Quantifying Improved Outcomes, Cost Savings, and Hospital Volume Changes From Optimized Emergency Stroke Transport.
Daniel A PaydarfarJessalyn K HolodinskyHuda AbbasThalia S FieldLily W ZhouNoreen KamalPublished in: Stroke (2022)
Our framework quantifies the impact of optimized emergency stroke transport protocols on hospital volume, outcomes, and cost savings to a single-payer healthcare system. When applied to a specific region of interest, these models can help inform health policies concerning emergency transport of patients with suspected large-vessel occlusion.