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PO-06-102 COMPARING ABLATIONS TO ABLATIONS: ARE MANDATED HOSPITAL PRICING LISTS USEFUL FOR COMPARING THE COST OF CARDIAC ABLATION PROCEDURES AT PEER HOSPITALS?

HeartRhythm

As of 2019, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires that each hospital publish the standard prices of the procedures it offers in a document called a chargemaster. The stated purpose of this rule is to promote pricing transparency and help patients and health plans make informed healthcare decisions.

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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

DAIC

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' 2023 clinical practice guidelines for the surgical management of atrial fibrillation (AF) incorporates the latest evidence for surgical ablation (SA) and left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) across various clinical scenarios.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Scott Rankin Associations Between Surgical Ablation and Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Procedures The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2018 A. Chris Malaisrie Burden of preoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2018 J.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Scott Rankin 1 Associations Between Surgical Ablation and Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Procedures The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2018 A. Chris Malaisrie Burden of preoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2018 J.