The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has promoted bundled payment
programs nationwide as one of its flagship value-based payment reforms. Under bundled …

Adult spinal deformity (ASD) has gained significant attention over the past decade with
improvements in diagnostic tools, classification schemes, and surgical technique. The …

Background Over 1 million total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) are performed every year in the
United States, creating Medicare cost concerns for policy makers. The purpose of this study …

Abstract Background Context Understanding the scope of the volume and costs of lumbar
fusions and discectomy procedures, as well as identifying significant trends within the …

Importance The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model is Medicare's
mandatory bundled payment reform to improve quality and spending for beneficiaries who …

Objective Lumbar fusions are commonly performed spinal procedures. Despite this, publicly
available lumbar fusion procedural and monetary data are sparse. This study aimed to …

Purpose To develop machine learning algorithms to predict failure to achieve clinically
significant satisfaction after hip arthroscopy. Methods We queried a clinical repository for …

Study Design: The following is a narrative discussion of bundled payments in spine surgery.
Objective: The cost of healthcare in the United States has continued to increase. To lower …

Background The goal of bundled payments—lump monetary sums designed to cover the full
set of services needed to provide care for a condition or medical event—is to provide a …

Objective Home health care agencies (HHAs) are skilled care providers for Medicare home
health beneficiaries in the United States. Rural HHAs face different challenges from their …