By Steve Siegel – As Americans’ life expectancy increases, so does their likelihood of undergoing major surgery at some point in their lives. Knee replacement surgery, or total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is poised for a significant surge, projected to increase from 790,000 surgeries per year to 3.48 million by 2030.

Any clinician, group, subgroup, virtual group, or APM Entity that wasn’t able to submit their MIPS data solely because of the Change Healthcare cyberattack can request reweighting now through October 11, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET.

By Caryn Hewitt – Healthcare facilities continue to face challenges when aiming to optimize healthcare performance. These hurdles range from ongoing staffing and financial disruption to clinician burnout and inadequate resources. In a recent survey, frontline workers named lack of resources and increasing involvement in clinical documentation among their top stressors.

Throughout October we will be spotlighting cybersecurity in healthcare. We begin with resources and research from federal agencies, HHS, AHRQ, ASTP/ONC, and DHS.