social media to reach so many more joint replacement candidates
than they could in the past. It's been fascinating to see and has helped
to spread the word about our program organically.
Our hospital is part of Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint
Replacement (CJR)
program. The pro-
gram will pay hospi-
tals a single bundled
amount for an
episode of care,
which begins at the
hospitalization of a
beneficiary who
undergoes major
lower extremity joint
replacement and ends
90 days post-dis-
charge after what is
assumed will be a
complete recovery
period. The program,
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Patients who receive
twilight sedation
awake clear-headed,
ready to walk, hungry
and feeling remarkably
good, considering the
procedure they just
underwent.
