FEATURE: Improve Outcomes in TJRs

Improve Outcomes in TJRs

Patient engagement and education are critical

BY ROBERT KURTZ   |  MAY 2019

TJRs

Some of the most important work that goes into providing patients with optimal TJR outcomes happens well before patients undergo surgery.

Improve Outcomes in TJRs

Patient engagement and education are critical

BY ROBERT KURTZ   |  MAY 2019

Total joint replacement in an ASC was once a far-fetched idea, but now surgeons are performing these procedures safely in surgery centers every day. With private payers coming on board and Medicare weighing whether to provide coverage, surgery centers have an opportunity to become the preferred site for an increasing number of total joint replacements (TJR).

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