points out that patients with commercial insurance, which will pay
more than Medicare for bundles of care that include use of robotics,
often seek out facilities where they can have their knees replaced by
surgeons who operate with the latest technology. "From a financial
standpoint, the return on investment is fairly straightforward," says
Dr. Illgen.
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A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 1 5
• DIALED IN It takes surgeons a few extra minutes to register the knee's anatomy to
the robot's navigation system, but improved outcomes are worth the wait.
Cleveland
Clinic
"Patients do
well following
manual surgery,
but they do
better when
procedures are
performed with
a robot."
— Richard Illgen, MD
