Racial health disparities continue to disproportionately affect Black persons in the United
States. Black individuals also have increased risk of worse outcomes associated with social …

Importance Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) is a voluntary initiative of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to test the effect of holding an entity accountable …

Background This study aimed to compare risk of postdischarge adverse events in elective
total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patients by discharge destination, identify risk factors for …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this manuscript is to review published literature
over the last 5 years to assess recent trends and influencing factors regarding discharge …

Importance Health care reform legislation and Medicare plans for unified payment for
postacute care highlight the need for research examining service delivery and outcomes …

Previous studies have demonstrated no significant difference in overall functional outcomes
of patients discharged to a sub acute setting versus home with health services after total joint …

This study evaluated the trends in discharge patterns and the prevalence and cost of post-
discharge PT. The 5% Medicare database (1997–2010) was used to identify 50,886 primary …

Background High-level evidence consistently indicates that resource-intensive facility-based
rehabilitation does not provide better recovery compared to home programs for …

Background The use of inpatient rehabilitation services after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is
an important driver of episode-of-care costs. We determined the utility of a new standardized …

Background Discharge disposition accounts for significant variability in costs after elective
total hip arthroplasty (THA). Therefore, institutions must evaluate the short-term clinical …