title: Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Facility Level Variation in Hospitalization, Mortality, and Costs in the 30 Days After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights on Short-Term Healthcare Value From the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking System (VA CART) Program".
authors.affiliation: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, COUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.affiliation: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, COUniversity of Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: Colin I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.affiliation: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, COUniversity of Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: Gary K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Grunwald
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Chuan-Fen
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hebert
authors.affiliation: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, COUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Maddox
authors.affiliation: Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jesse
authors.affiliation: Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Stephan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Fihn
authors.affiliation: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, COUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rumsfeld
authors.affiliation: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, COUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: P Michael
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000592:standards*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010355:Patient Identification Systems / Q000592:standards*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000401:mortality*; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000592:standards*; D014728:Veterans