Comparison of Hospital Readmission After Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty vs Spinal Surgery After Implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was recently expanded to penalize excessive readmissions after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). These are the first surgical procedures to be included in the HRRP.

Objective

To determine whether the HRRP was associated with a greater decrease in readmissions after targeted procedures (THA and TKA) compared with similar nontargeted procedures (lumbar spine fusion and laminectomy).

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was conducted of patients 50 years or older among all payers in the Nationwide Readmissions Database who underwent THA, TKA, lumbar spine fusion, or laminectomy between January 1, 2010, and September 30, 2015. Multivariable logistic regres

SUBMITTER: Ramaswamy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6547226 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature