Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status on Risk-Adjusted Hospital Readmission Rates Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Conclusions: Inclusion of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in the risk-adjustment algorithm led to a relative-performance change in readmission rates following THA and TKA at <3% of the hospitals. We believe that policymakers and payers should consider this result when deciding whether to include race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in risk-adjusted THA and TKA readmission rates used for hospital accountability, payment, and public reporting. Level of Evidence: Prognostic Level III. See instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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Source: JBJS - August 16, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Martsolf, G. R., Barrett, M. L., Weiss, A. J., Kandrack, R., Washington, R., Steiner, C. A., Mehrotra, A., SooHoo, N. F., Coffey, R. Tags: Hip, Knee Scientific Articles Source Type: research