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Med Page Today
MARCH 21, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Medicare will cover the weight-loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) under its Part D drug program for patients with overweight or obesity who have preexisting heart disease and need the drug to prevent heart attacks or strokes, the.
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DAIC
JANUARY 30, 2025
This study, Precision in Stroke Care: A Novel Model for Predicting Functional Independence in Urgent Carotid Intervention Patients, is now available in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Stroke care presents distinct challenges that require swift action and informed decisions. tim.hodson Thu, 01/30/2025 - 15:31 Jan.
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Med Page Today
OCTOBER 17, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- More vigilance may be needed regarding the amount of benzodiazepines being dispensed to older stroke survivors, though prescription patterns at the national level have improved in recent years. Medicare records showed that within.
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Medical Xpress - Cardiology
MARCH 21, 2024
For Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older, there is no evidence of elevated stroke risk immediately after vaccination with either brand of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, according to a study published in the March 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Med Page Today
JANUARY 14, 2025
(MedPage Today) -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will review a potential national Medicare coverage policy for renal denervation for patients with hypertension, Medtronic announced. The FDA said Philips is recalling the monitoring.
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Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JULY 25, 2024
Despite thrombectomy's high success rate in saving the lives of stroke patients, Medicare is paying lower rates over time for the procedure, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 21st Annual Meeting.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A154-A154, February 1, 2025. Background:The direct medical costs of stroke in the United States were $84.4 billion from the Medicare Services. billion from the Medicare Services. billion in 2012 and were projected to rise by 157% to $217.3 billion by 2030. 9,523.18) nationwide.
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DAIC
JUNE 4, 2024
Stroke recovery is a challenging process that extends for months after hospital discharge. Navigating Post-Stroke Recovery at Home: One Patient's Experience A ”mildly impaired” stroke patient with atrial fibrillation who was discharged reported, “I knew my local pharmacist, and they knew my prescriptions.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A63-A63, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Stroke prevalence is highest in adults ages>65 years, the majority of whom are Medicare beneficiaries. Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare incentivizes utilization by paying for each service. One found higher LDL levels (81.5 mg/dL vs 78.9
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DAIC
OCTOBER 15, 2024
15, 2024 – Elucid has announced that four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will extend coverage for AI-enabled quantitative coronary plaque analysis, including its FDA-cleared PlaqueIQ image analysis software, beginning Nov. tim.hodson Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:12 Oct. For more information, please visit elucid.com.
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Stroke Journal
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Stroke, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, one of the leading contributors to Medicare cost, including through Medicare hospice benefits, and the rate of stroke mortality has been increasing since 2013. from 78 812 to 160 884. from 78 812 to 160 884.
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes
MARCH 28, 2025
BACKGROUND:Although Medicare Advantage (MA) plans provide coverage to >50% of Medicare beneficiaries, it is unclear whether MA claims can be used similarly to Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims for clinical outcomes assessment. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print.
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CardiacWire
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Earlier evolocumab initiation reduced the rate of CV death, MI, stroke, hospitalization, or revascularization by 21% in older patients and 14% in younger patients. With evolocumab now covered under Medicare, the drugs once $600 list price isnt what most patients are paying for it. At least insurance isnt an issue.
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Open Heart
MAY 8, 2024
Objective Implantable loop recorders (ILRs) are increasingly used for long-term rhythm monitoring after ischaemic and cryptogenic stroke, with the goal of detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) and subsequent initiation of oral anticoagulation to reduce risk of adverse clinical outcomes. Mean age was 69.9 (SD years and 53.5% were female.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Stroke, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Stroke triggers are factors that may precipitate a stroke within a given time interval and can predict the timing of a stroke. More research is needed to assess the link between the severity of hypoglycemia and stroke occurrence, as well as the severity of the stroke.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP80-ATP80, February 1, 2024. Introduction:In recent years, Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in the US has increased dramatically relative to traditional Medicare (TM). of the 16,231 stroke discharges, respectively. Compared with TM, MA beneficiaries were older (77.4
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP60-AWMP60, February 1, 2024. However, limited information exists on how demographic and clinical factors are associated with social inequities among older patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) during COVID-19.Methods:We All patients were followed until March 31, 2023.
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DAIC
JANUARY 29, 2024
The researchers found that Medicare patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer exhibit identifiable predictors for long-term survival and readmission. These findings suggest opportunities to enhance clinical practice and improve outcomes for Medicare patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer.
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Med Page Today
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Jamie Foxx revealed details about his 2023 near-death experience, saying he had a brain bleed and stroke that left him in a coma for 20 days. (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. CBS News) The H5N1.
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FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP109-AWP109, February 1, 2024. Background:Utilizing medical claims derived information, we evaluated temporal trends in post-acute care utilization pathways among patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).Methods:Data and 82.3% (Panel D).Conclusion:Post
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Journal of the American Heart Association
MARCH 26, 2025
BackgroundStructural racism and rural/urban differences in stroke care affect care delivery and outcomes. Methods and ResultsIn this retrospective study using complete, deidentified inpatient Medicare data (20162019), we identified incident acute ischemic stroke admissions, demographics, and hospitallevel variables.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP42-ATMP42, February 1, 2025. Background:Ischemic strokes occur due to a blood supply blockage in one of the brains blood vessels, and Hemorrhagic strokes occur when one of the brains blood vessels ruptures. 283 patients met at least one of their Medicare calculated discharge goals.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Ahead of Print.
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JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP40-AWMP40, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Rehabilitation is essential to stroke recovery; however, access to rehabilitation varies in the US. We report recent national utilization rates of different rehabilitation disciplines in stroke survivors covered by different payors in the US.
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DAIC
APRIL 24, 2024
Eighty percent of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. partially because its key risk factor, high blood pressure, is a ‘silent killer,’ and most patients have no symptoms before their first heart attack or stroke. Yet, CVD remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.,
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP229-AWP229, February 1, 2025. CAA and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke were identified using previously validated ICD-10 codes. Mortality data was obtained from Medicare beneficiary files. 9.1), ischemic stroke (aHR, 2.5; 9.1), ischemic stroke (aHR, 2.5; 95% CI, 19.6-52.4),
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Journal of the American Heart Association
MARCH 21, 2025
However, the association of socioeconomic vulnerability and outcomes after hospitalization is uncertain.Methods and ResultsAmerican Heart Association COVID19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry hospitalizations between March 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, linked with Medicare feeforservice claims, were analyzed.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A5-A5, February 1, 2024. Background:Since 2016, hospitals have been able to document International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes for National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). of Medicare cases even though it was documented in 93.1%
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APRIL 3, 2024
Stroke, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Poststroke depression (PSD) is a treatable and common complication of stroke that is underdiagnosed and undertreated in minority populations.
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Journal of the American Heart Association
JANUARY 16, 2025
BackgroundTransport by mobile stroke units (MSUs), which provide access to computed tomography scanning and intravenous blood pressure medications and thrombolytics, reduces time to treatment and may improve shortterm functional outcomes for patients with acute stroke. women) transported by an MSU for suspected acute stroke, 61.1%
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OCTOBER 24, 2024
Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 4, Issue 6 , November 1, 2024. This historical context provides an important lens for analyzing diversity proposals and their bearing on device trials in the field of stroke neurology.
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DECEMBER 14, 2023
Stroke, Ahead of Print. Implantable vagus nerve stimulation, paired with high-dose occupational therapy, has been shown to be effective in improving upper limb function among patients with stroke and received regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ANS8-ANS8, February 1, 2025. Background and Purpose:Patients discharged home after a stroke are particularly vulnerable during the immediate post-discharge period. Patients were seen by the outpatient stroke NP within 7 to 14 days, either in clinic or via telemedicine.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP118-ATP118, February 1, 2024. Background:It is well documented that rehabilitation post-stroke is associated with better functional outcomes, however, in the United States access to post-acute care rehabilitation is becoming increasingly limited.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP82-AWMP82, February 1, 2025. Our Comprehensive Stroke Center identified critical gaps in post-discharge care, including inconsistent follow-up timing and a high rate of missed appointments.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP48-AWP48, February 1, 2024. Background:Mortality doubles in stroke patients when Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is present. Participating Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG)-Stroke hospitals track EBG data to improve outcomes. 21, 2022, from 51 Wisconsin Coverdell Stroke hospitals.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A14-A14, February 1, 2024. While socioeconomic factors explain some of the racial disparity in stroke incidence at an individual level, little is known about the association between societal-level structural racism and the incidence of acute ischemic stroke (AIS).Methods:We
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FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A13-A13, February 1, 2024. Elderly obese stroke survivors (> 65 years) having a recurrent acute ischemic stroke (AIS), with or without prior bariatric surgery (PBS), were identified using ICD-10 codes. vs. 83.8%), and covered by Medicare (91.7% vs. 90.7%).
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP19-ATMP19, February 1, 2024. We also assessed the proportion of anxiety and depression patients undergoing therapy and/or medication.Results:There were 1204 (N=7,745,925) participants with stroke and 30,743 (N=242,831,595) without stroke. 95%CI (0.2,0.9). 95%CI (0.4,0.9) 95% CI (1.1,7.7)
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JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP120-ATP120, February 1, 2025. Introduction:AI-based Stroke Care Coordination Platforms (AI-SCCP) have been shown to improve patient transfer decisions and provide access to the highest quality standards of care for all patients. For financially strained PCSs, the retained revenue is critical.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP51-AWMP51, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors explain only a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. The primary outcome measure was discharge to home.
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JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP140-AWP140, February 1, 2025. Background:Maximizing long-term home time (HT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients has patient-centered and health-system benefits. All claims within 1 year of hospitalization were collated and grouped into corresponding care pathways. 0.76) (Figure 3).
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP106-AWMP106, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors only explain a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. Social determinants of health(SDOH)have been associated with incident stroke. 0.96],p=0.001).Patients
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DAIC
MARCH 31, 2025
If left untreated, certain arrhythmias can damage the heart, brain, or other organs 4 and increase the risk of stroke or death. Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: The Framingham Study. Comparative effectiveness and healthcare utilization for ambulatory cardiac monitoring strategies in Medicare beneficiaries.
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