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Building Your Orthopedic Program Through Improved Physician Alignment
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Hospitals are keeping a watchful eye on the baby boomer generation
to ensure that they will be able to meet its healthcare needs.
The 78 million Americans born from 1946 to 1964 will require
a growing number of health services as they age. But unlike
previous generations, the baby boomers are wearing through
bones and joints more quickly and demanding that they be fixed
and replaced in order to continue active lifestyles.
Medical device companies are responding with continual advances
in implants, allowing surgeons to repair and replace what
their patients are damaging. Surgeons are responding by improving
procedures and thus allowing more cases to be addressed on
an outpatient basis. Medicare is even responding with increases
in reimbursement for orthopedic services as a result of changes
in inpatient and outpatient reimbursement methodologies.
How should hospitals respond?
During this session of the ECG Trends Webinar Series, we
addressed why orthopedics should be a priority at your hospital
and what options you have to build your orthopedic program.
The session highlighted:
Capturing the growing orthopedic services market.
Benefiting from improving economic factors for orthopedics.
Improving the quality and effectiveness of your orthopedic
program.
Determining the appropriate orthopedic program design
for a local market.
Aligning incentives with orthopedic surgeons.
The featured presenters for this session were:
Mr. John N. Fink, Senior Manager, ECG
Mr. Fink has more than 16 years of healthcare consulting
experience. His background includes business planning for
hospitals and large physician organizations, business expansion
guidance for new facilities and joint ventures, and merger
and acquisition assistance resulting in over 50 transactions.
He has led the design and implementation of process improvements
in both inpatient and outpatient settings and directed information
system selections and implementations.
James T. Caillouette, M.D., Newport Orthopedic Institute
Dr. Caillouette is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon
with Newport Orthopedic Institute, where he is Chairman
of the Board of Directors and specializes in joint replacement
and adult reconstructive surgery. He has been on staff at
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian since 1988. Dr. Caillouette
earned his medical degree from the University of Southern
California School of Medicine. He was elected President
of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical school academic
honor society. He served both his internship and orthopedic
residency at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Caillouette
is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
a fellow of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons,
and President of the California Orthopaedic Association.
The
moderator for this session was:
Kevin P. Forster, Principal, ECG
These sessions are complimentary to our clients, industry
colleagues, and other interested parties. ECG reserves the
right to deny access to those individuals who may pose a conflict
of interest to ECG.
Mr. Fink has more than 16 years of healthcare consulting
experience. His background includes business planning for
hospitals and large physician organizations, business expansion
guidance for new facilities and joint ventures, and merger
and acquisition assistance resulting in over 50 transactions.
He has led the design and implementation of process improvements
in both inpatient and outpatient settings and directed information
system selections and implementations.
Dr. Caillouette is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon
with Newport Orthopedic Institute, where he is Chairman
of the Board of Directors and specializes in joint replacement
and adult reconstructive surgery. He has been on staff at
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian since 1988. Dr. Caillouette
earned his medical degree from the University of Southern
California School of Medicine. He was elected President
of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical school academic
honor society. He served both his internship and orthopedic
residency at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Caillouette
is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
a fellow of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons,
and President of the California Orthopaedic Association.
The
moderator for this session was: