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2023 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

hours total) Joseph Turek, MD, Jeffrey P. hours total) Richard Freeman, MD and John A. hours) Session 7: (1.75 Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:  Identify new CPT codes, updates, and payment policies affecting cardiothoracic surgery coding for 2023.

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Days at Home After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

BACKGROUND:Days at home (DAH) represents an important patient-oriented outcome that quantifies time spent at home after a medical event; however, this outcome has not been fully evaluated for low-surgical-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The mean DAH365was comparable in TAVR versus SAVR (352.2±45.4