CORR Insights®: High-volume Arthroplasty Centers Are Associated With Lower Hospital Costs When Performing Primary THA and TKA: A Database Study of 288,909 Medicare Claims for Procedures Performed in 2019.

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1Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. New York, NY, USA J. Poeran, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science; Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; 1450 Madison Avenue, Box 1077, New York, NY 10029, USA, Email: [email protected] This CORR Insights® is a commentary on the article “High-volume Arthroplasty Centers Are Associated With Lower Hospital Costs When Performing Primary THA and TKA: A Database Study of 288,909 Medicare Claims for Procedures Performed in 2019” Blackburn and colleagues available at: DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002470. The author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writer, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.