For hip fracture patients, hospital reimbursements rising faster than surgeon reimbursements

(Wolters Kluwer Health) In recent years, hospital charges and Medicare payments for patients with hip fractures have increased much more rapidly than charges and payments for orthopaedic surgeons, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.