such great
results because
patients aren't
staying in the
hospital, they're
resting comfort-
ably at home.
After the rigors
of surgery, that's
where patients
want to be. By
bringing the ther-
apy to the patient, there is a higher level of compliance and carry-
over of the treatment sessions.
The key to
consistency
In addition, home recovery can provide a uniform post-op care regi-
men to patients who are spending the critical first few days following
their joint surgeries outside the strictly prescribed environment of the
hospital. Which is why 2 physicians with whom our nursing service
works have made it a standard part of their outpatient joints program.
When Ken Cherry, MD, and Christopher McClellan, DO, saw the
quality of results they were achieving with advanced implants and tar-
geted anesthesia, they began to forgo the average 3-day hospital stay
in favor of sending patients home 3 hours after their surgeries. (See
"Yes, You Can Do Same-Day Hips" in Outpatient Surgery
Magazine's March 2014 issue: osmag.net/VsGT4f.) Their practice, Same
Day Joints in Altoona, Pa., now consults with ASCs and hospitals
looking to bring outpatient hips and knees to their own ORs.
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z STEPS TOWARD THE DOOR Patients — and their insurers —
don't want hospital stays to be longer than absolutely necessary.
