Context Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common and costly surgical
procedures performed in the United States. Objective To examine longitudinal trends in volume, …

Background Patients with acute heart failure are frequently or systematically hospitalized,
often because the risk of adverse events is uncertain and the options for rapid follow-up are …

Context Total hip arthroplasty is a common surgical procedure but little is known about
longitudinal trends. Objective To examine demographics and outcomes of patients undergoing …

Background Public participation in many preventive health programs is suboptimal. While
various interventions to increase participation have been studied, the impact of a celebrity …

PURPOSE: The effect of reduced hospital staffing during weekends on in-hospital mortality
is not known. We compared mortality rates between patients admitted on weekends and …

Background Although remote intensive care unit (ICU) coverage is rapidly being adopted to
enhance access to intensivists, its effect on patient outcomes is unclear. We conducted a …

Objective To examine whether racial disparities in usage and outcomes of total knee and total
hip arthroplasty (TKA and THA) have declined over time. Methods We used data from the …

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is thought to have
increased use of virtual care, but population-based studies are lacking. We aimed to assess the …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a notable increase in telemedicine adoption.
However, the impact of the pandemic on telemedicine use at a population level in rural …

Recently, the government has moved towards public reporting of 30-day readmission rates
after elective primary total knee (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). We identified 11,814 …