Louis Levitt, MD, is vice president and secretary of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics. He shared his thoughts on why orthopedics is leading the shift of outpatient procedures to the ASC setting, and how more partnerships could affect ASCs.
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Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Aspen Surgery Center invested in the da Vinci X Surgical System, according to Devan Telken, director of business development at Surgery Partners.
Seven ASCs getting surgical robots:
Medicare's Procedure Price Lookup tool allows patients to compare the cost of services at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.
Brian Schwartz, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, shared his input on outpatient total joints with Becker's ASC Review. Note: Responses have been lightly edited for style and clarity.
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Three recent orthopedic ASC mergers and acquisitions:
ASC manager and developer Regent Surgical Health is now managing the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center in Franklin, Tenn., a joint venture between Williamson Medical Center and the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee.
Banner Health has acquired Phoenix Orthopedic Associates, a physician practice based in Glendale, Ariz., according to Arizona Big Media.
The global knee reconstruction market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 5.3 percent from 2019 to 2025, according to a June report by Infinium.
ASCs should carefully approach robotics purchasing and integration to make the hefty investment worthwhile, according to Andrea Lessner, BSN, RN, who shared her thoughts with The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.