Q: What would you say is the biggest threat or competition for doing these procedures?īS: I think the biggest threat or competition would be doing procedures in the hospital setting. I think outpatient total joint replacement is definitely the future and will continue to grow. Obviously not all Medicare patients are meant for the outpatient total joint replacement, but there's certainly a percentage of patients that are healthy enough to be treated in an outpatient setting. With the new CMS rules in 2020, we'll be able to perform Medicare patients’ total knees as outpatients. Brian Schwartz: It's definitely a growing segment of the portion of total joints that we're doing. Question: What changes or opportunities are you expecting to see for outpatient total joints?ĭr. Note: Responses have been lightly edited for style and clarity. Missouri physician pleads guilty to $537K Medicare fraud schemeīrian Schwartz, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, shared his input on outpatient total joints with Becker's ASC Review. Massachusetts physicians charged with tax evasion and fraud.North Carolina cardiologist to pay $5M over allegations of false Medicare, Medicaid claims.Oklahoma physician, pharmacist charged with manslaughter in patient death.CMS adds physician owner waiver for Stark law.Texas physician sentenced for overprescribing opioids.New York physician sues employer for alleged bias.The wealthiest US physician is worth $22.6B.ASC operator Envision to file for bankruptcy.2 more eye drops recalled in response to contamination risks.Optum, CVS Health aren't playing around.Louisiana physician sentenced for controlled substance distribution.Nevada physician sued for negligence, wrongful death.The healthcare trends scaring physicians.Florida physician pleads guilty in $2.6M Medicare fraud scheme.New Jersey suspends physician's license following prescription drug offense.Florida lawmakers pass bill banning optometrists from calling themselves physicians.Delaware pain physician convicted of $5M healthcare fraud scheme.Pennsylvania physician sentenced to 2 years for 'pill mill'.Georgia physician found liable for $1.1M in false claims.Former Ohio physician found guilty of illegally prescribing opioids.
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