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ArticleCirculation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes2019

Episode Payments for Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.

Parth K Modi, Devraj A Sukul, Mary Oerline, Michael P Thompson, Brahmajee K Nallamothu, Chad Ellimoottil, Vahakn B Shahinian, Brent K Hollenbeck

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract readComparative Study
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Article in Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Parth K ModiDow Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology (P.K.M., M.O., C.E., V.B.S., B.K.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Devraj A SukulDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (D.A.S., B.K.N.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Mary OerlineDow Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology (P.K.M., M.O., C.E., V.B.S., B.K.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Michael P ThompsonDepartment of Cardiac Surgery (M.P.T.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Brahmajee K NallamothuDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (D.A.S., B.K.N.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Chad EllimoottilDow Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology (P.K.M., M.O., C.E., V.B.S., B.K.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Vahakn B ShahinianDow Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology (P.K.M., M.O., C.E., V.B.S., B.K.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Brent K HollenbeckDow Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology (P.K.M., M.O., C.E., V.B.S., B.K.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan · USHealth Services Research & Development · USMichigan Medicine · USMichigan United · USNorthwest African American Museum · US

Funding

Major surgery in patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: effects of technology and policyR01AG048071 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HOLLENBECK, BRENT K. · 2015 to 2019
$3.0M
Impact of the Dissemination of Surgical Technology on Cancer Surgery OutcomesF32CA232332 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MODI, PARTH KIRAN · 2018 to 2018
$74k
NCI NIH HHS F32 CA232332NIA NIH HHS R01 AG048071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the United States. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly being adopted as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). In an era of value-based payment reform, our objective was to better understand the economic impact of the use of TAVR and SAVR in the United States. METHODS AND

resultsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries who underwent TAVR or SAVR between 2012 and 2015. Using claims from a 20% sample of national fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, we calculated episode payments for patients who underwent aortic valve replacement from 90 days before aortic valve replacement through 90 days after hospital discharge. Among 18 804 eligible patients, 6455 underwent TAVR (34.3%), and 12 349 underwent SAVR (65.7%). After adjustment for patient characteristics, episode payments for TAVR were ≈7% lower than for SAVR (TAVR, $55 545 [95% CI, $54 643-56 446] versus $59 467 [95% CI, $58 723-60 211];

conclusionsTAVR is associated with lower episode payments than SAVR. However, episode payments for TAVR are less influenced by patient comorbidity. Therefore, as TAVR is increasingly used in patients with better baseline health status, the economic advantages of TAVR relative to SAVR may diminish.

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Episode of CareHealth Care CostsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Valve StenosisCost-Benefit AnalysisCost SavingsFemaleHealth StatusHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansInsurance, Health, ReimbursementMaleMedicareRetrospective StudiesTime Factorsaortic valvecomorbidityhospitalizationMedicaretranscatheter aortic valve replacement

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PMID31830824
PMCPMC7017968
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