Reverse and Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty Regional Usage and Open Payment Analysis Using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Database

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty Vol. 8; p. 24715492231207278
• Main Authors: Haddad, David J, Rizvi, Omar H, Sherman, Nathan C, Hamilton, Abigail R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SAGE Publications 2024; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Original Scientific Research; anatomic; arthroplasty; open payment; region; reverse; shoulder; Medicare/Medicaid

This retrospective review aimed to assess if open payments made by industry arthroplasty companies to physicians and hospital systems were significantly affected by implant type and geographic variation. Data was obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly available o...