Orthopedics For the 10th straight year, Vanderbilt Health surgeons and staff spent a day providing free surgical care to qualifying uninsured and underinsured Middle Tennesseans. Vanderbilt Health’s Orthopaedics Outreach Day, which has occurred every year since 2017, finds its surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and medical students volunteering to provide free surgical care.…
A new article in press in The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery examines the “changing dynamics of ankle fracture care across emergency, inpatient, and ambulatory settings.” Researchers from Medical College of Georgia at Augusta (Ga.) University, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at…
A new study published ahead of print in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons forecasts U.S. total knee arthroplasty (TKA) volumes to 2040, stating that “the shift to ambulatory surgery centers has just begun. Noting that policy changes, including removal from CMS’ Inpatient-Only (IPO) list, along with…
A new single-center, double-blind, prospective, superiority randomized controlled trial published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine compares continuous femoral nerve blocks (CFNB) and continuous adductor canal blocks (CACB) for outpatient anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. The researchers, noting that the “comparative opioid-sparing and functional outcomes” of the two approaches are…
Axios has published a report that examines how “an overhaul of how Medicare pays hospitals for joint replacements could pare hundreds of millions of dollars in program spending while getting facilities to pay closer attention to the cost and quality of care.” The report was prompted by CMS’ expansion of…
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has published results of its AAOS Member Insights Panel, a national research panel of 524 orthopedic surgeons, on numerous issues that relate to their practice. AAOS states that the panel “captures surgeons’ views and experiences with innovation, technology, and the products and services…
A new research article published in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty quantifies the economic advantage of outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). Researchers from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Nova Southeastern University, The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of San Antonio, Hoag Orthopaedics, St. Charles Center for…
According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Rothman Orthopaedics plans to open three surgery centers and add more physicians over the next year in its home Philadelphia area. “Our biggest priority in the near term is strengthening our core business here, in Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey,” Rothman CEO…
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has released its first-ever Orthopaedic Industry Report, “a new market intelligence resource that synthesizes data and insights from across the continuum of orthopedic care to help healthcare leaders understand the trends shaping the orthopedic market and musculoskeletal care delivery.” States AAOS, “Healthcare organizations across…
According to a report by trade publication Construction Owners, design-build construction firm BBL has completed a 113,000-square-foot orthopedic medical campus for ORA Orthopedics. The campus in Bettendorf, Iowa, includes an ASC with 10 ORs and two procedure rooms, an orthopedic clinic, imaging, physical therapy and aquatic therapy services. It will…
