Physician-Led Orthopaedic Hospitals Outperform Nonphysician-Led Orthopaedic Hospitals: An Analysis of the Top 200 Orthopaedic Hospitals
Physician-led orthopaedic hospitals were ranked higher than nonphysician-led orthopaedic hospitals and were associated with a better patient experience, nursing staff, higher case volume, higher discharge-to-home, higher rated expert opinion, and higher overall score. Physician degrees were the only degrees associated with higher hospital rank compared with all other degrees.
Authors
- Phillip Fincher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8351-1302)
- Jon J.P. Warner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2563-6318)
- Patrick A. Massey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8637-0122)
- Robert W. Rutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4706-5231)
- Collyn O'Quin
- K Samer Shamieh
Institutions
- Medical Protective (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (US)
- Orion Corporation (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00814
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00