Stroke metric could show cost of whole care pathway

Source: Health Service Journal 18th August 2011

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Date of publication: August 2011

Publication type: News Item

In a nutshell: This news item provides details of a new research project that aims to prove that better stroke care can have a positive impact on the economy. A team from UCL Partners, the academic health science centre in north London, is examining patients passing through the capital’s hyper-acute stroke units with the aim of being able to cost different pathways and outcomes.

Length of publication: 1 page news item

Evaluation of stroke services in Anglia stroke clinical network to examine the variation in acute services and stroke outcomes

Source: BMC Health Services Research 2011 Feb; 11: 50

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Date of publication: February 2011

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: This study evaluates stroke services in eight acute NHS Trusts in North East England, providing observational data about health service factors associated with variations in patient outcomes and health care costs following hospital admission for acute stroke. The results will help inform clinicians, service providers, commissioners and policy makers.

Length of publication: 6 page article

Cost analysis review of stroke centers, telestroke, and rt-PA

Source: American Journal of Managed Care 2010 Jul; 16 (7): 537-544

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Date of publication: July 2010

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: This review analyzes the cost-effectiveness or cost savings associated with use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA), stroke centers, and telemedicine programs for acute ischemic stroke.

Length of publication: 8 page article

The 5-year direct medical cost of neonatal and childhood stroke in a population-based cohort

Source: Neurology 2010 Feb; 74 (5): 372-378 

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Date of publication: February 2010

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: The aim of this study was to examine acute and 5-year direct costs of neonatal and childhood stroke using a population based cohort study in California. The study concludes that the economic burden of stroke in this population is large and sustained.

Length of publication: 7 page article

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Four-Fold Increase in Direct Costs of Stroke Survivors With Spasticity Compared With Stroke Survivors Without Spasticity

Source: Stroke 2010; 41: 319-324

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Date of publication: December 2009

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: This study discusses the costs associated with spasticity after stroke. This is done by estimating the direct costs of stroke with spasticity and comparing this to the costs of stroke without spasticity. The study concludes that direct costs for 12-month stroke survivors are four times higher in patients with spasticity after stroke.

Length of publication: 6 page article