Is There a Penalty for Life-Saving Heart Surgery in Value-Based Payments?

Ann Thorac Surg

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lovelace Heart Hospital of New Mexico, 502 Elm St, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Electronic address:

Published: June 2022

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