Daniel Hoeffel, MD, an arthritis and joint reconstruction specialist practicing in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, shared his insights on the importance of data collection in outpatient arthroplasty in the latest edition of the ASCA's ASC Physician Focus newsletter.
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The Joint Commission's advanced total hip and total knee replacement certification is now a mandatory element for ASCs earning the Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association's Blue Distinction Center of Excellence distinction.
The prices of orthopedic implants can cause drastic variation in the cost of routine surgeries, and startup OptioSurgical aims to address that, Denver Business Journal reports.
Electronic medical record implementation took approximately six months and led to reduced patient and provider interaction in one outpatient orthopedic clinic, according to a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
The need for Efficiency Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is well established as a clinically successful and cost-effective procedure for alleviating pain, restoring function and enabling a higher quality of life for patients with advanced osteoarthritis. These positive outcomes have driven…
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Orthopedics and spine are evolving specialties for the outpatient and ambulatory surgery center space.
Matthew Price, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Louisville, Ky.-based Ellis & Badenhausen Orthopaedics, shared his experience transitioning to outpatient total hip arthroplasty in ASCs and hospitals on Exactech's blog.
Research published in The Journal of Arthroplasty found performing an Outpatient Arthroplasty Risk Assessment helps identify which patients are appropriate for outpatient total joint arthroplasty.
Thomas K. Miller, MD, is the sports medicine section chief at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va.
Jim Ballard, MD, and Chris Nanson, MD, two surgeons practicing at Beaverton-based Oregon Surgical Institute, an ASC specializing in total joint replacement, pain management and orthopedic surgery, shared their experience opening a new ASC with Regent Surgical Health.