2019
Race-Ethnic Disparities in 30-Day Readmission After Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Florida Stroke Registry
Gardener H, Leifheit EC, Lichtman JH, Wang K, Wang Y, Gutierrez CM, Ciliberti-Vargas MA, Dong C, Robichaux M, Romano JG, Sacco RL, Rundek T, Investigators and Collaborators F. Race-Ethnic Disparities in 30-Day Readmission After Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Florida Stroke Registry. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 28: 104399. PMID: 31611168, PMCID: PMC6939298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBrain IschemiaFemaleFloridaHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansInsurance BenefitsMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionRecurrenceRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionStrokeTime FactorsTransitional CareUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsFlorida Stroke RegistryAcute cerebrovascular eventsCause readmissionIschemic strokeRace/ethnicityStroke RegistryCerebrovascular eventsEthnic disparitiesCox proportional hazards modelTransient ischemic attackSecondary prevention strategiesUrinary tract infectionRace-ethnic disparitiesLength of stayProportional hazards modelIschemic attackFirst readmissionHospital dischargeTract infectionsArterial interventionsArtery interventionHemorrhagic strokeStroke patientsTransitional careThirty-day
2018
Outcomes after carotid endarterectomy among elderly dual Medicare-Medicaid-eligible patients.
Leifheit EC, Wang Y, Howard G, Howard VJ, Goldstein LB, Brott TG, Lichtman JH. Outcomes after carotid endarterectomy among elderly dual Medicare-Medicaid-eligible patients. Neurology 2018, 91: e1553-e1558. PMID: 30266891, PMCID: PMC6205687, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid endarterectomyDual-eligible patientsRelative annual reductionService Medicare beneficiariesDual-eligible statusYears of ageDual-eligible beneficiariesEligible patientsCause mortalityCause readmissionClinical characteristicsIschemic strokeAdjusted analysisStudy cohortWorse outcomesMedicaid coverageMedicare beneficiariesDual eligiblesPatientsMedicaid benefitsMedicare-MedicaidMedicareOutcomesEndarterectomyHigh rate