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Figure 1: Opportunities for value added care within the context of bundled perioperative care.
Decreased perioperative morbidity and
mortality

Augmented patient experience

Augmented surgeon satisfaction

Enhanced disease monitoring

Optimized multimodal analgesia utilization

Leverage of the opioid epidemic via
enhanced risk stratification

Decreased average length of hospital stay

Decreased readmission post-discharge

Diversion of postdischarge care from
inpatient facilities

Decreased same day surgery cancellation
rates

Prevention of non-evidence based
perioperative testing and intervention

Decreased utilization of emergency care
resources

Clinical implementation of point of care
ultrasound

Enhanced patient education

Perioperative lifestyle modification &
preventative care

Quality improvement & research
contribution

Leadership & management of perioperative
clinical pathways

Optimization of seamless care coordination
with perioperative practitioners

Optimization of health information
technology infrastructure

Leadership & management of
interdisciplinary care teams

Optimized operative throughput and
reduced surgical times

virtually all patients were out of bed on the day of surgery. This
translated to a 9.5% decrease in average length of stay.18 An original
investigation by Dummitt et al5 demonstrated that in comparison to
nonparticipating hospitals, significant Medicare payment declines
are observed for lower extremity joint replacement episodes in
BPCI participating hospitals. Notably, these savings are achieved
without negotiation of important quality metrics, including unplanned
readmissions, postdischarge emergency department visits, and
perioperative mortality. Iorio et al1 are similarly able to exhibit
positive fiscal experiences for TJA procedures in a BPCI model.
Here, cost savings are primarily attained via decreasing the average
length of hospital stay and diversion of postdischarge care from
inpatient facilities. A study by Bozic et al19 revealed that the cost for
TJA procedures is highly contingent on postdischarge care, noting
that it contributes to upwards of one third of total episode payments.
Enabling tailored intervention, Siracuse and Chamberlain20 validated
that a risk stratification scale can effectively identify elevated risk
patients scheduled for TJA.
As forthcoming payment models are dynamically redefined,
it is sensible for anesthesiologists to explore expanding roles
that augment both the scope and quality of patient interaction
during the surgical course.21 The Figure presents several diverse
opportunities for anesthesiologists to contribute value added
(defined as either enhanced quality or decreased cost3,4,15)
care within the context of bundled care compensation. Notably,
many of the prospects outlined in the Figure transcend the
immediate operative period and embrace a philosophy of shared
accountability for ultimate patient centric outcomes throughout
the perioperative continuum. This integration of complete and
interdisciplinary care that primarily focuses on the patient-
starting from the decision to pursue surgery until full patient

recovery-is exemplified by the discipline of perioperative
medicine.4 Within the realm of perioperative medicine, emerging
paradigms such as enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)22 and
the perioperative surgical home (PSH)23 aim to unify providers
for the collective goal of improved patient care provided in a
fiscally responsible manner.8 The essential foundations of a PSH
include patient centeredness, comprehensiveness, coordination,
accessibility, and commitment to quality and safety.24-26 Similarly,
the key components of ERAS include collaborative decision
making, lifestyle modification before surgery, standardized in
hospital perioperative care, achieving full recovery, and using
clinical data for quality improvement.4
In close partnership with other disciplines, the Department of
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care at University of California,
Irvine (UCI) implemented an innovative PSH program for TJA
procedures in 2012.27 Encouraging results included a decreased
incidence of major complications, lowered blood transfusions rates,
shortened lengths of hospital stay, and reduced postdischarge
readmission rates.27 A subsequent report from UCI indicated
that program success was maintained with outcomes further
improved.28 The PSH model has also been implemented in a number
of other organizations, including University of Alabama,29 Kaiser
Permanante,30 and DC Children's.31
Specific multimodal and opioid sparing strategies that can be
implemented throughout the perioperative course to optimize
analgesia after TJA procedures are elucidated.28,32 Amidst a major
public health crisis33 (often delineated as "the opioid epidemic"),
this presents a particularly keen opportunity for value added care
after TJA procedures. Raphael et al34 also demonstrated that direct
hospital fiscal burden was substantially below benchmark levels

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