Primary Care Physician and Patient Perceptions of Reimbursement for Total Knee and Hip Replacement
Wiznia DH, Kim CY, Wang Y, Swami N, Pelker RR. Primary Care Physician and Patient Perceptions of Reimbursement for Total Knee and Hip Replacement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2016, 31: 1395-1399. PMID: 27036921, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.12.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyOrthopaedic surgeonsOrthopaedic servicesPrimary care physicians' perceptionsHigher reimbursementPrimary care physiciansPostoperative patientsCare physiciansKnee arthroplastyPatients' perceptionsTotal kneePhysicians' perceptionsHip arthroplastyOrthopedic proceduresHip replacementWeb-based surveyPatientsSurgeonsReimbursement valuesLarger practicesPaper-based surveyFurther studiesSignificant differencesArthroplasty