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Solutions: Is it as the Authors Suggest – Just Drop the Globals or Are the Resource-based Relative Value Scale Flaws Deserving of a Total Rework by CMS for All Physicians? by Opelka, Frank G.

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Role of Advocacy in Healthcare Transformation by Opelka, Frank G

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A Century of Surgical Quality: Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions by Hoyt, David B, Ko, Clifford Y, Opelka, Frank G

“…Over a century has passed since Ernst A. Codman's pioneering call for surgeons to take open responsibility for patient care, a concept integral to the…”
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Transitioning from Practice to Health Care Administration: The Later Years by Opelka, Frank G.

“…Abstract Since the late 1800s, the role of the physician has evolved substantially beyond mainstream clinical medicine. As fee for service models expanded in…”
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Performance Measurement and Optimal Care for Surgical Patients by Opelka, Frank G

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It is more than payment accountability: it is about improvement, too by Opelka, Frank G

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The Real-World Foundation of Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age by Michaels, Maria, Jakhmola, Priya, Lubin, Ira M, Fochtmann, Laura J, Casey, Jr, Donald E, Opelka, Frank G, Skapik, Julia, Larsen, Kevin, Tailor, Amrita, Matson-Koffman, Dyann

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Association of Patient-reported Experiences and Surgical Outcomes Among Group Practices: Retrospective Cohort Study by Liu, Jason B., Pusic, Andrea L., Gibbons, Christopher J., Opelka, Frank G., Sage, Jill S., Thompson, Vanessa M., Ko, Clifford Y., Hall, Bruce L., Temple, Larissa K.

“…OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine the association of patient-reported experiences (PREs) and risk-adjusted surgical outcomes among group…”
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An Integrated Process for Co-Developing and Implementing Written and Computable Clinical Practice Guidelines by Matson-Koffman, Dyann M, Robinson, Susan J, Jakhmola, Priya, Fochtmann, Laura J, Willett, DuWayne, Lubin, Ira M, Burton, Matthew M, Tailor, Amrita, Pitts, Dana L, Casey, Jr, Donald E, Opelka, Frank G, Mullins, Ryan, Elder, Randy, Michaels, Maria

“…The goal of this article is to describe an integrated parallel process for the co-development of written and computable clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to…”
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Trauma system funding: implications for the surgeon health policy advocate by Lin, Saunders, Johnson, Christian, Opelka, Frank, Liepert, Amy

“…BackgroundTrauma systems improve mortality for the most severely injured patients; however, these systems are managed by individual states with different…”
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Social networking in health care: Surgeons and their patients by Opelka, Frank G., MD

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Commentary on: “Physician incentives may not be aligned with their health system employer. What is a physician to do?” by Opelka, Frank G., MD

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The Surgical Quality Alliance by Opelka, Frank G, Rosinia, Frank A

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Surgeon compensation: “Pay for performance,” the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, the Surgical Care Improvement Program, and other considerations by Jones, R. Scott, Brown, Cynthia, Opelka, Frank

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The safety and efficacy of the artificial bowel sphincter for fecal incontinence: results from a multicenter cohort study by Wong, W Douglas, Congliosi, Susan M, Spencer, Michael P, Corman, Marvin L, Tan, Patrick, Opelka, Frank G, Burnstein, Marcus, Nogueras, Juan J, Bailey, H Randolph, Devesa, Jose Manuel, Fry, Robert D, Cagir, Burt, Birnbaum, Elisa, Fleshman, James W, Lawrence, Mallory A, Buie, W Donald, Heine, John, Edelstein, Peter S, Gregorcyk, Sharon, Lehur, Paul Antoine, Michot, Francis, Phang, P Terry, Schoetz, David J, Potenti, Fabio, Tsai, Josephine Y

“…The aim of this trial was to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and impact on quality of life of the Acticon trade mark artificial bowel sphincter for fecal…”
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Effect of previous surgery on abdominal opening time by Beck, D E, Ferguson, M A, Opelka, F G, Fleshman, J W, Gervaz, P, Wexner, S D

“…The purpose of this study was to document prospectively the time required to gain access to the abdomen to perform a planned procedure in patients with and…”
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Colonoscopic perforations by Araghizadeh, F Y, Timmcke, A E, Opelka, F G, Hicks, T C, Beck, D E

“…This study was designed to assess the medical and surgical treatment of colonoscopic perforations. A retrospective review of colonoscopic perforations from…”
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Office financial evaluation and management by Opelka, Frank G

“…Surgeons are facing greater pressures as business entities with each passing year. With limited ability to compensate by increasing workload, surgeons must…”
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The use of intraservice work per unit of time (IWPUT) and the building block method (BBM) for the calculation of surgical work by Mabry, Charles D, McCann, Barton C, Harris, Jean A, Martin, Janet, Gage, John O, Fischer, Josef E, Opelka, Frank G, Zwolak, Robert, Borman, Karen, Preskitt, Sr, John T, Collicott, Paul E, McGinnis, Jr, Lamar, Cohn, Isidore

“…We will review the contribution to the Medicare Fee Schedule (MFS) by the techniques of intensity of work per unit of time (IWPUT), the building block…”
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Surgical Episodes of Care for Price Transparency using the Episode Grouper for Medicare by Perloff, Jennifer, Hasley, Rebecca, Kumar, Senthil Subbiah, Chapman, John, Coffron, Matt, Opelka, Frank

“…This proof-of-concept explores the use of an episode grouper to more accurately identify the complete set of surgical services typically provided in a surgical…”
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