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Mashup Score: 12An Effective Program to Reduce Malpractice Claims and Payments in a Large Orthopaedic Practice - 2 day(s) ago
High reliability in health care requires a balance between intentionally designed systems and individual professional accountability. One element of accountability includes a process for addressing clinicians whose practices are associated…
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Mashup Score: 0Medicare’s Post-Acute Care Reimbursement Models as of 2023 - 6 day(s) ago
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is continually working to mitigate unnecessary expenditures, particularly in post-acute care (PAC). Medicare reimburses for orthopaedic surgeon services in varied models, including fee-for-service,…
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Mashup Score: 5What Are Social Determinants of Health and Why Should They Matter to an Orthopaedic Surgeon? - 11 day(s) ago
Orthopaedic surgeons strive to improve postoperative outcomes. A patient with a medical condition that is optimized preoperatively is less likely to experience surgical complications1-3. However, an increasing body of literature…
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Mashup Score: 4AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery - 15 day(s) ago
In recent years, the medical field has recognized the pivotal role of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in enhancing patient care and addressing health-care disparities. Orthopaedic surgery has embraced these…
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Mashup Score: 32The Role of Perioperative Nutritional Status and Supplementation in Orthopaedic Surgery - 16 day(s) ago
»Identification of malnourished and at-risk patients should be a standardized part of the preoperative evaluation process for every patient.»Malnourishment is defined as a disorder of energy, protein, and nutrients based…
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Mashup Score: 4AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Promoting Health Equity - 18 day(s) ago
Promoting equitable health care is to ensure that everyone has access to high-quality medical services and appropriate treatment options. The definition of health equity often can be misinterpreted, and there…
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Mashup Score: 4
➤Hospitalist comanagement of patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery is a growing trend across the United States, yet its implementation in an academic tertiary care hospital can be complex and even contentious.➤Hospitalist…
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Mashup Score: 1Bell Palsy and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Following Pneumococcal Vaccination: A Case Report - 1 month(s) ago
Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS), also known as brachial neuritis, is a rare self-limiting, idiopathic condition characterized by sudden onset upper extremity pain with associated weakness and muscle atrophy. There exists a…
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Mashup Score: 5Reuse of Orthopaedic Equipment - 1 month(s) ago
»Reuse of orthopaedic equipment is one of many potential ways to minimize the negative impact of used equipment on the environment, rising healthcare costs and disparities in access to surgical…
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Mashup Score: 1Bell Palsy and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Following Pneumococcal Vaccination: A Case Report - 1 month(s) ago
Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS), also known as brachial neuritis, is a rare self-limiting, idiopathic condition characterized by sudden onset upper extremity pain with associated weakness and muscle atrophy. There exists a…
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