Do New Hospital Price Transparency Regulations Reflect Value in Arthroplasty?

Taylor D'Amore Graham S Goh P Maxwell CourtneyGregg R Klein

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2022)

Few hospitals are fully compliant with the new CMS price transparency regulations. We found a wide range of hospital charges for THA and TKA without correlation with complications or readmissions. Although efforts by CMS to increase price transparency should be welcomed, increased costs should be justified by quality in the era of value-based care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
acute care
palliative care
adverse drug
total knee arthroplasty
risk factors
pain management