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Get Ready For the New Joint Replacement Payment Demonstration for Hospitals

Published on Thu Dec 10, 2015

Hospitals to get incentive/ penalty as per the quality outcomes. Your joint replacement treatment protocol is in for a new boost in January 2016. More than 800 acute care hospitals in select areas of the U.S. are slated to undergo a new payment initiative for hip and knee replacements. Background: The initiative, known as the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement [...]
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