2019
Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale?
Zogg CK, Falvey JR, Dimick JB, Haider AH, Davis KA, Grauer JN. Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 1058-1065.e4. PMID: 30878508, PMCID: PMC6884960, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComputer SimulationDecision TreesElective Surgical ProceduresHumansMedicareMiddle AgedMonte Carlo MethodPatient DischargePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient ReadmissionQuality of LifeRehabilitationReimbursement MechanismsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsExtent of therapyHealth-related qualityType of rehabilitationFunctional recoveryPatients' health-related qualitySkilled nursing facility useElective total hipPrimary TKA patientsOutcomes of patientsPatient-centered outcomesPatients' functional recoveryInpatient rehabilitation facilityNursing facility useEpisode of careAverage functional outcomeBundled payment programsDischarge dispositionTKA patientsUnplanned readmissionTotal hipFunctional outcomeAffordable Care ActOutcome measuresRehabilitation facilityBundled Payments
2017
Access of Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniations to Spine Surgeons
Anandasivam NS, Wiznia DH, Kim CY, Save AV, Grauer JN, Pelker RR. Access of Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniations to Spine Surgeons. Spine 2017, 42: 1179-1183. PMID: 27902558, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar disc herniationMedicaid insuranceSpine surgeonsAppointment success rateDisc herniationInsurance typePatient accessPrivate insuranceMedicaid expansionProspective cohort studyDifferent insurance typesSuccess rateAccess of patientsCohort studyAffordable Care ActBACKGROUND DATAPatientsSpine careLumbar discAcceptance of insuranceReferralMedicaid eligibilitySurgeonsMedicaidCare Act
2015
Orthopaedic Surgeons Receive the Most Industry Payments to Physicians but Large Disparities are Seen in Sunshine Act Data
Samuel AM, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Russo GS, Rathi VK, Grauer JN. Orthopaedic Surgeons Receive the Most Industry Payments to Physicians but Large Disparities are Seen in Sunshine Act Data. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2015, 473: 3297-3306. PMID: 26088767, PMCID: PMC4562921, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-015-4413-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug IndustryManufacturing IndustryMedicineOrthopedic EquipmentOrthopedicsPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActReimbursement MechanismsRetrospective StudiesUnited States