Outliers

Background: Little is known about readmission rates for total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA). Our objective was to examine readmission rates and whether hospitals with high and low readmission rates at baseline remain outliers in subsequent years. Methods: We identified Medicare benef...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peter Cram MD, MBA, Xin Lu MS, Stephen L. Kates MD, Yue Li PhD, Benjamin J. Miller MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-07-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458511419847