Utilizing ChatGPT to Streamline the Generation of Prior Authorization Letters and Enhance Clerical Workflow in Orthopedic Surgery Practice: A Case Report.

Prior authorization is a cumbersome process that requires clinicians to create an individualized letter that includes detailed information about the patient's medical condition, proposed treatment plan, and any supplemental information required to obtain approval from a patient's insurance company before any services or procedures may be provided to the patient. However, drafting authorization letters is time-consuming clerical work that not only places an increased administrative burden on orthopedic surgeons and office staff but also concurrently takes time away from patient care. Therefore, there is a need to improve this process by streamlining workflows for healthcare providers in order to prioritize direct patient care.

Identifying Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Diagnoses That Achieve Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State.

Background: Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) defines a meaningful clinical change in patient-reported outcome measures. Patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) provides a patient-reported outcome measures threshold value to indicate a satisfactory clinical state. MCID and PASS for revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) are ill-defined.

Predicting Implant Size in Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: Efficient resource management is becoming more important as the demand for total hip arthroplasty (THA) increases. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of linear regression and Bayesian statistics in predicting implant size for THA using patient demographic variables.

Material And Methods: A retrospective, single-institution joint-replacement registry review was performed on patients who underwent primary THA from 2005 to 2019.

History of COVID-19 Was Not Associated With Length of Stay or In-Hospital Complications After Elective Lower Extremity Joint Replacement.

Background: The impact of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection on the morbidity of elective total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is not fully understood. This study reports on the association between previous COVID-19 disease, hospital length of stay (LOS), and in-hospital complications after elective primary TJA.

Methods: Demographics, comorbidities, LOS, and in-hospital complications of consecutive 340 patients with a history of COVID-19 were compared with those of 5014 patients without a history of COVID-19 undergoing TJA.

Trends of Utilization and 90-Day Complication Rates for Computer-Assisted Navigation and Robotic Assistance for Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States From 2010 to 2018.

Background: Computer-assisted navigation (CAN) and robotic assistance (RA) for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are gaining in popularity. The purpose of this study is to update the literature on United States technology-assisted TKA trends of national utilization, regional utilization, and 90-day complication rates requiring readmission.

Methods: Patients who underwent primary, elective TKA between 2010 and 2018 were retrospectively identified in the PearlDiver All Payer Claims Database (PearlDiver Technologies Inc.

Intraoperative Complications and Early Return to the Operating Room in Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed Through the Direct Anterior and Posterior Approaches. An Institutional Experience of Surgeons After Their Learning Curve.

Background: Proponents of the direct anterior approach (DAA) for total hip arthroplasty (THA) claim a faster recovery, whereas critics claim an increased risk of early femoral complications. This study analyzed intraoperative and postoperative complications requiring reoperation within one year after THA through the DAA and posterior approach (PA).

Methods: A total of 2348 elective, unilateral DAA THAs in patients with osteoarthritis performed between 2016 and 2019 were matched 1:1 for age (±5 years), gender, body mass index (±5), and femoral fixation with 2348 patients who underwent PA THA during the same period.