Managing Episodes of Care: Strategies for Orthopaedic Surgeons in the Era of Reform

by Mary Enquist, Joseph A. Bosco, Lily Pazand, Karim A. Habibi, Richard J. Donoghue, and Joseph D. Zuckerman

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 93(10):e55

May 18, 2011

©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) defines an episode of care as three days prior to an acute hospital admission through thirty days after discharge.

Mary Enquist et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:e55

©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Substantial variation exists in post-acute care episode patterns.

Mary Enquist et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93:e55

©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.