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Assessment of Price Variation in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery at US Hospitals

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundLittle is known about hospital pricing for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). times the Medicare rate ($57 240 and $75 047, respectively, versus $28 398). Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. Across 544 hospitals, median commercial and self‐pay rates were 2.01

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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.

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Hospital Variation in Skilled Nursing Facility Use After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundOver 20% of patients are discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but little is known about specific drivers for postdischarge SNF use. A total of 17 328 (24.6%) were discharged to a SNF, ranging from 0% to 88% across 871 hospitals.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date Jacob Raphael Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024 Joseph Sabik Multi-Arterial versus Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten Year Follow-up of One Million (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Program Designations Access and Publications (A&P) 1 Participant User File (PUF) 2 Task Force on Funded Research (TFR) 3 Special Projects 4 Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date William Keeling 2 National Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery October 2023 Jake (..)