Quality Measure Public Reporting Is Associated with Improved Outcomes Following Hip and Knee Replacement.
Bozic K, Yu H, Zywiel MG, Li L, Lin Z, Simoes JL, Dorsey Sheares K, Grady J, Bernheim SM, Suter LG. Quality Measure Public Reporting Is Associated with Improved Outcomes Following Hip and Knee Replacement. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2020, 102: 1799-1806. PMID: 33086347, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.19.00964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesTotal hip arthroplastyReadmission ratesPublic reportingFiscal year 2010Hospital-level outcomesPrognostic Level IIIHospital-level ratesFiscal year 2016Hospital-level performanceHospital coding practicesHospital-level risk-standardized readmission ratesTKA patientsComplication rateClinical outcomesReadmission modelsImproved outcomesHip arthroplastyKnee replacementMedicare beneficiariesLevel IIIComplicationsReplacement proceduresInterquartile rangeOutcomes