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7 orthopedic ASCs opened or announced in March & April
Here are seven orthopedics-driven ASCs that were opened or announced in March and April: -
Brighton Center for Specialty Care performs 1st total joint arthroplasty procedures — 4 insights
Brighton (Mich.) Center for Specialty Care now offers total hip and total knee arthroplasty. -
3 things to know about decreasing hospital stay for total knee arthroplasty
Hospital length of stay is decreasing for total knee arthroplasty, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. -
Moving toward success with outpatient total joint replacement surgeries
At the Surgery Center at Pelham, careful patient management leads to successful total joint replacement surgeries in the outpatient setting, while payer management leads to profitable financial outcomes. -
How Twin Cities Orthopedics slashed pill prescriptions by 61% — 7 key insights
Minneapolis-based Twin Cities Orthopedics significantly reduced opioid use by implementing new protocols at its 48 facilities and urgent care clinics, without lowering patient satisfaction or affecting pain scores. -
Brigham & Women's Hospital shifts to outpatient joint replacement: 3 things to know
Outpatient joint replacement is becoming a popular option among patients, according to Vivek Shah, MD, who performs outpatient total joint surgeries at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital. -
11+ ASCs in New Jersey with total joint replacements
ASCs across the country have incorporated total joint replacements. Here are several in New Jersey that include outpatient total joints. -
6+ ASCs in New York with total joint replacements
ASCs across the country have incorporated total joint replacements. Here are several ASCs in New York that include outpatient total joints. -
5+ ASCs in North Carolina with total joint replacements
ASCs across the country have incorporated total joint replacements. Here are several ASCs in North Carolina that include outpatient total joints. -
10+ ASCs in Ohio with total joint replacements
ASCs across the country have incorporated total joint replacements. Here several ASCs in Ohio that include outpatient total joints. -
Outpatient total hip & knee replacement costs lower than inpatient — 3 notes
Outpatient total hip and knee replacement costs less than inpatient surgery, after which patients stay two days in the hospital, according to research published in Acta Orthopaedica. -
Surgical Care Affiliates ASC in Ohio introduces total hip procedures
Surgeons performed the first total hip replacements at Dublin (Ohio) Surgery Center after a "tremendous amount of preparation," according to Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates. -
Older patients favoring at-home rehab after total joint replacements: 3 notes
A JAMA Internal Medicine study cited by MedicalExpress found that older total joint replacement patients are increasingly choosing to recover at home rather than at skilled nursing facilities. -
Outpatient total hip, knee arthroplasty safe in the outpatient setting — 3 details
Outpatient total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty is feasible in an academic multidisciplinary tertiary care hospital, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. -
Ohio ASC performs 110 total joints in 2018 — 3 things to know
Les Schwendeman, MD, medical director of the Youngstown, Ohio-based The Orthopaedic Surgery Center, said the practice's growth over the past two years led to plans to construct a new center in Boardman, Ohio, according to The Business Journal. -
Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics offers robotic outpatient joint replacement — 3 details
Jon Cornelius, MD, of Lebanon, Tenn.-based Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics, spoke about outpatient joint replacement using robotics with the Lebanon (Tenn.) Democrat. -
8 research insights into outpatient joint surgery to know in 2019
Here are eight studies on outpatient joint replacement covered by Becker's ASC Review so far in 2019: -
Outpatient total joint replacements: 5 key findings on the burden of care
A new study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty examined outpatient total joint replacements and one-night inpatient joint replacements to compare the burden of care for surgeons. -
Dr. Nicholas Loffredo to offer hip replacement surgery — 4 insights
Patients in Batavia, N.Y. no longer need to drive to Buffalo, N.Y., or Rochester, N.Y., for a hip replacement thanks to Nicholas Loffredo, MD, Buffalo Business First reports. -
Bundled payments can reduce per-patient episode of care costs for total joint patients by $5K+, study finds: 3 details
A bundled payment program can lower 90-day episode of care costs for Medicare patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.
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