Cristiano Faber

Comparing industry compensation of cardiothoracic surgeons and interventional cardiologists

BACKGROUNDnThe purpose of this study was to compare payment trends between cardiothoracic surgeons and interventional cardiologists using the Open Payments website made available for the public by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.nnnMATERIAL AND METHODSnData were extracted from the second release of the Open Payments database, which includes payments made between August 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014. Total payments to individual physicians were aggregated based on specialty, region of the country, and payment type. The Gini index was calculated for each specialty to measure income disparity. A Gini index of 1 indicates all the payments went to one individual, whereas a Gini index of 0 indicates all individuals received equal payments.nnnRESULTSnDuring the study period of interest, data were made available for 3587 (80%) cardiothoracic surgeons compared with 2957 (99%) interventional cardiologists. Mean total payments to cardiothoracic surgeons were

REDUCTION IN RADIATION AND CONTRAST DOSE IN TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT OVER TIME: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE

7770 (standard deviation,

CRT-700.26 The Impact of Gradient and Flow on the Outcomes of TAVR in Severe Aortic Stenosis with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

52,608) compared with a mean of

Successful Coronary Protection during TAVI in Heavily Calcified Aortic Leaflets in Patient with Short and Low Left Coronary System

15,221 (standard deviation,

THE IMPACT OF GRADIENT AND FLOW ON THE OUTCOMES OF TAVR IN SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS WITH PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION

98,828) for interventional cardiologists. Thexa0median total payments to cardiothoracic surgeons was

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CONTRAST DOSE AND RENAL FUNCTION IN TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT

1050 (interquartile range,

OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION AND ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE UNDERGOING EMERGENT TRANS-CATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT

233-

CRT-700.06 The Association Between Contrast Dose and Renal Function in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

3612) compared with

CRT-700.08 The Impact of Beta Blockers on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes

1851 (interquartile range,

CRT-700.14 Reduction in Radiation and Contrast Dose in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Over Time: A Single-Center Experience

607-