Objective Lumbar fusions are commonly performed spinal procedures. Despite this, publicly
available lumbar fusion procedural and monetary data are sparse. This study aimed to …

Background: Decreases in Medicare reimbursement have been noted among many medical
specialties. An in-depth analysis of the subspecialty of orthopaedic sports medicine is …

Background Data collected across many surgical specialties suggest that Medicare
reimbursement for physicians consistently lags inflation. Studies are needed that describe …

Study Design. Retrospective case series. Objective. Predict cost following anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF) within the 90-day global period using machine learning …

Volume increases, inflation, statutory freezes in physician payments, and the budget
neutrality requirement for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule have resulted in persistent …

Background Recent literature has shown the advantages of outpatient surgery for many
shoulder and elbow procedures, including cost savings with equivalent safety in …

Purpose Physician fees for orthopaedic surgeons by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) are increasingly scrutinized. The present retrospective review aims to …

Background The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate how utilization, physician
reimbursement, and patient populations have changed for primary total knee arthroplasty …

Background: Increasing enrollment in Medicare has coincided with reductions in
reimbursement for various procedures, including interventional pain procedures. No …

Background: Medicare payment has been examined in a variety of medical and surgical
specialties. This study examines Medicare payment in the subspecialty of orthopaedic …