Robotic-assisted joint reconstruction has reshaped how surgeons plan and perform total joint procedures. Most of the attention goes to implant positioning and surgical precision. Far less goes to the operating room that has to support those procedures day after day.
As total joint replacements move into ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), that gap becomes a financial problem. Instrument management, sterile processing, inventory utilization and OR throughput now decide whether an outpatient joint program is sustainable or quietly loses money.
Join orthopedic surgeon and joint reconstruction specialist James Germano, MD, for a discussion on what it takes to run an efficient, safe and financially durable outpatient joint program.
In this discussion, you’ll learn:
- Where outpatient total joint programs lose efficiency and margin
- How to improve OR throughput without compromising patient safety
- Why collaboration across surgeons, sterile processing, infection prevention and supply chain is critical
- How operational design shapes ASC profitability and long-term growth