The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed bundling of payments for
acute care episodes for certain procedures, including total joint arthroplasty. The purpose of …

Objectives: To examine one health system's response to the essential care of its hip fracture
population during the COVID-19 pandemic and report on its effect on patient outcomes. …

Background In 2011 Medicare initiated a Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI)
program with the goal of introducing a payment model that would “lead to higher quality, more …

Background A first-generation cephalosporin is the recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for
implants. However, this standard does not address the increasing prevalence and virulence …

Infection is a rare, serious complication following total joint arthroplasty and constitutes a
considerable emotional and financial burden for patients, surgeons, and healthcare systems. …

Background Health care payers, including the federal government, increasingly base
reimbursement on quality. Payers consider readmission rates after total joint arthroplasty an …

The medial collateral ligament is the most frequently injured ligament of the knee. The anatomy
and biomechanical role of this ligament and the associated posteromedial structures of …

Background Smoking is associated with adverse outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA),
including periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Although preoperative smoking cessation …

Background The Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) Initiative is a Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services program designed to promote coordinated and efficient care. …

Study Design. Retrospective review of medical records. Objective. We reviewed all early
readmissions after elective spine surgery at a single orthopedic specialty hospital to analyze the …