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Total joint surgery: Motivation for migration to the outpatient setting
Opportunity and Momentum for ASCs The momentum for the migration of total joint surgeries from the hospital inpatient setting to the hospital outpatient setting and the ASC setting has been favorably impacted by technological advances, surgical techniques, increased effectiveness in postoperative care, and—the single most important factor—the demand for the US to decrease the total cost of healthcare. -
Total joints in ASCs: 3 orthopedic surgeons answer 6 big questions
Total joint replacements are increasingly moving to the outpatient setting. -
Dr. Richard Rothman hangs up the scalpel — Retires to pursue entrepreneurial interests
Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute Founder Richard Rothman, MD, 81, performed his last surgery May 16, putting a 50-year surgical career to rest, Philly.com reports. -
Proliance Eastside Surgery Center earns 1st SwiftPath ASC joint replacement certification
The SwiftPath Program rolled out a certification for ASCs that adopt and adhere to the standards it developed for safe, reliable outpatient hip and knee replacements. -
2 orthopedic groups with ASCs partner with insurers on bundled payments in the same week: 5 things to know
Over the past seven days, two major orthopedic groups with ASCs on opposite coasts signed partnerships with insurance companies to expand bundled payments. -
Dr. David Bindelglass named Connecticut hospital's Physician of the Year — 4 insights
Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital named David Bindelglass, MD, its 2018 Physician of the Year, the CT Post reports. -
Amid booming baby boomer business, millennial demand for orthopedic services rocketing — 5 insights
Orthopedic services are already in high demand because of an aging baby boomer population, but a new generation is causing demand to grow even higher, according to a recent survey from Cox Health Marketing. -
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center now offers less invasive hip replacement: 4 insights
Laguna Hills, Calif.-based MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center is now offering an anterior approach to hip replacement. -
Rick Epstein takes the reigns at OMNIlife science — 4 highlights
Former Sonoma Orthopedic Products President and CEO Rick Epstein joined OMNIlife science as CEO. -
DePuy Synthes' Attune Knee System improves quality of life, reduces length of stay — 3 insights
DePuy Synthes outlined the potential benefits of its Attune Knee System finding it improved patients' quality of life and reduced their total length of stay. -
Total joints in ASCs: 4 common questions answered
Outpatient total joint replacement volumes are expected to increase 104 percent in the next five years while inpatient volumes will likely decrease, according to The Advisory Board 2017 Orthopedics and Spine Market Trends report. -
Hoag Orthopedic Institute hosts 1st mock surgery event — 5 highlights
Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center – Newport Beach (Calif.) welcomed more than two dozen students to participate in a mock surgery. -
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford expands — 3 insights
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) opened a new location in the New Haven, Conn., area, Patch reports. -
Cumberland Valley Surgery Center completes 1st opioid-free TJR — 4 insights
Hagerstown, Md.-based Cumberland Valley Surgery Center completed its first total knee replacement without using opioids, the Herald-Mail reports. -
Outpatient THA: Your choice of implants can improve functional outcomes and reduce the risk of dislocation
With total hip arthroplasty, one of the main objectives is to provide a stable hip by restoring joint biomechanics. Failure to achieve this goal results in dislocation and may happen regardless of surgical approach.1 Dislocation after THA is the most common cause for revision hip surgery in the United States.2 Proper component position and soft tissue tension must be achieved during THA to reduce the risk of dislocation.3 -
Use of silver nylon dressing following TJR decreases infection rate — 7 study findings
Researchers discovered the use of a silver-nylon antimicrobial dressing significantly lowers the rate of postoperative prosthetic joint infections compared to standard dressings. -
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach reaches 10k milestone for robotic surgery
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach (Calif.) performed its 10,000th robotic surgery using the da Vinci system. -
Stryker CEO sees orthopedics moving to ASCs — But how fast?
During the first quarter earnings conference call, Cowen and Company's Joshua Jennings asked Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo his opinion on whether orthopedic surgeries and total joint replacements will move to ASCs. -
Drs. Kyle Stephens, David Long performing outpatient surgery at new locations
West Tennessee Bone & Joint surgeons Kyle Stephens, DO, and David Long, DPM, are treating patients at new locations, the Paris Post-Intelligencer reports. -
THA revision rate increasing for some age groups, but revisions as a whole are down
A study, published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, examined the rate of total hip arthroplasty revision surgeries for patients between 45 and 64 years.
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