Appropriateness and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at Top-Ranked and Nonranked Hospitals in the United States

Conclusions
PCI performed at top-ranked hospitals was not associated with superior outcomes compared with PCI at nonranked hospitals. The inclusion of metrics based on clinical data may be important for hospital quality rankings.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - February 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sukul, D., Bhatt, D. L., Seth, M., Zakroysky, P., Wojdyla, D., Rumsfeld, J. S., Wang, T., Rao, S. V., Gurm, H. S. Tags: Focus on Care Delivery and Outcomes Source Type: research