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ith a million patients getting knees
and hips replaced at outpatient facil-
ities each year and millions more
expected to seek out the procedures
in the coming years, now's the time
to seriously consider adding total joints to your case mix.
Excelsior Orthopaedics in Amherst, N.Y., recently complet-
ed its first year of replacing hips, knees and shoulders at
its physician-owned surgery center. At OR Excellence dur-
ing "Build a World-Class Outpatient Total Joints
Program," a special 3-hour workshop on the conference's
opening morning, business and clinical leaders from
Excelsior will break down the keys to adding same-day
joints, from selecting the right patients to managing recov-
eries to getting paid and profiting.
• Why now is the time. Patients who are seeking joint
replacements are significantly younger and healthier than
they were 10 or 15 years ago, says Andrew Stoeckl, MD.
That, combined with the new economics of health care,
has changed the philosophy on where joint replacements
need to be done. Not every patient needs to have joints
replaced in the hospital setting.
• A strong foundation. It's essential to have a physician
leader who wants to make the program work, mostly
Andrew Stoeckl, MD
Partner
Excelsior Orthopaedics
So, You Want to
Add Outpatient Total Joints?
Learn the ins and outs of building a world-class
program from the team that's already done it.
Special ORX Workshop
David Uba, MBA
CEO
Excelsior Orthopaedics
Nicholas J. Violante, DO
Partner
Excelsior Orthopaedics