ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2019
Use of Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Services and Hospital Readmission Following Ischemic Stroke in the United States.
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- Increasing Methodological Transparency and Openness in Rehabilitation-Related Health Services Research Using Claims Data: A Case Example.Physical therapy · 2025Article
- Differences in rehabilitation evaluation access for rural and socially disadvantaged stroke survivors.Topics in stroke rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Regional variation in length of stay for stroke inpatient rehabilitation in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage.Health affairs scholar · 2024Article
- The effect of post-acute rehabilitation setting on 90-day mobility after stroke: A difference-in-difference analysis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Post-Acute Care in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2023Article
- Effect of Variation in Early Rehabilitation on Hospital Readmission After Hip Fracture.Physical therapy · 2023Article
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- Effects of an electronic health record-based mobility assessment and automated referral for inpatient physical therapy on patient outcomes: A quasi-experimental study.Health services research · 2023Article
- Impact of Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Services on Discharge to the Community by Value-Based Payment Programs After Joint Replacement Surgery.Physical therapy · 2022Article
- Development of a Readiness for Hospital Discharge assessment tool in Thai patients with stroke.Belitung nursing journal · 2022Article
- Variation in 30-Day Readmission Rates from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to Acute Care Hospitals.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021Article
- Is Discordance Between Recommended and Actual Postacute Discharge Setting a Risk Factor for Readmission in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure?Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between hospital-based rehabilitation service use and all-cause 30-day hospital readmission among patients with ischemic stroke.
designSecondary analysis of inpatient Medicare claims data using Standard Analytical Files.
settingAcute hospitals across the United States.
participantsFrom nationwide data, Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries (N=88,826) aged 66 years or older hospitalized for ischemic stroke between January to November 2010.
interventionsHospital-based rehabilitation services were quantified using Medicare inpatient claims revenue center codes for evaluation (occupational therapy [OT] and physical therapy [PT]), as well as the number of therapy units delivered. Therapy minutes for both OT and PT services were categorized into none, low, medium, and high.
main outcome measuresAll-cause 30-day hospital readmission. A generalized linear mixed model was used to examine the effect of hospital-based rehabilitation services on 30-day hospital readmission, after adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics.
resultsIn fully adjusted models, compared to patients who received no PT, we observed a monotonic inverse relationship between the amount of PT and hospital readmission. For low PT (30 minutes), the odds ratio (OR) was 0.90 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.83-0.96). For medium PT (>30 to ≤75 minutes), the OR was 0.89 (95% CI, 0.82-0.95). For high PT (>75 minutes), the OR was 0.86 (95% CI, 0.80-0.93).
conclusionHospital-based PT services were associated with lower risk of 30-day hospital readmission in patients with ischemic stroke.
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