Therapeutic games to reduce anxiety and depression in young people: A systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis of their use and effectiveness.

Objective: The development of serious games for mental wellbeing is a topic of growing interest. The increase in acceptance of games as a mainstream entertainment medium combined with the immersive qualities of games provides opportunities for meaningful support and intervention in mental wellbeing.

Method: We conducted a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis to examine if aspects of the interventions influenced outcomes as measured via overall effect sizes.

Contracting Strategies for Arthroplasty-Bundles to Population Health.

Orthopedics, and especially total joint replacement (TJR), is growing in payer prominence due to large projected increases in volume. The unsustainability of the fee-for-service payment system has lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to employ new value and risk-based contracting strategies on a population health basis and on an episode of care basis, with programs such as the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement program and the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program. These trends are forcing hospitals and physicians to align to improve quality and reduce costs through new structures such as Accountable Care Organizations, comanagement programs, and gainsharing.