Purpose of review This paper reviews the history and structure of Medicare reimbursement
with a focus on aspects relevant to the field of orthopedic surgery. Namely, this includes …

Understanding trends in reimbursement is critical to the financial sustainability of orthopedic
practices. Little research has examined physician fee trends over time for orthopedic …

Aims Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is gaining popularity as a treatment for displaced femoral
neck fractures (FNFs), especially in physiologically younger patients. While THA for …

Background Body mass index (BMI), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score,
and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index are measures that are utilized to predict perioperative …

Background Bundled payments are meant to reduce costs and improve quality of care.
Without adequate risk adjustment, bundling may be inequitable to providers and restrict …

Background The demand for conversion of prior hip surgery to total hip arthroplasty
(conversion THA) is likely to increase as a function of increasing US hip fracture burden in …

Background: The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been
considering the implementation of a mandatory bundled payment program, the Surgical Hip …

Background: Alternative payment models have been proposed to deliver high-quality, cost-
effective care. Under these models, payments may be shared between the hospital and the …

Background Over the past decade, there have been ongoing concerns over declining
surgeon compensation for lower extremity arthroplasty. We aimed to determine changes in …

The use of bundled payments is growing because of their potential to align providers and
hospitals on the goal of cost reduction. However, such gain sharing could incentivize …