The Changing Economic Value and Leverage of Arthroplasty Surgeons.
J Arthroplasty
; 37(8): 1443-1447, 2022 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1734201
ABSTRACT
Moving THA off of the Inpatient Only (IPO) List for Center of Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) beneficiaries and the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in delivery away from inpatient services and a decrease in demand. Medicare payments dramatically declined from 2019 to 2020. LOS decreases and shift to outpatient designations were accelerated by IPO list changes and COVID-19 issues. The percentage of SDD cases also increased. Other metrics favorable to decreased spending by CMS were increased discharge to home and decreased volume. These changes have a profound impact on surgeon-hospital relationships and surgeon compensation.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
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Surgeons
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Arthroplasty
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.arth.2022.03.035
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