Home discharge safe for total joint patients who live alone, study finds Patients who live alone can effectively recover from total hip or total knee replacement surgery at home, according to a new ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PeerWell, whose mobile PreHab technology helps patients prepare for surgery, today announced the results of a study published this month in the Annals of ...

Maintaining good infection control policies and processes is important for orthopedic surgeons, especially as Medicare and private insurance companies move toward a pay-for-performance model of ...

Water purification systems installed in two ice machines in a Boston hospital were supposed to make the water taste and smell better for patients on a surgery floor—but it ended up killing three of ...

Same-day discharge after joint replacement surgery is feasible in patients with a history of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ...

After discharge from the hospital, the following information will be important for recovery whether at home or in a care facility. Plan ahead to have help available at for at least the 3–5 days. You ...