The trend towards ambulatory surgery for procedures previously limited to the inpatient setting is well established. [6,7,8,9,10,11] Trends in spinal surgery towards less invasive approaches and ...

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Both outpatient and inpatient volumes declined in July versus the previous month, with outpatient numbers decreasing slightly more than inpatient, according to the most recent National Hospital Flash ...

Medicare patients increasingly fall into a "medical necessity" gray area between inpatient admission and observation/outpatient designation. Often, however, and much ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inpatient vs. outpatient fast-track total knee arthroplasties yielded similar outcomes. Inpatient vs. outpatient ...

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The surgical site infection risk is low for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Researchers from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s ...

Inpatient rehab programs are designed to provide comprehensive care within a hospital or 24/7 staff-monitored treatment facility. These programs typically last from one to three months and require ...

CMS’ decision to phase out the inpatient-only list over three years is expected to accelerate the migration of procedures to outpatient settings, particularly ASCs. The policy would eliminate a ...

Both outpatient and inpatient volumes improved in August versus the previous month, reversing some decline seen in July over June, according to the most recent “National Hospital Flash Report” from ...