Hospital Variation in Skilled Nursing Facility Use After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
James W StewartHechuan HouRobert B HawkinsFrancis D PaganiMadeline R SterlingDonald S LikoskyMichael P ThompsonPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
There is high variability in SNF use among hospitals that is only partially explained by patient characteristics. Hospitals with higher SNF utilization had lower risk-adjusted 1-year mortality and readmission rates for patients discharged to a SNF. More work is needed to better understand underlying provider and hospital-level factors contributing to SNF use variability.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery bypass
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute care
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- cardiovascular disease
- quality improvement
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation