Canadian patient, Lorna Mikkelson is back discussing her outpatient joint replacement experience. She goes into detail on her post-surgical pain management and home care. 

OrthoPod: Does it really work?

Destination Patients Pt. 2

Crossing the border for health care? Canadian patient, Lorna Mikkelson, discusses her experience traveling for state-of-the-art joint replacement care. 

Destination Patients Pt. 1

Richard Roux, MD hosts the Orthopod Podcast live from the SwiftPath Forum. Shawn West, MD, Medical Director for Premera Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska, joins the show. They discuss value-based care and the major entities at play. 

A Shared Approach to Healthcare

Richard Roux, MD hosts the Orthopod Podcast live from the SwiftPath Forum. Karen Rice, Physical Therapist, joins the show. They discuss patient-reported outcomes and how it drives change within her practice. 

Using Data To Drive Change

Richard Roux, MD hosts the Orthopod Podcast live from the SwiftPath Forum. Robert Greene, MD, surgeon, joins the show along with Physical Therapist, Karen Rice. They discuss new opioid regulations and how to manage patient expectations. 

Rethinking Your Delivery

Richard Roux, MD hosts the Orthopod Podcast live from the SwiftPath Forum. Rich is an orthopedic surgeon from Yakima, WA. He specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, and knee replacement. Kevin Plancher, MD, MPH, surgeon, and founder of the Orthopedic Summit (OSET), joins the show. They discuss the next transition in healthcare and how everyone can benefit. 

The Pinnacle Transition Point in Healthcare

Win Whitcomb, MD is the CMO for Remedy Partners - the largest convener in the United States. He & Craig McAllister, MD talk about the nation's reliance on fee for service and the opportunity and challenges of scaling value-based care programs. Listen to find out the benefits and challenges of value-based care for payers, purchasers, and providers.

Replacing Our Nation's Fragmented Care

Win Whitcomb, MD joins the show to discuss the risk and analytics in bundle selection.

The Responsibility of the Convener

Michael Ast, MD joins Craig McAllister, MD to discuss the ideal ambulatory surgery center for joint replacement. They talk about the value added from integrating technology into your ASC.

The Blueprint for a Successful ASC

Michael Ast, MD joins Craig McAllister, MD to discuss the direction of healthcare and outpatient joint replacement. They talk about commercial bundles, patient optimization and how to modify the modern joint replacement episode.

The Next Frontier in Outpatient Joint Replacement

Andrew Wickline, MD & Ira Kirschenbaum, MD debate rather or not robotics are incremental in joint replacement surgery.

Robotics Debate

Thomas Meade, MD joins the show to talk about alternatives to narcotics. Dr. Meade discusses using cannabis for post surgery recovery.

Relegating Opioids to the Bottom of the Pile

Thomas Meade, MD, Joint Replacement Surgeon, joins Craig McAllister, MD to discuss his experience transitioning from an inpatient hospital setting to the outpatient arena.

Outpatient Joint Replacement vs. Inpatient Joint Replacement

Vinod Dasa, MD, Joint Replacement Surgeon, Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at LSU, joins the show to discuss the proper role of the implant representative in the operating room.

The Proper Role of the Implant Representative w/ Vinod Dasa, MD

Matt Sato, Physical Therapist from Lake Washington Physical Therapy, joins the show to talk about the ever-changing landscape of healthcare. Matt discusses the physical therapist role in the transition to value based care.

The Changing Role of Physical Therapy in Value Based Care

Craig McAllister, MD explores the many facets of medical care: surgery, techniques, treatments, patient engagement, insurance, PT, and more, to examine what REALLY works.

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OrthoPod: Does it really work?

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