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The Medicare Shared Savings Program and Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study.

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Kaufman, BG; O'Brien, EC; Stearns, SC; Matsouaka, R; Holmes, GM; Weinberger, M; Song, PH; Schwamm, LH; Smith, EE; Fonarow, GC; Xian, Y
Published in: J Gen Intern Med
December 2019

BACKGROUND: Post-stroke care delivery may be affected by provider participation in Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) through systematic changes to discharge planning, care coordination, and transitional care. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of MSSP with patient outcomes in the year following hospitalization for ischemic stroke. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort SETTING: Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke (2010-2014) PARTICIPANTS: Hospitalizations for mild to moderate incident ischemic stroke were linked with Medicare claims for fee-for-service beneficiaries ≥ 65 years (N = 251,605). MAIN MEASURES: Outcomes included discharge to home, 30-day all-cause readmission, length of index hospital stay, days in the community (home-time) at 1 year, and 1-year recurrent stroke and mortality. A difference-in-differences design was used to compare outcomes before and after hospital MSSP implementation for patients (1) discharged from hospitals that chose to participate versus not participate in MSSP or (2) assigned to an MSSP ACO versus not or both. Unique estimates for 2013 and 2014 ACOs were generated. KEY RESULTS: For hospitals joining MSSP in 2013 or 2014, the probability of discharge to home decreased by 2.57 (95% confidence intervals (CI) = - 4.43, - 0.71) percentage points (pp) and 1.84 pp (CI = - 3.31, - 0.37), respectively, among beneficiaries not assigned to an MSSP ACO. Among discharges from hospitals joining MSSP in 2013, beneficiary ACO alignment versus not was associated with increased home discharge, reduced length of stay, and increased home-time. For patients discharged from hospitals joining MSSP in 2014, ACO alignment was not associated with changes in utilization. No association between MSSP and recurrent stroke or mortality was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with mild to moderate ischemic stroke, meaningful reductions in acute care utilization were observed only for ACO-aligned beneficiaries who were also discharged from a hospital initiating MSSP in 2013. Only 1 year of data was available for the 2014 MSSP cohort, and these early results suggest further study is warranted. REGISTRATION: None.

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J Gen Intern Med

DOI

EISSN

1525-1497

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

34

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2740 / 2748

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stroke
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Patient Readmission
  • Patient Discharge
  • Medicare
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
 

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Kaufman, B. G., O’Brien, E. C., Stearns, S. C., Matsouaka, R., Holmes, G. M., Weinberger, M., … Xian, Y. (2019). The Medicare Shared Savings Program and Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med, 34(12), 2740–2748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05283-1
Kaufman, Brystana G., Emily C. O’Brien, Sally C. Stearns, Roland Matsouaka, G Mark Holmes, Morris Weinberger, Paula H. Song, et al. “The Medicare Shared Savings Program and Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study.J Gen Intern Med 34, no. 12 (December 2019): 2740–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05283-1.
Kaufman BG, O’Brien EC, Stearns SC, Matsouaka R, Holmes GM, Weinberger M, et al. The Medicare Shared Savings Program and Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec;34(12):2740–8.
Kaufman, Brystana G., et al. “The Medicare Shared Savings Program and Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study.J Gen Intern Med, vol. 34, no. 12, Dec. 2019, pp. 2740–48. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05283-1.
Kaufman BG, O’Brien EC, Stearns SC, Matsouaka R, Holmes GM, Weinberger M, Song PH, Schwamm LH, Smith EE, Fonarow GC, Xian Y. The Medicare Shared Savings Program and Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec;34(12):2740–2748.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Gen Intern Med

DOI

EISSN

1525-1497

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

34

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2740 / 2748

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stroke
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Patient Readmission
  • Patient Discharge
  • Medicare
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine