Orthopedics / TJR

Michael Redler,, MD, is a founding partner of The Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn. He is a visiting assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of Virginia as well as an assistant clinical professor at the Frank…

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Hip Society, Knee Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons published their stance on outpatient joint replacement in the Journal of Arthroplasty.

Chelsea Shields Bahney, PhD, joined the Steadman Philippon Research Institute staff.

An article published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examined the increased prevalence of outpatient total knee arthroplasty, and how surgeons and health systems can adapt to the new trend.

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.

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…

There are a variety of reasons why total knee replacements are becoming outpatient procedures, according to the Healthcare Financial Management Association.