Black and Hispanic patients are about 20 percent less likely than white patients to receive outpatient care, according to a new study published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
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Novant Health opened its $3 million, 13,000-square-foot clinic in Charlotte, N.C., March 6.
Three ASCs adding or expanding total joint programs:
Physicians at the Christus Santa Rosa Surgery Center in New Braunfels, Texas, recently performed the center's first total joint replacement.
Green Bay, Wis.-based Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists moved its Oconto Falls clinic to a space in HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital, also in Oconto Falls, Gillett News reports.
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Oak Orthopedics is now a part of Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, one of the largest independent, physician-owned orthopedic practices in the state.
Christus Surgery Center-New Braunfels (Texas) introduced total joint procedures, according to Corridor News.
William Balcom, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury, Mass., recently performed the first outpatient total knee replacement at an ASC in Worcester County. Dr. Balcom spoke with Becker's about setting up the program, potential challenges…
Orthopedic surgeons generate over $3 million for hospitals, on average according to a survey conducted by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins.
CMS added total knee replacement to the ASC-payables list for 2020, and with it, a flux of patients are expected to migrate to the outpatient space. Centers can capitalize on the extra surgical volume, but Medicare's reimbursement rate will require…