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Ischemic Stroke Costs (First
90 Days), 1993
The Stroke Patient Outcomes Research
Team (PORT) study, conducted in 1993 with funding from the
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, obtained cost
data from a random sample of 80,000 stroke patients largely
covered by Medicare [Stroke. Clinical Updates. 1994;5:1. Englewood,
CO: National Stroke Association]. The PORT study fond
that the average cost per ischemic stroke patient during the
first 90 days was divided almost equally between the expense
of the initial hospitalization and expenses incurred after
discharge.
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Stroke Education
