Apr 1, 2016 | Federal Guidelines
CQ Roll Call cited a study released this week that found 60 percent of hospitals participating in Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, which begins today, could face penalties based on their cost performance. According to the study,...
Apr 1, 2016 | Advocacy, Medicare
Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network: Elective TJR White Paper Medicare Proposed Rule (joint letter with AAOS): Expanding Uses of Medicare Data by Qualified...
Apr 1, 2016 | Patient Education, Research
The United States Bone and Joint Initiative has published an executive summary and full volume of comprehensive data on musculoskeletal disorders that addresses how common these conditions are, why it matters and what we can do differently to address and reverse the...
Apr 1, 2016 | In the News
A story in the Los Angeles Times this week focused on how Arkansas has moved quickly to upgrade its health care system after the Affordable Care Act was in place. “Few places have embraced this revolution more fully than Arkansas, which embarked on one of the most...
