2023 Annual Meeting Foot & Ankle Access Pass-Tips for Incorporating Ankle Arthroscopy Into Your Practice

Tips for Incorporating Ankle Arthroscopy Into Your Practice

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Eric Ferkel introduces a foot and ankle arthroscopy session, highlighting its relaunch in the sports medicine community. Kamran Hameed, a foot and ankle surgeon and administrator, discusses three types of innovation in healthcare: sustaining (incremental improvements to existing products), efficiency (producing good products more cost-effectively), and disruptive (creating accessible but initially lower-quality products). He emphasizes explaining these to administrators to demonstrate value. Using examples from car manufacturing and retail, Hameed stresses focusing on core strengths and balancing quality with accessibility, noting the challenge and necessity of adapting healthcare for broader patient access while maintaining profitability.

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Kamran S. Hamid, M.D.

Keywords

foot and ankle arthroscopy

sports medicine innovation

healthcare innovation types

sustaining efficiency disruptive innovation

healthcare accessibility and profitability