Jon Cornelius, MD, of Lebanon, Tenn.-based Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics, spoke about outpatient joint replacement using robotics with the Lebanon (Tenn.) Democrat.
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Here are eight studies on outpatient joint replacement covered by Becker's ASC Review so far in 2019:
A new study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty examined outpatient total joint replacements and one-night inpatient joint replacements to compare the burden of care for surgeons.
Patients in Batavia, N.Y. no longer need to drive to Buffalo, N.Y., or Rochester, N.Y., for a hip replacement thanks to Nicholas Loffredo, MD, Buffalo Business First reports.
A bundled payment program can lower 90-day episode of care costs for Medicare patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.
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Anticholinergics and cholinesterase inhibitors during anesthesia may need to be avoided in patients undergoing outpatient total joint arthroplasty in an ASC due to the risk of postoperative urinary retention, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.
Total joint replacements in ASCs are increasing in popularity and becoming more common. The shift to value-based care, insurance coverage expansion and studies showing good patient outcomes in the outpatient setting are just some of the trends driving total joints…
ORHub entered into the Midwestern market through signing a new contract with the Metropolis, Ill.-based The Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center.
Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health and two physician groups reached a settlement with the state of Washington over a lawsuit claiming the organizations' arrangements violated antitrust laws, according to the Kitsap Sun, part of the USA Today Network.
Reevaluating precautions for hip surgery and moving toward short-stay and outpatient surgery are two ways researchers examined necessary interventions for hip replacement patients, according to research conducted by New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery presented at the 2019 American…