Hospital Admissions Associated With Head and Neck Injuries From Olympic-style Sports and Activities Between 2010 and 2022.

The objective of this study was to evaluate which Olympic-style sports and activities are most likely to result in hospitalizations relating to head and neck injuries. This was a cross-sectional study using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database. Subjects with head and neck injuries from selected Olympic-style sports and activities between 2010 and 2022 were included.

Studies Of Prescription Digital Therapeutics Often Lack Rigor And Inclusivity.

Little is known about the evidence to support prescription digital therapeutics, which are digital tools that rely primarily on software for diagnosis or treatment that have indications for use regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and require a clinician's prescription. We conducted the first retrospective cross-sectional analysis of clinical studies of twenty prescription digital therapeutics authorized by the FDA and available on the market as of November 2022. Our analysis found that just two prescription digital therapeutics had been evaluated in at least one study that was randomized and blinded and that used other rigorous standards of evidence.

Do rural oral and maxillofacial surgeons prescribe more postoperative opioids?

Purpose: This study assesses rural-urban differences in opioid prescription practices among oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) who treated Medicare beneficiaries in 2017.

Methods: This cross-sectional study examines the 2017 Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Dataset. The primary predictor variable was provider Rural-Urban Commuting Area code (rural versus urban).

Characteristics and challenges of the clinical pipeline of digital therapeutics.

In this Comment, we characterize the current pipeline of digital therapeutics and offer a clinical perspective into the advantages, challenges, and barriers to implementation of this treatment modality for patient care, which we hope will inform future regulatory policy, prescribing decisions, and scope of real-world evidence collection.

Rural Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Case Mix Leads to Lower Medicare Reimbursement.

Purpose: A relative paucity of literature exists analyzing rural-urban differences in Medicare insurance claims by oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs). The purpose of this study is to compare Medicare utilization, billing practices, and reimbursement rates between rural OMSs and their urban counterparts.

Methods: This cross-sectional study examines Medicare claims data from the 2017 Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File.

Does Fee-for-Service Medicare Reimbursement Incentivize Volume Over Value Among Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons?

Purpose: National health care payment models have begun transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement because of criticism of the former incentivizing quantity over quality. However, there has yet to be an evaluation of the influence of fee-for-service incentives among oral and maxillofacial surgery services. This study characterized service intensity among oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) serving Medicare beneficiaries in 2017 to determine if higher Medicare income among OMSs arises from higher service intensity or a higher volume of patients treated.

Clinical Productivity and Medicare Payments Among Female and Male Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Purpose: To characterize and compare clinical productivity and payments between female and male oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) serving Medicare beneficiaries in 2017.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was composed of Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data from 2017. Providers were included if they were labeled as maxillofacial surgeons.

Five-Year Comparative Analysis of Medicare Opioid Prescription Volume Among Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Purpose: To examine the volume and variation in opioid prescribing practices among oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) serving Medicare beneficiaries from 2013 to 2017 and identify the practice-level features that correlate with the opioid prescription volume.

Materials And Methods: The present cross-sectional study included Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data from 2013 to 2017. Providers were included if they were labelled as OMSs.

WITHDRAWN: Health Policy Research May Ensure the Future of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.