Orthopedics / TJR

Five ASCs with orthopedic and spine services were recently opened or announced:

There are more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) across the U.S. where surgeons perform total joint replacements, and that number is expected to grow due to regulator updates and a focus on value-based care.

Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists made a number of operational changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute and Baptist Health have postponed procedures at two surgery centers to comply with guidance from the government, according to NorthEscambia.com.

  The Oregon Surgical Institute in Beaverton, Ore., an ASC dedicated solely to outpatient joint replacements, opened last year. Two of the institutes partner surgeons, Drs. Jim Ballard and Chris Nanson, shared their thoughts on their experience opening the center…

  Alejandro Badia, MD, is the founder of the OrthoNOW orthopedic walk-in clinics. Dr. Badia specializes in hand and upper extremity surgery, and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Here, Dr. Badia shares his thoughts on private…

  Four recently opened or announced orthopedic ASCs:

Muve Health opened a hyper-specialty total joint replacement center in Warminster, Pa., the organization announced March 16.

Congressional candidate Knute Buehler, MD, was endorsed March 12 by the Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Adding total joints to an ASC is becoming a lucrative prospect as the Baby Boomer population ages and technology improves. According to data1 from the Advisory Board Market Scenario Planner, the number of joint replacements done in the ambulatory setting…