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Association of social behaviors with community discharge in patients with total hip and knee replacement.
The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to understand the association between social determinants of health and community discharge after elective total joint arthroplasty. Social determinants of health are associated with odds of community discharge after total hip and knee joint arthroplasty. The investigators concluded that their findings demonstrated the value of using electronic health record data to analyze more granular patient factors associated with patient discharge location after total joint arthroplasty. Although bundled payment is increasing community discharge rates, post-acute care facilities.
AHRQ-funded; HS026133.
Citation: Pritchard KT, Hong I, Goodwin JS .
Association of social behaviors with community discharge in patients with total hip and knee replacement.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021 Aug;22(8):1735-43.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.021..
Keywords: Orthopedics, Surgery, Hospital Discharge