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
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- primary care
- adverse drug
- case report
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- emergency department
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- atrial fibrillation
- surgical site infection
- drug induced