Six orthopedic surgeons on state of the ASC industry:

Paul Thomas, MD, performed the first surgery at Franklin-based Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee's new surgery center Feb. 6, according to practice CEO Darren Harris. 

OrthoVirginia's David Novak, MD, performed Northern Virginia's first navigated shoulder replacement, according to Evan Fowler, a sales representative for Exactech, Trimed and Axogen.

ASCs across the U.S. are adding orthopedics and total joint replacement programs as more cases are migrating to the outpatient setting. The first step is developing programs with great outcomes to serve patients; the next goal is for the total joint program to deliver quadruple aim care.

The Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Youngstown, Ohio, is now offering total hip replacements as well as total and partial knee replacements with Stryker's Mako robotic system.

Five orthopedic surgeons shared their thoughts on key trends with Becker's ASC Review:

MSA Orthopedics in Albany, Ga., is now using the SwiftPath care management method for outpatient total hip and knee replacements.

Veronica Diaz, MD, is the medical director of orthopedics at Boca Raton, Fla.-based healthcare software company Modernizing Medicine. Here, she shares her thoughts on outpatient orthopedics, private equity and the ASC industry.

Three orthopedic ASCs opened or announced in January:

W. Randall Schultz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Texas Orthopedics in Austin. Here, he shares his thoughts on outpatient orthopedics.

Brian P. McKeon, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston and was head team physician for the NBA's Boston Celtics from 2005 to 2017. Here, he shares his thoughts on outpatient orthopedics.

Michael Chmell, MD, is the medical director of Rockford-based OrthoIllinois Surgery Center. Here, he shares the top orthopedic trends and tips on how to get a total joint program off the ground.

Surgeons at the St. George Surgical Center in Utah are now using the NAVIO robotic-assisted surgical system from Smith & Nephew for knee replacement surgery, according to the St. George News.

The volume of total joint replacements in ASCs is increasing. The shift to value-based care, insurance coverage expansion and studies showing good patient outcomes in the outpatient setting are just some of the trends driving total joints outpatient.

Marcus A. Rothermich, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala. Here, he shares his thoughts on outpatient orthopedics.

Five orthopedic surgeons shared their thoughts on private equity with Becker's ASC Review:

Rajit Kamal, vice president and global franchise leader, knees at DePuy Synthes, answers five questions about outpatient knee replacement technology.

David J. Jacofsky, MD, is chairman and CEO of HOPCo, a physician-led orthopedic management company and the CORE Institute, an orthopedic practice with locations in Michigan and Arizona Here, he shares his thoughts on outpatient orthopedics, private equity and more.

Nikhil N. Verma MD, is a professor and director in the division of sports medicine at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago. Here, he shares his thoughts on outpatient orthopedics.

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, a physician-owned hospital network, is expanding its facility in Kent, Ohio.