Jared S Preston1, Darleen Caccavale2, Amy Smith2, Lauren E Stull2, David A Harwood3, Stephen Kayiaros3. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 2. University Orthopaedic Associates, Somerset, New Jersey. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey; University Orthopaedic Associates, Somerset, New Jersey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To help slow the rising costs associated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative. The purpose of this study is to report our 1-year experience with BPCI in our 2 arthroplasty surgeon private practice. METHODS: In this series, a historical baseline group is compared with our first year under BPCI. We reviewed the cohorts with respect to hospital length of stay (LOS), readmission rates, discharge disposition, postacute care LOS, and overall savings on a per episode basis. RESULTS: The baseline group included 582 episodes from July 2009 to June 2012. The BPCI study group included 332 episodes from July 2015 to September 2016. We witnessed a substantial learning curve over the course of our involvement in the initiative. The total reduction in cost per episode for TJA was 20.0% (P = .10). Hospital LOS decreased from 4.9 to 3.5 days (P = .02). All-cause 90-day readmission rates decreased from 14.5% to 8.2% (P = .0078). Overall, discharges to home increased from 11.6% to 49.8% (P = .005). CONCLUSION: Our small, private, 2 arthroplasty surgeon orthopedic practice has shown improvement in postoperative management for TJA patients in 1 year under the BPCI initiative, with increased discharges to home, decreased skilled nursing admissions, days in skilled nursing, and overall readmissions. Because BPCI includes fracture care arthroplasty, the model could be made more equitable if these patients were reimbursed a rate commensurate with their increased costs and risks.
BACKGROUND: To help slow the rising costs associated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative. The purpose of this study is to report our 1-year experience with BPCI in our 2 arthroplasty surgeon private practice. METHODS: In this series, a historical baseline group is compared with our first year under BPCI. We reviewed the cohorts with respect to hospital length of stay (LOS), readmission rates, discharge disposition, postacute care LOS, and overall savings on a per episode basis. RESULTS: The baseline group included 582 episodes from July 2009 to June 2012. The BPCI study group included 332 episodes from July 2015 to September 2016. We witnessed a substantial learning curve over the course of our involvement in the initiative. The total reduction in cost per episode for TJA was 20.0% (P = .10). Hospital LOS decreased from 4.9 to 3.5 days (P = .02). All-cause 90-day readmission rates decreased from 14.5% to 8.2% (P = .0078). Overall, discharges to home increased from 11.6% to 49.8% (P = .005). CONCLUSION: Our small, private, 2 arthroplasty surgeon orthopedic practice has shown improvement in postoperative management for TJApatients in 1 year under the BPCI initiative, with increased discharges to home, decreased skilled nursing admissions, days in skilled nursing, and overall readmissions. Because BPCI includes fracture care arthroplasty, the model could be made more equitable if these patients were reimbursed a rate commensurate with their increased costs and risks.
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