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Abstract TMP73: Incidence and Outcomes for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage During Pregnancy: A 20-year Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample From 2000-2019

Stroke Journal

We aim to better understand this risk and its impact on in-hospital outcomes over a longitudinal time period in a large population based sample.Methods:We analyzed the 2000-2019 National Inpatient Sample, selecting for aneurysmal SAH (aSAH). vs 15.2%) and were more likely to have Medicaid insurance (43.4% vs 23.0), coma (5.4%

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PO-06-102 COMPARING ABLATIONS TO ABLATIONS: ARE MANDATED HOSPITAL PRICING LISTS USEFUL FOR COMPARING THE COST OF CARDIAC ABLATION PROCEDURES AT PEER HOSPITALS?

HeartRhythm

As of 2019, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires that each hospital publish the standard prices of the procedures it offers in a document called a chargemaster. The stated purpose of this rule is to promote pricing transparency and help patients and health plans make informed healthcare decisions.

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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

DAIC

The analysis included 4,798 patients from 207 STS sites who underwent esophagectomy between 2012-2019. The researchers found that Medicare patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer exhibit identifiable predictors for long-term survival and readmission.

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Healthcare Access and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management Among Working-Age US Adults During the Pandemic

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

We then evaluated changes among low-income adults in Medicaid expansion versus non-expansion states using a similar approach.Results:The unweighted study population included 80,767 low-income and 184,136 high income adults. 1.09]) in 2021 compared with 2019. 1.09]) in 2021 compared with 2019. However, routine visits (RR 0.96 [0.94-0.98])

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The Evolving Computed Tomography Market

DAIC

It reported the rate of CCTA exams by radiologists in hospital outpatient departments increased markedly from 2010 to 2019. Data was pulled from 2010–2019 Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary (PSPS) files obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Reeves, MD, Ethan J. Halpern, MD, and Vijay M.

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Abstract HUP8: Safety-net Hospitals in the U.S. Have Worse Outcomes than Non-safety Net Hospitals for Ischemic Stroke

Stroke Journal

Patients with safety-net features were those with Medicaid or no insurance. Hospitals were ranked based on the percentage of patients with safety-net features. Hospitals in the top quartile were defined as SNHs, and the remaining hospitals were defined as non-SNHs.

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Abstract TP132: Safety-net Hospitals in the U.S. Have Worse Outcomes than Non-safety Net Hospitals for Ischemic Stroke

Stroke Journal

Patients with safety-net features were those with Medicaid or no insurance. Hospitals were ranked based on the percentage of patients with safety-net features. Hospitals in the top quartile were defined as SNHs, and the remaining hospitals were defined as non-SNHs.