Total Joints: Bundled Payments Driving Procedural Innovation
Executive Summary
Manufacturers bracing for CMS' new mandatory bundled payment program for total hip and knee replacement surgery may be able to breathe a sigh of relief as hospitals are expected to target post-acute-care rather than implants to bring down costs. Amid these changes, orthopedic manufacturers are helping hospitals address bundled payments by developing innovative solutions that improve procedural efficiencies, recovery times, costs and patient outcomes, including outpatient total joint surgery, robotics, custom implants, and patient-specific instrumentation.
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