Facility‐Level Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Readmission Rates Are Not Associated With Facility‐Level Mortality: Insights From the VA Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking (CART) Program

Facility‐Level Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Readmission Rates Are Not Associated With Facility‐Level Mortality: Insights From the VA Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking (CART) Program

Background Thirty‐day readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is common, costly, and linked to poor patient outcomes. Accordingly, facility‐level 30‐day readmission rates have been considered as a potential quality measure. However, it is unknown whether facility‐level 30‐day read...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Timothy W. Hegeman, Thomas J. Glorioso, Edward Hess, Anna E. Barón, P. Michael Ho, Thomas M. Maddox, Steven M. Bradley, Robert E. Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiac catheterization
cardiovascular outcomes
coronary artery disease
mortality
readmission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003503

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003503

Similar Items