Strategies for reducing population surgical costs in Medicare: local referrals to low-cost hospitals

H Nathan, JR Thumma, EC Norton, JB Dimick - Annals of Surgery, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We sought to assess hospital cost variation for elective inpatient surgical
procedures within small geographic areas. Summary Background Data: Previous studies …

Factors affecting utilization of steroid injections in the treatment of lumbosacral degenerative conditions in the United States

SS Virk, FM Phillips, SN Khan - International Journal of Spine …, 2018 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Lumbar degenerative conditions are an extremely common set of diagnoses
with a large spectrum of treatment options. Epidural steroid injections (ESI) are widely used …

Payor reform opportunities for spine surgery: Part II: the potential emergence of population health

J Scalise, D Jacofsky - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The pressures on spine surgery to adopt value-based reimbursement models are being
seen in the increased implementation of bundled payment strategies. Given that bundled …

16 Conditions of Care and Episode Groups

M Bydon, M Elminawy, MA Alvi - Quality Spine Care: Healthcare …, 2018 - books.google.com
For several decades, administrators and policy advisors have made efforts to curb
healthcare costs. The USA has been ranked as the highest spending nation in percent GDP …

Payor Reform Opportunities for Spine Surgery

J Scalise, D Jacofsky - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
As the cost of health care continues to rise, government and commercial payors are
implementing strategies as a means of reducing the overall expenditure of health care …