Risk Factors Associated With Health Care Utilization and Costs of Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Joint Replacement

Risk Factors Associated With Health Care Utilization and Costs of Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Joint Replacement

Background: The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not incorporate risk adjustment for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR). Lack of adjustment places hospitals at financial risk and creates incentives for adverse pa...

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Main Authors: Meghan A. Knoedler, MS, RN, Molly M. Jeffery, PhD, Lindsey M. Philpot, PhD, Sarah Meier, PhD, Jehad Almasri, MD, Nilay D. Shah, PhD, Bijan J. Borah, PhD, M. Hassan Murad, MD, A. Noelle Larson, MD, Jon O. Ebbert, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454818300481

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