CMS' 2019 physician fee schedule includes potentially misvalued codes for total hip and knee arthroplasty, according to the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
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Reduce Revisions, a program led by an editorial board composed of orthopedic surgeons specializing in total joint arthroplasty, launched with the goal of measurably improving outcomes of total joint arthroplasty.
Research published in Acta Orthopaedics examined the time-driven activity-based cost of outpatient total hip and knee arthroplasty.
A new report published in the Journal of Arthroplasty outlined the impact of CMS removing total knee arthroplasty from the inpatient-only list.
With about 50 percent of joint replacements, including partial and total joints, predicted to be conducted in an outpatient setting in the next 10 years, ASC leaders can expect to see more patients seeking partial knee replacements. To improve patient outcomes…
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There are a variety of reasons why total knee replacements are becoming outpatient procedures, according to the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics and Johnston, R.I.-based The Center for Orthopaedics will enter into a partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
The American Joint Replacement Registry released its 2018 Annual Report on patient outcomes after hip and knee arthroplasty procedures, including those performed at ASCs.
The Cleveland Clinic outlined three benefits to using robots in joint replacement surgery on the Health Essentials blog.
Research published in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia detailed the outcomes associated with the use of peripheral nerve blocks in ambulatory shoulder surgery.