Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model

MidState Medical Center has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a participant hospital in its Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model.

The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model aims to support better and more efficient care for beneficiaries undergoing the most common inpatient surgeries for Medicare beneficiaries: hip and knee replacements (also called lower extremity joint replacements or LEJR). This model tests bundled payment and quality measurement for an episode of care associated with hip and knee replacements to encourage hospitals, physicians, and post-acute care providers to work together to improve the quality and coordination of care from the initial hospitalization through recovery.

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Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Collaborator Criteria

In order to be eligible to be a collaborator, a provider must be eligible to participate in Medicare, must be a member of our medical staff in good standing, and must be board certified or board eligible in orthopedics or a related discipline.

Hartford HealthCare has selected the following physicians to serve as active collaborators under our Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model:

Orthopedic Associates of Middletown:

• Terry Reardon, MD
• Michael A. Kuhn, MD
• Robert O’Connor, MD

Connecticut Orthopedic Specialists:

• John D. McCallum, MD
• Christopher B. Lynch, MD
• Amit Lahav, MD
• Rowland B. Mayor, MD
• Phillip A. Minotti, MD
• David B. Cohen, MD
• John F. Irving, MD
• Aaron Schachter, MD
• Martin J. White, MD
• Allen M. Ferrucci, MD