Hip/Knee Arthroplasty Complications

The hip/knee arthroplasty complication measure includes Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries aged 65 or older and assesses the occurrence of significant medical and/or surgical complications within seven to 90 days, depending upon the complication, after the date of admission for hip/knee arthroplasty. CMS began publicly reporting the hip/knee arthroplasty complication measure in 2013 and it will become part of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program in 2019.

Hip/knee arthroplasty complication measure results are updated annually. As part of ongoing measure surveillance, analyses that provide a comprehensive overview of national performance on the measure or investigate select hospital practices that may impact hospital performance are conducted.

2017 Measure Reporting Period Results

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2016 Measure Reporting Period Results

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2015 Measure Reporting Period Results

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