BACKGROUND: The @entity385 risk score is a validated prognostic score which can be used by clinicians to estimate @entity1 outcomes after the occurrence of an acute @entity385 . AIM: In this study, we examined the association between the @entity385 risk score and @entity1 ' 30-day, one-year, and two-year healthcare costs from the perspective of a third party healthcare payer. METHODS: @entity1 who had an acute @entity385 were identified from the Registry of Canadian @entity64 Network. The 30-day @entity385 risk score prognostic score was determined for each @entity1 . Direct healthcare costs at each time point were determined using administrative databases in the province of Ontario. Unadjusted mean and the impact of a 10-point increase @entity385 risk score and a @entity1 's risk of @entity204 or disability on total cost were determined. RESULTS: There were 12   686 @entity1 eligible for the study. Total unadjusted mean costs were greatest among @entity1 at high risk. When adjusting for @entity1 characteristics, a 10-point increase in the @entity385 risk score was associated with 8%, 7%, and 4% increase in total costs at 30 days, one-year, and two-years. The same increase was found to impact @entity1 at low, medium, and high risk differently. When adjusting for @entity1 characteristics, @entity1 in the high-risk group had the highest total costs at 30 days, while @entity1 at medium risk had the highest costs at both one and two-years. CONCLUSIONS: The @entity385 risk score can be useful as a predictor of healthcare utilization and costs early after hospitalization for an acute @entity385 .

The iScore predicts total healthcare costs early after hospitalization for an acute XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['Stroke'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death'] @entity385 :: ('MESH:D002544', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic stroke', 'ischemic Stroke']
@entity385 :: (MESH:D002544,Disease) :: ['ischemic stroke']
