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	Further treatment for strokes rejected

SCallahan

4-21-2009 11:26 AM

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The National Quality Forum has rejected a procedure that stroke neurologists deem vital for the safety of their patients.

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">According to a Wall Street 
Journal article, doctors are pushing for more scans in stroke cases because 
certain types of stroke can become worse even after treatment. The first few 
hours after a stroke are the most crucial because the clot-dissolving drug given 
to stroke patients may increase bleeding in the brain for certain types of 
stroke. Doctors are pushing several more CT scans after arriving at the hospital 
to make sure no bleeding occurs. </SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.medicaresolutions.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/21/uncategorized/further-treatment-for-strokes-rejected.html">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Unfortunately last 
fall a group known as the <A href="http://www.qualityforum.org/">National 
Quality Forum</A>, rejected the call for a scan 45 minutes after a stroke 
wording that the rule to do so would raise too many questions. The cost for such 
scans is one of the main reasons the stroke treatment was rejected. The Obama 
administration is trying to cut healthcare costs and this procedure is 
considered costly and unnecessary. <SPAN 
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