Will Medicare Readmission Penalties Motivate Hospitals to Reduce Arthroplasty Readmissions?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 709-713

  Clement, R Carter ^a   Gray, Caitlin M ^b   Kheir, Michael M ^c   Derman, Peter B ^d   Speck, Rebecca M ^e   Levin, L Scott ^f   Fleisher, Lee A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

reimbursement penalties; the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS); total hip arthroplasty (THA); total joint arthroplasty (TJA); total knee arthroplasty (TKA); unplanned readmissions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PUNISHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; HIP REPLACEMENT; HOSPITAL; KNEE REPLACEMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85000963079     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.08.031     Document Type: Article

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