Do Quality Measures or Hospital Characteristics Predict Readmission Penalties for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?

Quality rating systems exist to grade the value of care provided by hospitals, but the extent to which these rating systems correlate with patient outcomes is unclear. The association of quality rating systems and hospital characteristics with excess readmission penalties for total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was studied.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - February 22, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Macllain R. Edington, Benjamin M. Stronach, C. Lowry Barnes, Simon C. Mears, Eric R. Siegel, Jeffrey B. Stambough Tags: Proceedings of the Knee Society 2023 Source Type: research