Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2008

摘要

In order to more fully examine the geographic disparities in stroke hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries, this Atlas includes maps of (1) the rate of stroke hospitalizations by stroke subtype, (2) the percentage of stroke hospitalizations by discharge status, (3) the percentage of stroke hospitalizations with selected comorbidities, (4) the distribution of hospitals and stroke specialists, and (5) county averages of hospital charges for stroke hospitalizations. The major findings from this Atlas are summarized in this Executive Summary for the total U.S. population of Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older, all racial/ethnic groups combined. However, there are substantial variations in the patterns of stroke hospitalizations for different racial/ethnic groups.