Doctors significantly over-allocated times to perform joint replacements, study shows
Dive Brief: The physician-led Relative Value Scale Update Committee over-allocated the time required to perform knee replacement surgeries by 23% and hip replacement surgeries by 18%, according to a new Health Affairs study. Time over-allocations were even greater when previously implanted joints were being repaired or replaced. More than 80% of original replacements and more than… Read More: Doctors significantly over-allocated times to perform joint replacements, study shows »