Becker's ASC Review

30 ORTHOPEDICS Orthopedic procedure volume grows in the ASC, outpatient settings: 10 key statistics By Rachel Popa T he percent of inpatient procedures decreased while the percent of outpa- tient and ASC procedures increased compared to a year ago, according to a Leer- ink Partners survey conducted in June. Leerink surveyed 47 hospital administrators on bundled payments to create the report. Here are 10 statistics on the percent of procedures performed in outpatient or ASC settings, comparing the past 12 months with the increase expected in the next 12: Hip Past 12 months: ASC: 7 percent Outpatient: 17 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 7 percent Outpatient: 19 percent Knee Past 12 months: ASC: 12 percent Outpatient: 25 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 13 percent Outpatient: 26 percent Spine Past 12 months: ASC: 10 percent Outpatient: 20 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 11 percent Outpatient: 20 percent Cardiac surgery Past 12 months: ASC: 9 percent Outpatient: 9 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 7 percent Outpatient: 12 percent Interventional cardiology Past 12 months: ASC: 6 percent Outpatient: 31 percent Next 12 months ASC: 6 percent Outpatient: 34 percent Electrophysiology Past 12 months: ASC: 9 percent Outpatient: 39 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 10 percent Outpatient: 40 percent ENT Past 12 months: ASC: 15 percent Outpatient: 46 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 16 percent Outpatient: 47 percent Gynecology Past 12 months: ASC: 15 percent Outpatient: 39 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 17 percent Outpatient: 39 percent Urology Past 12 months: ASC: 15 percent Outpatient 42 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 17 percent Outpatient: 43 percent Other Past 12 months: ASC: 15 percent Outpatient: 28 percent Next 12 months: ASC: 16 percent Outpatient: 28 percent n UC Davis Health welcomes new orthopedic surgery chair: 5 details By Mackenzie Garrity S arcoma specialist R. Lor Randall, MD, joined Sacramento-based UC Davis Health as its chair of orthopedic surgery. Here are five details: 1. Dr. Randall became the David Linn Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery in addition to his role as chair of orthopedic surgery. 2. Dr. Randall comes to UC Davis from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he launched the Huntsman- Intermountain Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Care Program. 3. In his new role, Dr. Randall will lead 70 surgeons, physi- cians, researchers and trainees. The team has an interna- tional reputation for developing new therapies, including stem cell therapies to repair cartilage and bone. 4. He has published more than 175 peer-reviewed articles as well as chapters and abstracts on sarcoma surgery and biology. 5. After earning his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., Dr. Randall went on to complete fellowship training at Seattle-based University of Washington Fred Hutchison Cancer Center. n

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