Introduction Value-based healthcare has potential for cost control and quality improvement.
To assess this, we review the evidence on the impact of value-based payment (VBP) models …

Unnecessary care, where the potential for harm exceeds the potential for benefit, is
widespread in medical care. Orthopaedic surgery is no exception. This has significant …

Background Patients with increased comorbidities, lower socioeconomic status, and African
American (AA) race have been shown to be at increased risk for suboptimal outcomes after …

Objective To understand whether the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR)
program induces participating hospitals to (1) preferentially select lower risk patients,(2) …

Importance The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments for
Care Improvement (BPCI) program was launched in 2013 with a goal to improve care quality …

Background: Postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) and the associated complications
impact morbidity and mortality and result in substantial burden to the health-care system …

Background Access to high-quality care for revision total joint arthroplasty (rTJA) is poorly
understood but may vary based on insurance type. This study investigated distance traveled …

Background With continued declines in reimbursement for total joint arthroplasty, health
systems have explored implant cost containment measures to generate sustainable …

Value‐based healthcare aims to improve efficiency and value for patients. Value‐based
payment models are a form of provider reimbursement to achieve this. Studies on these …

Background There is not yet sufficient scientific evidence to answer the question of the
extent to which different reimbursement systems influence patient care and treatment quality …