Hospitalization Costs for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated With Intravenous Thrombolysis in the United States Are Substantially Higher Than Medicare Payments
Therapies Thursday, March 29th, 2012Stroke.ahajournals.org: Waleed Brinjikji, MD; Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD; Harry J. Cloft, MD, PhD, March 22, 2012.
Background and Purpose—It is important to know the costs for hospitalization for ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis so that comparisons can be made with payments to hospitals.
Methods—Using the National Inpatient Sample, we evaluated hospitalization costs for patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in the United States from 2001 to 2008. Cost data were correlated with demographics and clinical outcome. Read More
