The Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., was founded in 2007 and has performed over 17,000 procedures. The center is nationally recognized as a top five hospital in the nation for total hip and total knee replacements and the only hospital recognized in both categories by Consumer Reports.
"We have a unique co-management arrangement between the physicians and hospital," says Steven Schutzer, MD, Medical Director of the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute. "The physicians have a contractual responsibility to improve quality, patient satisfaction and outcomes without financial incentives. We've had a number of physician-led initiatives — including bundled payments — that have helped propel us to the top of the pack."
Read the full article on Becker's Spine Review.
"We have a unique co-management arrangement between the physicians and hospital," says Steven Schutzer, MD, Medical Director of the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute. "The physicians have a contractual responsibility to improve quality, patient satisfaction and outcomes without financial incentives. We've had a number of physician-led initiatives — including bundled payments — that have helped propel us to the top of the pack."
Read the full article on Becker's Spine Review.