Pediatric overuse injuries are becoming more prevalent in today’s society with more children competitively playing year-round sports at a younger age. The importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment is paramount…
This article explores how integration of data from clinical registries and electronic health records produces a quality impact within orthopedic practices. Data are differentiated from information, and several types of…
Recent trends in clinical research have moved attention toward reporting clinical outcomes and resource consumption associated with various care processes. This change is the result of technological advancement and a…
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Innovation was chartered to develop new models of health care delivery. The changes meant…
Patient-centered care (PCC) is gaining considerable momentum among health care professionals and policy-making authorities. The need for PCC stems from the innumerable benefits of adopting such a system. The practice…
As health care reimbursement models shift from volume-based to value-based models, orthopedic surgeons must provide patients with highly reliable care, while consciously minimizing cost, maintaining quality, and providing timely interventions….
Within the past 3 decades, a recent trend in the growth of musculoskeletal service lines has been seen nationally. Orthopedics offers an appealing concourse for implementation of service-line care. Within…
Hospital readmission is a focus of quality measures used by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to evaluate quality of care. Policy changes provide incentives and enforce penalties to…
Surgical site infection in total joint arthroplasty is a challenging complication that warrants discussion with regard to prevention and management. Limiting postoperative infection rate is a paramount quest in the…
As health care reforms continue to improve quality of care, significant emphasis will be placed on evaluation of orthopedic patient outcomes. Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has a proven track record…
