The Surgery Center at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery Earns Blue Distinction Center + Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Spine Surgery, Knee and Hip Total Joint Replacement

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The Surgery Center at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery has been recognized by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery, Knee and Hip Replacement as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s (BCBSA) partnership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).Free Standing Surgery Centers designated as Blue Distinction Centers+ for Spine Surgery, Hip and Knee Total Joint Replacement demonstrate expertise resulting in fewer patient complications and Free-Standing Surgery Center readmissions compared to other Free Standing Surgery Centers.

Designated Free Standing Surgery Centers must also maintain national accreditation. In addition to meeting these quality thresholds, facilities designated as Blue Distinction Centers+ are on average 20 percent more cost-efficient in an episode of care compared to other Free Standing Surgery Centers. Quality is key: only those facilities that first meet nationally established, objective quality measures will be considered for designation as a Blue Distinction Center+. Officials with the center say the Surgery Center at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery is proud to be recognized by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina for meeting the rigorous selection criteria set by the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.

“Our primary objective is to provide the highest quality outpatient spine surgery, knee and hip replacement care available”, said Kay Hanna, chief executive officer of The Surgery Center at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery. “Everyone in our practice is fully committed to providing each patient with the best experience possible. Being recognized as a Blue Distinction Center+ makes us all proud, and at the same time, challenges us. Being one of the select few to receive this designation reinforces our constant pursuit of excellence and patient well-being.”

Since 2006, the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program has helped patients find providers for their specialty care needs in the areas of bariatric surgery, cardiac care, complex and rare cancers, knee and hip replacements, maternity care, spine surgery, and transplants, while encouraging healthcare professionals to improve the care they deliver. For more information about the program and for a complete listing of the designated facilities, please visit www.bcbs.com/bluedistinction.

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