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4 ASCs, facilities adding total joint procedures | May 2019
These ASCs and healthcare facilities added total joint procedures through expansion in May: -
How Lourdes Medical Center used a powder to minimize costly intraoperative bleeding
Intraoperative bleeding — a complication that occurs in more than 18 percent of elective knee and hip replacements — has serious ramifications for both patient outcomes and costs, according to Sean McMillan, DO, chief of orthopedics and director of orthopedic sports medicine at Burlington, N.J.-based Lourdes Medical Center. -
Mississippi surgery center debuts orthopedic robot
Capital Ortho's surgical team performed Mississippi's first successful robot-assisted partial knee replacement at a freestanding surgical facility, according to local ABC News affiliate WJTV.com. -
AI may help patients achieve better outcomes after total joint surgery, study finds
Artificial intelligence may be used to aid in clinical decision-making following total joint replacement surgeries, according to a study from the New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery. -
First commercial cases with OSSIOfiber bone pin performed at Ohio ASC
Physicians performed the first commercial cases using the OSSIOfiber bone pin at the Westerville, Ohio-based Polaris Surgery Center this month in hammertoe repair surgeries. -
California ASC expands with outpatient total joint procedures
San Rafael, Calif.-based Marin Specialty Surgery Center is moving to a larger location later this year to accommodate outpatient total joint procedures, according to the North Bay Business Journal. -
How the anterior hip replacement approach fuels outpatient surgery, value-based care
Joel Matta, MD, pioneered the anterior approach for total hip replacement in the United States in 1996, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip disorders at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., and the co-founder and chairman of the Anterior Hip Foundation. -
Outpatient vs. inpatient knee arthroplasty infection rates
The surgical site infection risk is low for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. -
3 facts about orthopedist workload
Medscape's 2019 orthopedist compensation report includes statistics on administrative workload and the challenges orthopedists face on the job. -
Big trends in outpatient orthopedics from Dr. Vishal Mehta
Vishal Mehta, MD, is president of Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva, Ill. -
The top 4 C-Arms for surgery centers, according to a medical device distributor
Pacific Healthcare Imaging, which specializes in selling pre-owned, used or refurbished medical devices, ranked the top four C-Arms for orthopedic surgery centers: -
Partial knee arthroplasty costs $3K+ less in ASCs than HOPDs — 5 insights
Partial knee arthroplasty procedures are among the many services shifting from hospital settings to freestanding ASCs, according to an Advisory Board report. -
Orthopedics ranked most-wanted case type for ASC owners, managers in 2019 survey
Healthcare Appraisers' 2019 ASC valuation survey provides insight on payers, ASC value and more. -
Virtua, physician investors begin offering total joints in new ASC
Vantage Surgery Center is offering same-day total joint replacement procedures after moving from Medford, N.J., to a new building in Moorestown, N.J. -
4 orthopedist employment, salary statistics
More orthopedists are satisfied with their pay than in past years, according to Medscape's 2019 orthopedist compensation report, which provides details on salary, hours worked and job challenges. -
Michigan Medicine center adds total knee, hip replacement surgeries
Surgeons performed the first outpatient total knee and hip arthroplasty surgeries this month at Michigan Medicine's Ann Arbor-based Brighton Center for Specialty Care. -
First navigated reverse outpatient total shoulder procedure performed at Atlantic Coast Surgical Suites
Moby Parsons, MD, performed the Seabrook, N.H.-based Atlantic Coast Surgical Suites' first navigated outpatient reverse shoulder replacement using the Exactech GPS system. -
ASCs among factors driving $1.7B growth in global arthroscopy, sports medicine markets
Analysts predict the global market for arthroscopy products and sports medicine implants will hit $9 billion by 2023, up from $7.3 billion in 2018, according to Medtech Insight. -
SurgCenter Development ASC in Tennessee completes 350+ outpatient joints: 3 notes
Hendersonville, Tenn.-based Indian Lake Surgery Center is among SurgCenter Development's 101 facilities performing outpatient joint replacements, according to Pam Arnold, RN, the facility's administrator. -
5 statistics on SurgCenter's outpatient joint replacement program
SurgCenter Development facilities have performed thousands of outpatient joint replacements across the U.S.
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