast US...

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Main Authors: Kori S. Zachrison, Jukka‐Pekka Onnela, Mathew J. Reeves, Adrian Hernandez, Carlos A. Camargo, Xin Zhao, Roland A. Matsouaka, Joshua N. Goldstein, Joshua P. Metlay, Lee H. Schwamm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
hospital quality
ischemic stroke
network analysis
patient transfer
systems of care
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011575

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