Using data on case volumes for 16 large practices in seven states over a period of five years, ABC identified the number of TKAs performed in hospital inpatient and outpatient settings.
2015
Inpatient: 5,982
Outpatient: 1,603
2016
Inpatient: 7,773
Outpatient: 363
2017
Inpatient: 9,593
Outpatient: 433
2018
Inpatient: 8,199
Outpatient: 2,215
2019
Inpatient: 5,677
Outpatient: 1,707
Change from 2015 to 2019
Inpatient: -305
Outpatient: 104
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