Hospital Variation in Skilled Nursing Facility Use After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.

"Disclosures Drs. Thompson, Pagani, and Likosky receive partial salary support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as part of the Value Partnerships portfolio. Dr. Thompson receives funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (K01HS027830, R01HS028397). Dr. Likosky received extramural support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R01HS026003) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI, R01HL146619), and is a consultant to the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology. Dr. Pagani is a noncompensated ad hoc scientific advisor for Abbott, CH Biomedical, FineHeart, and Medtronic; noncompensated medical monitor for Abiomed; member of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for Carmat, Inc; member of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for the NHLBI PumpKIN clinical trial; and Chair of The STS Intermacs Task Force. Opinions expressed in this report do not represent those of the NHLBI, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the US Food and Drug Administration, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Veterans Affairs, or the US Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Sterling receives funding from the NHLBI (K23HL150160). The remaining authors have no disclosures to report."

"Sources of Funding Dr. Thompson received funding from the Frankel Cardiovascular Center McKay Grant fund, the Anderson Heart of a Champion Prize, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, Grant # 1K01HS027830‐01). Dr. Stewart receives funding from the Veterans Affairs through the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP)."