Wellbe Announces Webinar on 23-Hour Total Hip Arthoplasty at Orthopedic Surgery Centers

Madison, WI, August 26, 2014 (Newswire.com) - OrthoServiceLine.com, a free resource to the orthopedic community sponsored by Wellbe, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Gabrielle White, RN, CASC, Executive Director at Hoag Orthopedic Institute, titled "23-Hour Total Hip Arthoplasty at Orthopedic Surgery Centers: How do they do it?"

Orthopedic and multispecialty surgery centers are increasingly adding high acuity cases like total joint replacements to their current case mix. How will your hospital deal with this new competition and how can you learn from the best practices of outpatient environments?

This webinar will give an overview of how the Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County, a subsidiary of Hoag Orthopedic Institute, introduced a 23-hour hip replacement offering.

Gabrielle White, RN, CASC, will cover:
- Why they do total hip arthroplasty in their ASC
- How they select the right patients
- How they prepared their center for total hip surgery
- Pre-op and post-op care of the patient
- Contracting
- Quality and satisfaction scores over the years

23-Hour Total Hip Arthoplasty at Orthopedic Surgery Centers: How do they do it?
Date/Time: Wed, Sept 10, 2014 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
Cost: Complimentary

OrthoServiceLine.com is a free resource for orthopaedic service line leaders designed to give them actionable insights and ideas to grow and streamline their programs. OrthoServiceLine.com is sponsored by Wellbe, Inc.

About the Speaker:
Gabrielle White, RN, CASC, has over 23 years’ experience in the health care industry with a background in peri operative nursing and ASC administration. She is currently an Executive Director at Hoag Orthopedic Institute where she has clinical, business and administrative oversight of the Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County and leads Network Development for Hoag Orthopedic Institute with a primary focus on bundled payment programs and growth strategy with self-insured employers.

About Wellbe
Wellbe, the inventor of the cloud-based Guided CarePath®, works with health providers to engage patients as partners in their episodes of care. Our Guided CarePaths empower patients to learn and take the actions required to achieve better outcomes at lower costs. High-performing hospitals use Wellbe’s Connected Care solutions to improve the experience and efficiency of helping patients to succeed with their medical treatments and surgeries.