Frank J. Pompo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Litchfield Hills Surgery Center in Torrington, Conn. performed the ASC's first unicompartmental knee replacement.
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Andrea Lessner, BSN, RN, total joint coordinator of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based North Valley Surgery Center — an HonorHealth affiliate managed by Sovereign Healthcare — told Becker's ASC Review about four key elements of a successful outpatient total joint program.
Payer contracts, surgeon leadership, clinical pathways and a commitment to superior care are the key elements of a successful outpatient total joint program, according to Andrea Lessner, BSN, RN, total joint coordinator of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based North Valley Surgery Center, an…
A new Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center office is set to open Sept. 16 in Broadview Heights, Ohio.
Surgeons at OrthoArizona's Gateway Surgery Center in Phoenix are now performing anterior hip replacements.
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The Suffern, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan Hospital opened its new orthopedic surgery center Aug. 20, according to the Rockland Times.
The following seven practices have added total joint procedures in 2019:
Total knee and hip replacements are moving into the outpatient setting, but the transition may be slower than expected.
CMS proposed a payment rate of $8,639.97 for total knee arthroplasty in its 2020 outpatient and ASC prospective payment system proposed rule.
Brian Busconi, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and chief of the division of Sports Medicine at Worcester-based UMass Memorial Medical Center. He is also the medical director at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury (Mass) where he also performs surgery. After…