Not Just for Research Anymore: The Usefulness of PROMs in Clinical Practice

Meredith L. Grogan Moore, BS; Prakash Jayakumar, MBBS, DPhil; Karl Koenig, MD, MS

The utilization of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has been driven by a growing interest in understanding patients’ perceptions of their physical and psychosocial health and outcomes of treatment. Although most agree with this general direction, the institutional uptake of PROMs at the point of care is highly variable, with a range of logistical, cultural, and clinical barriers to adoption.

Ambulatory Surgery Centers Versus Hospital-based Outpatient Departments: What’s the Difference?

Miho J. Tanaka, MD

When performing outpatient procedures, many orthopaedic surgeons operate in either an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) or a hospital-based outpatient department (HOPD). Although some of the workflows and services offered may appear similar between the two, the background operations are substantially different from business and regulatory perspectives.

How to Bill and Get Paid for Unlisted Procedures

Cheryl Toth, MBA

Orthopaedic surgeons often perform procedures for which no specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) exists. For example, hip surgeons often are frustrated that there are no codes for periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) or labral reconstruction.

A Snapshot of U.S. Orthopaedic Surgeons: Results from the 2018 OPUS Survey

John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA

The Orthopaedic Practice in the United States (OPUS) Survey, also known as the orthopaedic Census Survey, gathers demographics and practice data on U.S. orthopaedic surgeons. This article features changes that have occurred in the orthopaedic workforce over a 10-year period between 2008 and 2018.