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Abstract 4145425: Patient-Facing Smartphone Application for Perioperative Cardiothoracic Surgery Care Improves Readmission Rates and Patient Satisfaction

Circulation

Introduction:Smartphone applications increasingly are utilized to enhance patient education for optimal implementation of care plans to improve overall outcomes. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4145425-A4145425, November 12, 2024. Patients were tracked for successful registration and use of the app.

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New Legislation Speeds Progress on Patient Access to New Technologies

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

Removing these barriers would allow surgeons, physicians, hospitals, health systems, and others to conduct longitudinal analyses and gain new insights into long-term outcomes for patients undergoing procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)—the most common operation performed by cardiac surgeons.