Clinical & Regulatory Citations
Key publications, regulatory guidance, and technical documentation underpinning the CareFuse platform and application stories.
HL7 Da Vinci PAS Implementation Guide.
Da Vinci PAS (FHIR IG)Harvard Health Publishing. How long will my hip or knee replacement last?
Harvard Health (2018)Renub Research. Knee replacement market analysis and forecast.
Renub ResearchScienceDirect. Economic burden of knee and hip arthroplasty in younger patients.
ScienceDirect (2025)ScienceDirect. Dissatisfaction rates following total knee arthroplasty.
ScienceDirect (2017)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. THA/TKA patient-reported outcomes measure requirements.
CMS THA/TKA PRO-PMEvidence on variation and subjectivity in TKA decision-making.
BMC Health Serv Res (2008) Clin Orthop Relat Res (2013)Cooley LLP. State artificial intelligence regulation tracker and analysis (2025).
Cooley State AI Regulation AnalysisStructured conservative care effectiveness and payer budget impact modeling for knee osteoarthritis.
Arthritis Care & Research Budget Impact AnalysisPapakostidis C, Giannoudis PV, Watson JT, et al. Serious adverse events and 30-day readmission following elective TKA.
PubMed (PMID 33789702) PMC8011390CMS Interoperability & Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) fact sheet.
CMS Fact Sheet (PDF)NAIC Model Bulletin on Artificial Intelligence Systems.
NAIC AI Model Bulletin (PDF)Medical Board of California. AB-3030 generative AI patient communication notice.
Medical Board of California - GenAI NotificationUpToDate. Total knee arthroplasty: Outcomes and indications.
UpToDate – TKA OutcomesNature npj Digital Medicine. Identifying patients unlikely to benefit from total knee arthroplasty using ML.
npj Digital Medicine (2024)CMS. Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Final Rule fact sheet.
CMS Prior Authorization Final Rule (2024)AAOS / CMS. PRO-PM Frequently Asked Questions fact sheet (PROMs collection guidance for hip & knee arthroplasty).
PRO-PM FAQ Fact Sheet (PDF)CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model.
CMS CJR Model OverviewWilding JPH, et al. Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity.
NEJM (2021)Farr JN, et al. Effect of semaglutide on knee pain in obese adults with osteoarthritis.
JAMA (2023)Lundberg SM, Lee SI. SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) GitHub repository.
SHAP GitHubVickers AJ, Elkin EB. Decision curve analysis: A novel method for evaluating prediction models.
Medical Decision Making (2008)Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Statistical Brief #210: Characteristics of Inpatient Stays Involving Total Knee Arthroplasty, 2015.
HCUP Statistical Brief #210Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Statistical Brief #211: 30-Day Readmissions Following Hospitalization for Total Knee Replacement, 2009–2014.
HCUP Statistical Brief #211Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Economic burden of revision total knee arthroplasty in the United States.
AHRQ Revision TKA Cost Analysis