Becker's Spine Review published a story featuring insight from Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA, President and CEO at HSS on the future of musculoskeletal care.

Across the country, health systems are racing to open ASCs, recruit orthopedic surgeons and stake out regional territory before competitors do. Dr. Kelly thinks most of them are solving the wrong problem.

“It’s easy to fall into the idea that orthopedics is just about surgery,” said Dr. Kelly. In his view, the organizations that win the next decade of musculoskeletal care will not be the ones with the most operating rooms. They will be the ones who treat orthopedics as something closer to a lifelong relationship with a patient’s body, running from prevention and performance through rehabilitation, regenerative medicine and, eventually, surgery if necessary.

“HSS is not just a place you go when you’re injured,” he said. “It’s a platform that serves the needs of the entire musculoskeletal care continuum.”

Read the full article at beckersspine.com.