Current Risk Adjustment and Comorbidity Index Underperformance in Predicting Post ‐Acute Utilization and Hospital Readmissions After Joint Replacements: Implications for Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model

ConclusionThe comorbidity indices and CMS‐HCC demonstrated weak discriminatory ability to predict post‐acute discharge settings and hospital readmission following joint replacement.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Amit Kumar, Amol Karmarkar, Brian Downer, Amit Vashist, Deepak Adhikari, Soham Al Snih, Kenneth Ottenbacher Tags: Original Article Source Type: research