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What is the variation in cardiac rehabilitation participation during aortic valve replacement episodes of care across hospitals?
What is the variation in cardiac rehabilitation participation during aortic valve replacement episodes of care across hospitals?
Cardiac rehabilitation participation after aortic valve replacement is largely driven by hospital-specific practice patterns, highlighting targets for quality improvement.
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Hospital variation in post-AVR CR participation may reflect modifiable practice patterns; hypothesis-generating for targeted quality improvement across strategies.
Substantial variation exists in CR participation during AVR episodes of care across hospitals. However, within-hospital CR participation rates were significantly correlated across treatment strategies. These findings suggest that CR participation is the product of hospital-specific practice patterns. Identifying hospital practices associated with higher CR participation can help assist future quality improvement efforts to increase CR use after AVR.
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