Economic Recovery After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resuming Elective Orthopedic Surgery and Total Joint Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis are not like anything the U.S. health care system has ever experienced.

Methods

As we begin to emerge from the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to plan the sustainable resumption of elective procedures. We must first ensure the safety of our patients and surgical staff. It must be a priority to monitor the availability of supplies for the continued care of patients suffering from COVID-19. As we resume elective orthopedic surgery and total joint arthroplasty, we must begin to reduce expenses by renegotiating vendor contracts, use ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments in a safe and effective manner, adhere to strict evidence-based and COVID-19-adjusted practices, and incorporate telemedicine

SUBMITTER: O'Connor CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7166028 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature