Orthopedics / TJR

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…

Total joint replacements are increasingly moving to the outpatient setting.

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.

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. 

Over the past seven days, two major orthopedic groups with ASCs on opposite coasts signed partnerships with insurance companies to expand bundled payments.

Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital named David Bindelglass, MD, its 2018 Physician of the Year, the CT Post reports.

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.

Laguna Hills, Calif.-based MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center is now offering an anterior approach to hip replacement.

Former Sonoma Orthopedic Products President and CEO Rick Epstein joined OMNIlife science as CEO.

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.