Total joint replacement surgery has changed significantly in the past 20 years and is increasingly migrating to the outpatient setting, according to ASA Monitor.
Here are three things to know:
1. Increased awareness of appropriate patient selection, patient readiness and financial considerations are driving this change.
2. In 2014, Medicare TJR payments were estimated to exceed $50,000 per case, paying more than $7 billion in total. Private health plans paid between $26,000 to$40,000 per TJRs nationally in 2016.
3. By performing TJRs on an outpatient basis, costs can be reduced by at least 20 percent.
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