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The removal of total hip arthroplasty from the inpatient-only list has improved patient selection and expanded optimization efforts
This study evaluated patient demographics and comorbidities, pre-operative optimization efforts, and 30-day outcomes of patients undergoing outpatient THA pre- and post- IPO-removal. The authors hypothesized that patients undergoing THA post-IPO removal would have improved optimization of modifiable risk factors and equivalent 30-day outcomes. (Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty)
Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - March 8, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Niall H. Cochrane, Billy Kim, Thorsten M. Seyler, Samuel S. Wellman, Michael P. Bolognesi, Sean P. Ryan Tags: Proceedings of The Hip Society 2022 Source Type: research

Declining Medicare reimbursement in abdominal transplantation from 2000 to 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a major payer for abdominal transplant services. Reimbursement reductions could have a major impact on the transplant surgical workforce and hospitals. Yet government reimbursement trends in abdominal transplantation have not been fully characterized. (Source: Surgery)
Source: Surgery - March 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Thomas C. Hydrick, Chi Zhang, Brianna Ruch, Josiah Wagler, Kayla Kumm, Jack W. Harbell, Winston R. Hewitt, Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Nitin N. Katariya, Adyr A. Moss, Michelle C. Nguyen, Kunam S. Reddy, Andrew L. Singer, Amit K. Mathur Source Type: research

Regulatory Approach to Point-of-Care/At-Home Testing in the United States
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) classifications were activated in the 1990s in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Food and Drug Administration and included waived, moderate, and high complexity testing. The waived section of CLIA certificates allows laboratories to perform testing of analytes and methods of samples by the Food and Drug Administration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many molecular or antigen laboratory testing methods for COVID-19 virus were quickly approved by emergency use authorization. Waived testing is now done in highly complex, moderately complex,...
Source: Clinics in Laboratory Medicine - February 27, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Robert L. Sautter Source Type: research

Abstract No. 545 Lack of Price Transparency in Radiofrequency Ablation Treatments at NCI-Designated Cancer Centers
As patients ’ health care financial burden rises, prices may be a determining factor in patients’ choice of treatment options and institution selection. As of January 1st, 2021, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires all hospitals to “establish, update, and make public a list of their standa rd charges” for all items and services. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of price transparency (PT) and the variations in price for Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) treatments, a mainstay of interventional oncology. (Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR)
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - February 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: V. Kasthuri, S. Ahn Source Type: research

Abstract No. 544 Lack of Price Transparency in 90Y Treatment at NCI-Designated Cancer Centers
As patients ’ health care financial burden rises, prices may be a determining factor in patients’ choice of treatment options and institution selection. As of January 1, 2021, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all hospitals to “establish, update, and make public a list of their stan dard charges” for all items and services. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of price transparency (PT) and price variation for 90Y treatment. (Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR)
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - February 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: V. Kasthuri, S. Ahn Source Type: research