Impact of Complications on Resource Utilization During 90-Day Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Bundle for Medicare Beneficiaries

ConclusionsMedicare beneficiaries who have adverse events during their index CABG hospitalization will significantly affect that hospital’s financial risk. The challenge under the voluntary CABG bundled payment program will be to monitor and reduce adverse events and manage the services consumed by Medicare beneficiaries having adverse events delivered at all the venues of care.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research