Hospital readmission after cardiac surgery. Does “fast track” cardiac surgery result in cost savings or cost shifting?
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Lahey, SJ., Campos, CT., Jennings, B., Pawlow, P., Stokes, T., and Levitsky, S. (1998). Hospital readmission after cardiac surgery. does “fast track” cardiac surgery result in cost savings or cost shifting? Circulation, 98(19 Suppl)1135-1140.
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