Bundled payment models, improvements in patient recovery and financial pressures are driving joint replacements to ASCs, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.
The key details to know:
1. By 2026, more than half of all primary joint replacements could be performed in an outpatient setting, according to predictions in the Journal of Arthroplasty.
2. Differences between hospitals and ASCs mean arthroplasty surgeons must carefully select and prepare patients before surgery.
3. Preparing patients involves setting expectations, establishing communication and identifying the patient's caregivers.
4. Surgeons should also consider developing protocols in a hospital setting before moving cases to an ASC.
5. Researchers concluded, "Arthroplasty surgeons will continue to protect patients by developing protocols and preparing patients appropriately for care in an ASC."