CardioExchange Archive

CardioExchange, an NEJM practice community for medical professionals dedicated to improving cardiac patient care, was active from 2009 to 2015. CardioExchange fostered discussion between clinicians from across the globe.

September 8th, 2010

U.S. CABG Centers Rated

Consumer Reports published ratings for 221 CABG centers in the U.S. on Tuesday.

The ratings, based on data collected by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, take into account 11 performance measures — for example, postoperative renal failure, operative mortality, and surgical re-exploration.

All centers included in the report volunteered to have their data made public. A New England Journal of Medicine perspective calls such reporting “a watershed event in health care accountability.”

This post is reprinted from Physician’s First Watch, a part of the Journal Watch family. PFW is a free daily alert on current news that affects your practice — from medical journals, government agencies, scientific conferences, and major media reports.

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