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million patients will
undergo outpatient hip
and knee replacements
by 2030. Already,
between 10% and 12% of
our total knee cases are
being done in the surgery
center. We're waiting,
along with everyone else,
for Medicare to remove
knees from the inpatient-
only list. I keep hearing
that's going to happen
this year, but, then again,
I also heard that last
year. There's a
groundswell of evidence
to support the safety and
efficacy of same-day
joint replacements and
it's becoming the stan-
dard of care within our
community, so it doesn't
make sense for Medicare
to keep it on the list for
much longer. When it
finally does come off,
demand will increase
even more. We have a lot
• TOTAL JOINT SUCCESS Learn how to build and grow a successful same-day total joint
program from the team at Excelsior Orthopedics in Amherst, N.Y., including surgeon Andrew
Stoeckl, MD.
• TEAM EXCELSIOR The team at Excelsior Orthopaedics in Amherst, N.Y., one of the lead-
ing same-day total joint programs in the country, returns to ORX to share their top tips for
enhancing outcomes and maximizing revenues. From left to right: administrator Jeannette
Moretti, RN, CNOR, CEO David Uba, MBA, and surgeons Andrew Stoeckl, MD, and Nicholas
Violante, DO.
