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Center variation in hospital costs for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery.

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Pasquali, SK; Sun, J-L; d'Almada, P; Jaquiss, RDB; Lodge, AJ; Miller, N; Kemper, AR; Lannon, CM; Li, JS
Published in: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
May 2011

BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease consumes significant health care resources; however, there are limited data regarding factors affecting resource utilization. The purpose of this study was to evaluate variation between centers in total hospital costs for 4 congenital heart operations of varying complexity and associated factors. METHODS AND RESULTS: The Premier Database was used to evaluate total cost in children undergoing isolated atrial septal defect (ASD) repair, ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair, tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair, or arterial switch operation (ASO) from 2001 to 2007. Mixed models were used to evaluate the impact of center on total hospital costs adjusting for patient and center characteristics and length of stay. A total of 2124 patients were included: 719 ASD (19 centers), 792 VSD (20 centers), 420 TOF (17 centers), and 193 ASO (13 centers). Total cost increased with complexity of operation from median $12 761 (ASD repair) to $55 430 (ASO). In multivariable analysis, models that accounted for center effects versus those that did not performed significantly better for all 4 surgeries (all P≤0.01). The proportion of total cost variation explained by center was 19% (ASD repair), 11% (VSD repair), 6% (TOF repair), and 3% (ASO). Higher-volume centers had significantly lower hospital costs for ASD and VSD repair but not for TOF repair and ASO. CONCLUSIONS: Total hospital costs varied significantly by center for all congenital heart surgeries evaluated, even after adjustment for patient and center characteristics and length of stay. Differences among centers were most prominent for lower complexity procedures.

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Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes

DOI

EISSN

1941-7705

Publication Date

May 2011

Volume

4

Issue

3

Start / End Page

306 / 312

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transposition of Great Vessels
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hospitals
  • Hospital Costs
 

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Pasquali, S. K., Sun, J.-L., d’Almada, P., Jaquiss, R. D. B., Lodge, A. J., Miller, N., … Li, J. S. (2011). Center variation in hospital costs for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, 4(3), 306–312. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.958959
Pasquali, Sara K., Jie-Lena Sun, Phil d’Almada, Robert D. B. Jaquiss, Andrew J. Lodge, Neal Miller, Alex R. Kemper, Carole M. Lannon, and Jennifer S. Li. “Center variation in hospital costs for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery.Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 4, no. 3 (May 2011): 306–12. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.958959.
Pasquali SK, Sun J-L, d’Almada P, Jaquiss RDB, Lodge AJ, Miller N, et al. Center variation in hospital costs for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011 May;4(3):306–12.
Pasquali, Sara K., et al. “Center variation in hospital costs for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery.Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, vol. 4, no. 3, May 2011, pp. 306–12. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.958959.
Pasquali SK, Sun J-L, d’Almada P, Jaquiss RDB, Lodge AJ, Miller N, Kemper AR, Lannon CM, Li JS. Center variation in hospital costs for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011 May;4(3):306–312.

Published In

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes

DOI

EISSN

1941-7705

Publication Date

May 2011

Volume

4

Issue

3

Start / End Page

306 / 312

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transposition of Great Vessels
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hospitals
  • Hospital Costs