2024
Trends in Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement of Tracheostomy From 2000 to 2022
Patel R, Torabi S, Izreig S, Manes R. Trends in Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement of Tracheostomy From 2000 to 2022. Otolaryngology 2024 PMID: 39497452, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.1044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHigh-quality careEmergency tracheostomyPlanned tracheostomyHealth care legislationMedicaid ServicesHospital systemMedicare utilizationAverage providerReimbursementCare legislationPayment DataProvidersTracheostomy utilizationLifesaving procedureTracheostomyEmergencyCareMedicareHealth
2022
Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists
Patel R, Torabi S, Kayastha D, Kuan E, Manes R. Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists. Otolaryngology 2022, 168: 528-535. PMID: 35852873, DOI: 10.1177/01945998221113550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare patientsRetrospective cross-sectional studyPatient's comorbidity profileHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyReimbursement variationComorbidity profilesPatient populationRisk scoreMedicare Provider UtilizationLarge urban settingUrban settingsOlder ageMore Medicare patientsPhysician populationPatientsPhysiciansComplexity of proceduresHCPCS codesProvider UtilizationReimbursement ratesOtolaryngologyRural practiceMedicare utilization