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The cost of implementing and sustaining the COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services model.
This study compares the outcomes of using the COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) model, a transitional care intervention for stroke patients discharged to home against status quo postacute stroke care in a cluster-randomized trial in 40 hospitals in North Carolina. Hospital-level costs associated with implementing and sustaining COMPASS were examined during a 1-year period. Out of 40 hospitals, 22 hospitals were actively engaged in COMPASS. A 10% higher stroke patient volume was associated with 5.1% lower COMPASS costs per patient. About half of hospitals (N = 10) reported postacute clinic visits as their highest cost activity, while 7 hospitals reported case ascertainment as their highest cost activity. The authors estimated that based on average costs of COMPASS and readmissions, COMPASS could lower net costs if the model can prevent about 6 readmissions per year.
AHRQ-funded; HS025723.
Citation: Bayliss WS, Bushnell CD, Halladay JR .
The cost of implementing and sustaining the COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services model.
Med Care 2021 Feb;59(2):163-68. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001462..
Keywords: Stroke, Cardiovascular Conditions, Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Evidence-Based Practice