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Patient Factors and Cost Associated with 90-Day Readmission Following Total Hip Arthroplasty.

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Plate, JF; Brown, ML; Wohler, AD; Seyler, TM; Lang, JE
Published in: J Arthroplasty
January 2016

This study sought to identify specific costs for 90-day readmissions following total hip arthroplasty in a bundled payment system. Hospital billing records revealed 139 readmissions (8.93%) in 1781 patients. Mean costs for surgical readmissions were greater (P=0.002) compared with medical reasons, but similar for Medicare/Medicaid and private payers (P=0.975). Costs for imaging, laboratory workup, medication and transfusions, and hospital cost correlated with increasing SOI (P<0.05). Patients transferred from outside hospitals or rehabilitation had higher hospital (P=0.006) and operating room costs (P=0.001) compared to patients admitted from ED or clinic. Hospitals that care for complex patients with Medicare/Medicaid may experience increased costs for unplanned 90-day readmissions highlighting considerations for payer mix.

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J Arthroplasty

DOI

EISSN

1532-8406

Publication Date

January 2016

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

49 / 52

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Patient Readmission
  • Orthopedics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospital Costs
 

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Plate, J. F., Brown, M. L., Wohler, A. D., Seyler, T. M., & Lang, J. E. (2016). Patient Factors and Cost Associated with 90-Day Readmission Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 31(1), 49–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2015.07.030
Plate, Johannes F., Matthew L. Brown, Andrew D. Wohler, Thorsten M. Seyler, and Jason E. Lang. “Patient Factors and Cost Associated with 90-Day Readmission Following Total Hip Arthroplasty.J Arthroplasty 31, no. 1 (January 2016): 49–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2015.07.030.
Plate JF, Brown ML, Wohler AD, Seyler TM, Lang JE. Patient Factors and Cost Associated with 90-Day Readmission Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2016 Jan;31(1):49–52.
Plate, Johannes F., et al. “Patient Factors and Cost Associated with 90-Day Readmission Following Total Hip Arthroplasty.J Arthroplasty, vol. 31, no. 1, Jan. 2016, pp. 49–52. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.arth.2015.07.030.
Plate JF, Brown ML, Wohler AD, Seyler TM, Lang JE. Patient Factors and Cost Associated with 90-Day Readmission Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2016 Jan;31(1):49–52.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Arthroplasty

DOI

EISSN

1532-8406

Publication Date

January 2016

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

49 / 52

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Patient Readmission
  • Orthopedics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospital Costs