Archive of the Category 'In The Media'
Dr. Della Valle Quoted in OrthoSpineNews
Dr. Della Valle is quoted in a new article in OrthoSpineNews on the topic of insurance coding and reimbursement concerns, “High-volume total hip and knee surgeries are being placed on a ‘potentially misvalued codes list’ and I would say roughly half of our total joint colleagues are in the dark about this situation. The implications are grave as we are looking not only at big cuts in reimbursement, but the work units of one of the most successful operations in orthopedics are being devalued. We may end up in a situation where the reimbursement drops so low that many surgeons say, ‘This isn’t worth it. I quit.’ The highest volume surgeons are still going to do these surgeries, but not those who only do them occasionally—and with the aging population we cannot afford to lose any total joint surgeons. We must preserve the value of these codes.”
Read the full article at https://www.orthospinenews.com/2019/10/22/50-of-total-joint-surgeons-in-the-dark-about-ruc-codes-controversy/
Dr. Della Valle’s Study on Opioid Pill Prescriptions featured in Orthopedics This Week
Dr. Della Valle is the co-author of a new study entitled, “Who is prescribing opioids preoperatively? A survey of new patients presenting to tertiary care adult reconstruction clinics”. The study looks at the opioid prescription patterns for 461 consecutive new patients with painful and possibly arthritic hips or knees.
Orthopedics This Week has published an article about the study. Dr. Della Valle is quoted in the article, “Over the past several years we have had many patients come in after surgery and say they did not use all of their pills and they did not know what to do with the pills they had leftover. Thus, we decided to do a study to see if we can send patients home with fewer pills while still adequately controlling their pain.”
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Article on Two Recent Opioid Studies
Learn more about two recent studies examining the use of opioids that Dr. Della Valle was involved with on the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush web site at https://www.rushortho.com/news/recent-studies-examine-use-of-opioids
Dr. Della Valle Interviewed on Sports Medicine Weekly
Dr. Della Valle was recently interviewed for Sports Medicine Weekly on The Score 670 AM. His interview will air on Saturday, December 8, at 8 am.
Outpatient Joint Replacement: Position of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
With the rise in the number of surgeons and facilities offering outpatient hip and knee replacement, The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in conjunction with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The Knee Society and The Hip Society along with industry partners co-authored a document to provide guidance to patients, surgeons and facilities on this important topic.
Dr. Della Valle Featured in Point/Counterpoint Piece in Orthopedics Today
Dr. Della Valle is featured in a point/counterpoint piece in Orthopedics Today entitled “Specialty, physician-owned hospitals prepare for change”. The article and its counterpoint article discuss the benefits and issues facing physician-owned hospitals.
Dr. Della Valle Featured in Becker’s Spine Review
Dr. Della Valle is featured in Becker’s Spine Review’s recent article entitled, “6 orthopedic surgeons on the move”.
Dr. Della Valle Featured in Orthopedics This Week
Orthopedics This Week has published an article about Dr. Della Valle being named the president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).
US News & World Report: Penicillin Misconceptions May Raise Post-Op Infection Risk
US News & World Report recently published an article entitled “Penicillin Misconceptions May Raise Post-Op Infection Risk”.
The article says, “Surgical patients who report having a penicillin allergy face a 50 percent higher risk for a post-op infection compared to patients who report no drug allergy, new research finds. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital attributed the higher surgical-site infection rate to the use of alternative antibiotics.”
Dr. Della Valle’s Therapy Dog Chloe featured on Blum Animal Hospital Blog
If you have been a patient of Dr. Della Valle, you may have met Chloe. She is Dr. Della Valle and his wife’s therapy dog and visits patients in recovery at the hospital.
Chloe has had many health issues in her young life. The Blum Animal Hospital blog recently published a blog article about her journey.
