Orthopedics / TJR

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.

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.