Here are five insights into outpatient joint surgery performed in ASCs:

Scott Miller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing at the Melbourne, Fla.-based Health First Viera Hospital, described a patient's success with outpatient knee replacement surgery in Florida Today.

Southfield-based Michigan Orthopaedic Surgeons is preparing for an "explosion" in the popularity of outpatient surgery in the coming years, according to Crain's Detroit Business.

The consumer demand for accessible and affordable care is driving patients to specialty clinics and surgery centers, according to Alejandro Badia, MD, the founder and CMO of Doral, Fla.-based OrthoNOW.

Research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examined the quality of recovery and outcomes two years after outpatient total knee arthroplasty.

Research published in the Value in Health journal from the hip implant prosthesis study at the University of Bristol Medical School in the United Kingdom identified the most cost-effective implants for hip replacement surgery.

Research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examined the impact certificate of need laws might have on total hip arthroplasty volume.

Research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examined patient perceptions of the safety of outpatient total knee arthroplasty.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a concept initially designed for multimodal pain management for patient care, addressing the psychosocial as well as physical challenges associated with pain management. However, as bundled episodes of care have become more common in orthopedic surgery, surgeons are beginning to apply patient optimization to the entire care continuum.

DJO Surgical's outpatient arthroplasty risk assessment tool, OaraScore, gives medical professionals information to assess postoperative length of stay after total joint arthroplasty.

Research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty compared the rate of adverse events in outpatient and inpatient total hip arthroplasty.

Orthopedic surgeon Jared Roberts, MD, performed the first outpatient total hip replacement procedure within the northeastern New York area at Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center in Albany.

Medtel, a technology company expands surgical care management upstream in a patient's journey, enabling providers the earliest chance to mitigate risk, connect their teams, and support better outcomes, all before the incision. Providers can use Medtel to apply clinical and financial criteria to the patient selection process to ensure the patient ends up in the most appropriate surgical setting based on need.

Research published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery supports the practice of overlapping orthopedic surgeries within the inpatient setting.

Research published in the Journal of Medical Economics examined the role Exparel plays in reducing opioid consumption and hospital costs following total knee arthroplasty surgery.

CMS released a new tool allowing patients to compare the average payment of select procedures in hospital outpatient departments and ASCs.

Research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty identified the reasons why patients selected as candidates for same day discharge stayed overnight, as well as the preoperative factors common in patients who weren't discharged the same day as surgery.

The Hartford Business Journal outlined the growth of outpatient orthopedic care in Connecticut and across the country.

Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) is preparing to open a new 45,000-square-foot orthopedic ASC, where it will migrate most procedures previously performed at inpatient facilities.

Surgeons performed the 1,000th total joint replacement at St. Cloud (Minn.) Surgical Center.