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Regent ASC successfully launches total joint program in 6th month of operation
A Franklin, Tenn.-based ASC is launching a total joint program just six months after opening. -
Ohio health system opening orthopedic center — 3 insights
Zanesville, Ohio-based Genesis HealthCare System is building an orthopedic care center to consolidate all its orthopedic services into one building, CantonRep.com reports. -
5 ASCs introducing total joints in 2020
ASCs performing same-day total joint replacement have been "made all the more important by the recent coronavirus epidemic," said Thomas Vikoren, MD, in a May interview with the Bucks County Courier Times. -
Virginia surgery center adds TKR to offerings
Surgical Suites of Coastal Virginia logged its first outpatient total knee replacement in late July. -
Connecticut ASC invests in robotics — 3 details
Danbury-based Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center is now equipped with Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics system, according to a July 29 announcement. -
Oregon ASC aims to stand out with Stryker robot
Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Surgicenter now uses Stryker's Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System in total joint replacements. -
Ohio ASC surgeon uses rare robot in 5 knee patients — 4 details
This month, Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro's Mark Gittins, DO, became one of three orthopedic surgeons in the world to use Smith+Nephew's new hand-held robotics platform, the CORI Surgical System. -
Freestanding ASC brings Zimmer Biomet robot to South Carolina
The Surgery Center at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery in Columbia, S.C., completed its first cases using Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee System. -
Denver hospital using new total hip replacement procedure — What ASCs should know
Denver-based Swedish Medical Center is using Portal Assisted Total and Hip, a new hip replacement procedure going by the acronym PATH, local NBC affiliate 9News reports. -
Catholic Health, local surgeons partner for orthopedic clinical management program
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health and a group of local surgeons partnered to create the Catholic Health Orthopedic Management Co., in an attempt to standardize practices, processes and procedures across the healthcare system, Buffalo Business First reports. -
Illinois ASC debuts outpatient total joints
Schaumburg, Ill.-based Barrington Orthopedic Specialists is now offering outpatient total joint replacement at Schaumburg Surgery Center. -
14 celebrities who have undergone hip surgeries
Fourteen celebrities who have had total hip replacements: -
CMS to reimburse for regenerative orthopedic product in ASCs
CMS updated the reimbursement calculation for Wright Medical's Augment regenerative solutions to allow for Medicare beneficiaries to undergo procedures with the product in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments. -
Alaska ASC is state's 1st to integrate total joint robot — 3 details
The Surgery Center of Wasilla (Alaska) is the first outpatient surgery center in the state to offer robotic-assisted total joint technology. -
7 new orthopedic, spine ASCs in June
Seven surgery centers offering orthopedic and spine services were opened or announced in June: -
Decreasing length of stay for TKA patients: 4 new study findings
Enhanced multimodal treatment protocols can shorten length of stay for total knee arthroplasty patients, according to new research published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation. -
Nevada orthopedic practice, not-for-profit integrated health network partner
Reno (Nev.) Orthopedic Clinic and Reno-based Renown Health partnered to enhance orthopedic service offerings in the greater Reno area. -
Dr. Jeffrey Gross: Safety compliance key to avoiding further hospital spine surgery cancellations
Safety compliance will be essential for hospitals to avoid further inpatient spine surgery cancellations, according to neurosurgeon Jeffrey Gross, MD. -
Ransomware attack hits Florida orthopedic practice: 3 details
Florida Orthopaedic Institute reported a ransomware attack on its servers that impacted patient data. -
COVID-19 leads ASC to add total joints earlier than planned: 5 insights
DuPage Medical Group's ASC in Lombard, Ill., logged its first total joint replacement surgery May 22, according to Maria McGowan, senior vice president of marketing for the group.
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