The cost of medical care in the United States has been shown to rise with advancing patient age, and total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is a
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Wide variability in the cost and quality of health care in the US has led some to describe our system as “uniquely inefficient.” Consequently, we
In an OrthoBuzz post from early 2016, JBJS Editor-in-Chief Marc Swiontkowski, MD observed the following about volume-outcome relationships in total hip and total knee arthroplasty:
OrthoBuzz occasionally receives posts from guest bloggers. In response to a recent study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, the following commentary comes from Jaime L
At the risk of economic oversimplification, it is difficult to sustainably provide a service when payment for it is less than the cost to perform