surgeons
-
COVID-19
More than half of patients feel somewhat safe about returning for elective procedures
May 29, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor As the surge in COVID-19 patients begins to recede in some areas of…
Read More » -
COVID-19
7,000 Surgeries to Make Up: HSS Surgeon-in-Chief Bryan Kelly, M.D., M.B.A., Talks Reopening
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Dr. Bryan T. Kelly, Surgeon-in-Chiefand Medical Director at HSS 7,000…that is roughly the number of…
Read More » -
COVID-19
“Reopening” Blog…Perspectives and Protocols – (5/27/2020)
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. As decision makers cautiously begin to allow the resumption of elective procedures, OSN is talking…
Read More » -
COVID-19
Hospitals begin road to recovery
May 14, 2020 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor Hospitals want and need to get back to semi-normal, having suffered enormous financial…
Read More » -
COVID-19
Richard Iorio, M.D., Brigham and Women’s Chief of Total Joints, Discusses “Reopening”
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Looking for signposts as you make your way through the jungle of reopening elective surgeries?…
Read More » -
Extremities
Managing Your Orthopaedic Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
ROSEMONT, Ill., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation that has raised healthcare questions for patients of…
Read More » -
COVID-19
Michigan hospitals begin to conduct more surgeries, procedures
May 2, 2020 / Jay Greene Trinity Health Michigan, Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health in southeast Michigan are…
Read More » -
Hospitals
Silony Medical’s Process Advisory Board
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 24, 2020 What can a scrub tech tell you about instrument design? Quite a…
Read More » -
COVID-19
COVID-19: The Pathway Back to Elective Surgery
April 10, 2020 / Karin Best Nitin Khanna M.D.Spine Care Specialists,Munster, Indiana The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has taken the world…
Read More » -
COVID-19
CMS details how hospitals can reopen as COVID-19 surge passes
April 19, 2020 / ERICA TEICHERT The CMS on Sunday released guidelines for hospitals to restart elective surgeries while maintaining their ability…
Read More » -
COVID-19
First Katrina, Now COVID19: Week Three From LSU
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 17, 2020 With New Orleans hospitals admitting fewer Covid patients, local physicians are wondering…
Read More » -
Spine
Elective, outpatient surgery begin to return — insights for spine surgeons
April 17, 2020 / Written by Laura Dyrda Elective and outpatient surgeries are beginning to return in some communities, which…
Read More » -
Recon
How ASCs can solve the value equation with total knee replacements
April 15, 2020 / Written by Staff There are more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) across the U.S. where…
Read More » -
COVID-19
Will ASCs Sink or Swim During the Covid Deluge?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 15, 2020 All things considered, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are the new kids on…
Read More » -
Extremities
‘For Such A Time As This – OrthoChallenge’ Seek Ideas to Help Orthopedic Patients Awaiting Elective Surgeries
ALACHUA, Fla., April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Due to COVID-19, thousands of orthopedic patients have experienced a sudden cancellation of scheduled hip,…
Read More »