Emergency Department Observation versus Readmission Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Can We Avoid the Bundle Buster?

As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) moves toward bundled payment plans for total joint arthroplasty (TJA), it becomes necessary to reduce factors that increase cost for an episode of care such as readmissions. The goal of this study is to evaluate the payment for observation stay versus readmission for patients who present to the emergency department.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - September 16, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Katherine Lygrisse, Stephen Zak, Vivek Singh, Lorraine Hutzler, Ran Schwarzkopf, Joshua C. Rozell Source Type: research