Evolving Cost-Quality Relationship in Pediatric Heart Surgery

Submitted by: Christopher AndersonSilver Contributor

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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Author(s): Sara K. Pasquali, MD, MHS Dylan Thibault, MS Matt Hall, PhD Karen Chiswell, PhD Jennifer C. Romano, MD J. William Gaynor, MD David M. Shahian, MD Marshall L. Jacobs, MD Michael G. Gaies, MD, MPH Sean M. O’Brien, PhD Edward C. Norton, PhD Kevin D. Hill, MD, MS Patricia A. Cowper, PhD Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE John E. Mayer, MD Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD

More than 40,000 children in the United States are undergoing congenital heart surgery annually. Yet, the relationship between hospital quality and costs remains unclear. This article explores this issue.

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