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OR Excellence Session Previews - June 2016

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6 4 S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E J U N E 2 0 1 6 W 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

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