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Comparison of medical comorbidities in Medicare patients treated by orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons throughout the USA

AIMS: Medical comorbidities are a critical factor in the decision-making process for operative management and risk-stratification. The Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) risk adjustment model is a powerful measure of illness severity for patients treated by surgeons. The HCC is utilized by Medi...

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Autores principales: Beschloss, Alexander, Mueller, John, Caldwell, Jon-Michael E, Ha, Alex, Lombardi, Joseph M, Ozturk, Ali, Lehman, Ronald, Saifi, Comron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7677728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33225298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.16.BJO-2020-0032