Medicare and Medicaid
Researchers from Emory University describe findings in medicare and medicaid
Published in Medical Device Business Week, January 7th, 2009
"The primary purpose of this study was to rank US hospitals performing coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG) surgery on Medicare beneficiaries into 4 performance tiers and determine if there were overall and sex-specific differences in the risk-adjusted mortality rates across performance tiers. A retrospective analysis was done using a Medicare Provider Analysis and Review ( MEDPAR) file of all Medicare beneficiaries who underwent CABG surgery without valve repair or replacement during fiscal years 2003 and 2004," scientists in the United States report.
"Logistic regression models controlling for demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and cardiac risk factors were...
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