The cost of OR time is $46.04 per minute

T Smith, J Evans, K Moriel, M Tihista… - Journal of …, 2022 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to establish a consensus estimate of operating room
cost per minute based on currently published literature. Design: Literature review. Main …

[HTML][HTML] Business articles in shoulder and elbow surgery support outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty and identify factors impacting surgery cost: review of shoulder …

C Johnson, A Folsom, F Powlan… - Journal of …, 2022 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: Review business related shoulder and elbow articles in tope general
orthopaedic journals and compare to top shoulder and elbow subspecialty journals. Design …

A High Proportion of Orthopaedic Hand Trauma Transfers are Unnecessary: A Systematic Review

C Johnson, C Hernandez, C Bacak… - Journal of …, 2024 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of inappropriate hand
trauma tranfers and related medical and economic impact based on currently published …

Use, refine, repeat: implementation of a mobile application for patient education

B Childs, M Breslin, A Swetz, M Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2022 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: To identify how implementation strategies impact adoption of a patient education
application by orthopaedic trauma providers and patients. Design: Unstructured narrative …

Business articles in spine journals focus primarily on fusion and identify factors impacting surgery and costs

ND Thomas, T Hmissa, C Bacak… - Journal of …, 2023 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: Review and analyze business related spine articles in top general orthopaedic
journals and compare to top subspecialty spine journals. Design: Literature Review …

Cost of anesthetic supplies and staffing for operative anesthesia is $8.62 per minute

A Yoon, AK Nguyen, MC Tihista… - Journal of …, 2023 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to characterize the cost per minute for anesthesia
care in the operating room based on currently published literature. Design: Systematic …

Markov Models for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Knee Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review

MB Transtrum, B Childs, C Bacak… - Journal of …, 2024 - jorthobusiness.org
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to review the existing literature on the cost-
effectiveness of knee arthroscopy procedures with the objective of assessing the variability …

Cost of TKA implant averages $5,336 and contributes 22% of the total cost of a primary TKA

AK Nguyen, B Childs, CB MD… - Journal of …, 2024 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to characterize the percent contribution of the cost of
the standard knee implant to the total cost of a primary TKA based on currently published …

Billing and Coding Education and Knowledge Among Military Orthopaedic Surgeons

M Mangini, T Dowd, R Cuenca - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2022 - jorthobusiness.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current level of billing and coding
knowledge among resident and staff military orthopaedic surgeons. Design: Prospective …

[HTML][HTML] It's Time to Get Serious About Teaching Business in Orthopaedics

M Eckhoff - Journal of Orthopaedic Business, 2023 - jorthobusiness.org
Surgeons go into medicine to help people and make a difference, not to run a business. Our
altruistic motivations can conflict with the reality of patient care costs, poor management, and …