Key result
Total knee replacement in 2014 was associated with a 15% decrease in overall 30-day readmission rates and a 20% increase in costs compared with 2009.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to describe changes in hospital readmissions and costs for US patients undergoing total knee replacement between 2009 and 2014.
Did 30-day hospital readmission rates and costs for total knee replacement change between 2009 and 2014 in the US?
Observational
Yes
Did 30-day hospital readmission rates and costs for total knee replacement change between 2009 and 2014 in the US?
Between 2009 and 2014, 30-day readmission rates for total knee replacement in the US decreased by 15%, but overall costs increased by 20%.
The purpose of this article is to describe changes in hospital readmissions and costs for US hospital patients who underwent total knee replacement (TKR) in 2009 and 2014. Data came from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project net-Nationwide Readmissions Database. Compared with 2009, overall 30-day rates of readmissions after TKR decreased by 15% in 2014. Rates varied by demographics: readmission rates were lower for younger patients, males, Medicare recipients, and those with higher incomes. Overall, costs rose 20% across TKR groups. This report is among the first to describe changes in hospital readmissions and costs for TKR patients in a national sample of US acute care hospitals. Findings offer hospital managers a mechanism to benchmark their facilities' performances.
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Cary et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Total knee replacement. Total knee replacement in 2014 vs. Total knee replacement in 2009 was evaluated on 30-day hospital readmissions and costs. Total knee replacement in 2014 was associated with a 15% decrease in overall 30-day readmission rates and a 20% increase in costs compared with 2009.
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