Impact of Insurance Status on Outcomes and Use of Rehabilitation Services in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From Get With The Guidelines‐Stroke
Medford‐Davis L, Fonarow G, Bhatt D, Xu H, Smith E, Suter R, Peterson E, Xian Y, Matsouaka R, Schwamm L. Impact of Insurance Status on Outcomes and Use of Rehabilitation Services in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From Get With The Guidelines‐Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e004282. PMID: 27930356, PMCID: PMC5210352, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulancesAnticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsBrain IschemiaDiabetes MellitusFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospital MortalityHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionHypoglycemic AgentsInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPractice Guidelines as TopicSkilled Nursing FacilitiesStrokeStroke RehabilitationTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeInsurance statusHospital mortalityGuidelines-Stroke programIschemic stroke patientsMultivariable logistic regressionPatient insurance statusGovernment-sponsored insuranceSkilled nursing facilitiesGuidelines-StrokeInpatient rehabPostdischarge destinationHospital outcomesPatient demographicsSymptom onsetAcute treatmentControl medicationDiabetes mellitusStroke patientsHospital characteristicsUninsured patientsHigh cholesterolNursing facilitiesPreventative care