Abstract
Talk #4 Content Outline The speakers will outline the stages from design to implementation of a joint replacement program in a CHHA including collaboration with orthopedics, hospital leadership and discharge team; development of clinical pathways; staff education for RNs, PT, and HHA. Montefiore Home Care has implemented an Elective Joint Replacement Program which cared for over 1,400 patients in 2015. Over 70 % of patients undergoing elective joint replacement are now discharged home compared with 30% before the program’s initiation resulting in significant cost savings to the Montefiore network. Speaker Expertise Amy Ehrlich MD - Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medical Director Montefiore Home Care, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Wojciech Rymarowicz, MPT, Director of Rehabilitation, Montefiore Home Care. The speakers have presented this topic at multiple national meetings.