Publications by authors named "Connor Workman"

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  • This study is a retrospective analysis comparing various metrics (mean work RVUs, operative time, and efficiency measured as wRVUs/min) for single- and multilevel cervical spine fusions conducted from 2011 to 2020.
  • The researchers examined data for nearly 101,000 patients, focusing on anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) versus posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF), finding that anterior fusions were typically quicker but varied in efficiency depending on the number of fusion levels.
  • Results highlighted significant differences between the surgical approaches, indicating that while anterior fusions had lower wRVUs in single and multi-level procedures, they were more efficient in the 1- and 2-level categories
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  • This study is a Level 3 retrospective database investigation focusing on trends in various RVUs (work, practice expense, and malpractice) and MS-DRG reimbursements for cervical spine fusion surgeries from 2011 to 2023, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The analysis showed no changes in work RVUs, while practice expense RVUs experienced a slight decline and malpractice RVUs saw a modest increase; all facility prices for the procedures decreased when adjusted for inflation.
  • The research findings indicated that, despite stable RVU reimbursement, there were slight variations in MS-DRG metrics like length of stay, with different yearly percent changes for each code, highlighting complexities in reimbursement trends for cervical spine fusions.
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Introduction: Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries in US trail sports are understudied as trail sport popularity grows. This study describes MSK injury patterns among hikers, trail runners, and mountain bikers from 2002 through 2021 and investigates MSK injury trends acquired during mountain sports.

Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) was used to identify US emergency department (ED) patients from 2002-2021 (inclusive) who endured MSK injuries during hiking, trail running, or mountain biking.

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Introduction: While the relationships between cardiovascular disease (CVD), stress, and financial strain are well studied, the association between recessionary periods and macroeconomic conditions on incidence of disease-specific CVD emergency department (ED) visits is not well established.

Objectives: This retrospective observational study aimed to assess the relationship between macroeconomic trends and CVD ED visits.

Methods: This study uses data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey (NHAMCS), Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED), National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and CVD groupings from National Vital Statistics (NVS) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 1999 to 2020 to analyze ED visits in relation to macroeconomic indicators and NBER defined recessions and expansions.

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Background: Hospitals, clinics, and health organizations have provided psychosocial support interventions for medical patients to supplement curative care. Prior reviews of interventions augmenting psychosocial support in medical settings have reported mixed outcomes. This meta-analysis addresses the questions of how effective are psychosocial support interventions in improving patient survival and which potential moderating features are associated with greater effectiveness.

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