• Shirley L Shih, Marisa Flavin, Richard Goldstein, Chloe Slocum, Colleen M Ryan, Aneesh Singhal, Jason Frankel, Ross Zafonte, and Jeffrey C Schneider.
• From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (SLS, RG, CS, JF, RZ, JCS); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (SLS, CS, JF, RZ, JCS); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Colorado Children's Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (MF); Sumner Redstone Burn Center, Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (CMR); Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (CMR); and Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (AS).
• Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Jan 1; 99 (1): 1-6.

ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to determine the impact of weekend versus weekday admission to an inpatient rehabilitation facility on the risk of acute care transfer in patients with stroke.DesignThis was a retrospective analysis using the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, a national database comprising data from 70% of US inpatient rehabilitation facilities. A total of 1,051,436 adult (age ≥18 yrs) stroke cases were identified between 2002 and 2014 that met inclusion criteria. Logistic regression models were developed to test for associations between weekend (Friday-Sunday) versus weekday (Monday-Thursday) inpatient rehabilitation facility admission and transfer to acute care (primary outcome) and inpatient rehabilitation facility length of stay (secondary outcome), adjusting for relevant patient, medical, and facility variables. A secondary analysis examined acute care transfer from 2002 to 2009 before passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 2010 to 2012 post-Affordable Care Act, and 2013 to 2014 after implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.ResultsWeekend inpatient rehabilitation facility admission was associated with increased odds of acute care transfer (odds ratio = 1.06, 95% confidence interval = 1.04-1.08) and slightly shorter inpatient rehabilitation facility length of stay (P < 0.001). Overall, the risk of acute care transfer decreased after the ACA and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.ConclusionsWeekend admission to inpatient rehabilitation facility may pose a modest increase in the risk of transfer to acute care in patients with stroke.To Claim Cme CreditsComplete the self-assessment activity and evaluation online at http://www.physiatry.org/JournalCME CME OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Understand disparities in obesity rates among adolescents with mobility disabilities; (2) Describe limitations of current clinical screening methods of obesity in children with mobility disabilities; and (3) Identify potential alternatives for obesity screening in children with mobility disabilities.LevelAdvanced ACCREDITATION: The Association of Academic Physiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The Association of Academic Physiatrists designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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