Center Variation in Medicare Spending for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant Hospitalizations

IMPORTANCE: Hospitalizations for durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implants are expensive and increasingly common. Insights into center-level variation in Medicare spending for these hospitalizations are needed to inform value improvement efforts. OBJECTIVE: To examine center-level varia...

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Published in:JAMA Cardiol
Main Authors: Thompson, Michael P., Pagani, Francis D., Liang, Qixing, Franko, Lynze R., Zhang, Min, McCullough, Jeffrey S., Strobel, Raymond J., Aaronson, Keith D., Kormos, Robert L., Likosky, Donald S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Medical Association 2019
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Original Investigation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439617/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30698605
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2018.4717
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