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President's Page: Public Reporting of Cardiovascular Care: An Opportunity to Shape the Future

In one of the first public reporting efforts, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published hospital mortality rates for Medicare patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) (1). [...]to help physicians monitor and track their own performance, the NCDR will release la...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013-02, Vol.61 (5), p.590-593
Main Authors: Zoghbi, William A., MD, FACC, Gillis, Anne M., MD, FRCPC, FHRS, Marshall, J. Jeffrey, MD, FACC, FSCAI
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Language:English
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Summary:In one of the first public reporting efforts, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published hospital mortality rates for Medicare patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) (1). [...]to help physicians monitor and track their own performance, the NCDR will release later this year a physician-level dashboard using data included in the CathPCI Registry.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.01.001