Abstract:Research Objective
The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model is intended to encourage participant hospitals to reduce Medicare payments by coordinating care with the physicians, postacute care (PAC) providers, and other providers involved in an episode of care for a lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR), which comprises the surgery plus the services provided in the 90 days after hospital discharge. Although participant hospitals are incentivized to improve or maintain quality of care, reducti… Show more
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