Use of Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Services and Hospital Readmission Following Ischemic Stroke in the United States

Objective To examine the association between hospital-based rehabilitation service use and all-cause 30-day hospital readmission among patients with ischemic stroke. Design Secondary analysis of inpatient Medicare claims data using Standard Analytical Files. Setting Acute hospitals across the United States. Participants From nationwide data, Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries (N=88,826) aged 66 years or older hospitalized for ischemic stroke...