Dr Jonathan Young is one of five select orthopaedic surgeons participating in a new Clinical Partners Program, announced by private health insurer nib.
Launched in the Hunter, nib’s Clinical Partners program involves select orthopaedic surgeons and their entire surgical team who have committed to performing hip and knee joint replacement surgery for nib members, with no out-of-pocket expenses above their hospital excess.
Members are also being provided with increased treatment choice – for example, access to post surgery rehabilitation at home when the doctor considers it clinically appropriate.
With consent from the surgeon, nib members can choose to recover from the comfort of their home with the benefit of a rehabilitation plan and personalised support from a nib program coordinator.
What is nib Clinical Partners?
It’s a network of some of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie’s experienced orthopaedic surgeons, who have committed to performing hip and knee joint replacement surgery with no out of pocket expenses.
Providing a patient’s nib health cover includes joint replacement surgery, and they have served any necessary waiting periods, nib will cover the full cost of the hospital procedure. So, patients will have nothing but their hospital excess to pay toward the cost of their total hip or knee replacement.
Recover from home
A benefit of the program is that if a Clinical Partners Program surgeon thinks a patient is a suitable candidate, they may be able to recover from surgery in the comfort of their own home with a physiotherapist coming to them.
A recent Australian study suggests that patients who go home after knee replacement surgery do better as those who stay in hospital.
This program can help patients:
- Leave hospital earlier and set up their home environment ready for their recovery
- Learn pain management techniques and understand how to care for their joints after surgery
- Build joint strength and mobility under the guidance of the surgeon.
- Leave hospital earlier and set up their home environment ready for their recovery
- Learn pain management techniques and understand how to care for their joints after surgery
- Build joint strength and mobility under the guidance of the surgeon.
To date more than 100 members have participated in the program saving almost $3,000 in out of pocket costs per procedure.
Seeking a treatment that’s right for you? Arrange a consultation with Doctor Jonathan Young today. Call 02 4958 7777.
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