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World Stroke Organization, Philips Release Paper on Expanding Access to Stroke Care

DAIC

Expand and invest in infrastructures for essential stroke services, including stroke units and intravenous thrombolysis.* 5. Make sure that payment models provide adequate reimbursement of essential and advanced stroke care. 4. Increase the necessary skills in the health workforce.

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Outpatient vascular care : Good, bad or ugly?

Dr. Anish Koka

There have been many more attempts to open arteries that have taken place in private clinics since reimbursement rules changed. A thrombolysis is performed in the hospital via a catheter. Reducing or changing reimbursement for procedures in the outpatient/non-hospital setting is a common solution proffered by a number of commenters.