The shift to outpatient orthopedic surgery has raised the stakes on post-operative pain management. Health systems and ASCs are under pressure to reduce opioid exposure while maintaining effective pain control and avoiding readmissions.
The NOPAIN Act changes the math. It opens a new Medicare reimbursement pathway for qualifying non-opioid therapies in outpatient settings, giving clinical and operational leaders a reason to revisit how they manage recovery.
Join orthopedic surgeon Stephanie Muh, MD, of University of Pittsburgh/UPMC and Tammy Smittle, RN, BSN, COO and CNO of Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital, for a practical look at the clinical, operational and financial implications of the NOPAIN Act.
Learnings include:
- How the NOPAIN Act expands Medicare beneficiary access to qualifying nonopioid pain management therapies in outpatient settings
- The evolving role of multimodal, opioid-sparing approaches in orthopedic recovery
- What clinical evidence suggests about continuous cold therapy's impact on pain and opioid utilization
- Strategies for implementing NOPAIN Act-eligible therapies to support opioid stewardship and optimize reimbursement
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