Variation in the cost of care for primary total knee arthroplasties

Background: The study examined the cost variation across 29 high-volume US hospitals and their affiliated orthopaedic surgeons for delivering a primary total knee arthroplasty without major complicating conditions. The hospitals had similar patient demographics, and more than 80% of them had statist...

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Main Authors: Derek A. Haas, MBA, Robert S. Kaplan, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344116300309