How Team Cafferky Uses Athletic Trainers to Improve Patient Outcomes
Athletic trainers are routinely being employed by orthopaedic physicians to improve the patient experience. In his practice, Dr. Cafferky believes that the team approach helps him provide the best possible outcomes to his hip and knee replacement patients.
Here’s how Team Cafferky is using athletic trainers to help increase patient satisfaction throughout the entire evaluation and treatment process.
How Does an Athletic Trainer Help Joint Replacement Patients?
Rebecca Lohrenz (MS, ATC, OTC) has been the athletic trainer for Team Cafferky since 2018. As an athletic trainer, Rebecca is there to help hip and knee replacement patients get back to doing the activities they love in a safe, expeditious manner.
Some ways Rebecca helps improve patient outcomes with Team Cafferky include:
Conducting In-Depth Patient Evaluations: Because athletic trainers have an advanced musculoskeletal background, Rebecca can conduct a more thorough patient evaluation than a standard medical assistant. She is able to assess injuries, ask the patient important follow-up questions, and increase the productivity of the patient’s time with Dr. Cafferky.
Surgical Assistants: With her orthopaedic technologist credential, Rebecca assists Dr. Cafferky during all his hip and knee replacement surgeries. Athletic trainers in the operating room not only make the procedure more efficient but it helps create consistency in patient care.
Patient Education: In the recovery room, Rebecca can provide the patient with proper education on “durable medical equipment management.” This includes splints, casts, cooling devices, braces, and dressing changes. Having Rebecca consistently work with his patients from the first appointment to post-op, Dr. Cafferky can provide a higher level of hands-on care and personalized patient education.
Rehabilitation and Recovery: Athletic trainers, especially ones like Rebecca, who sees patients at every step of the treatment process, create individualized rehabilitation exercises for surgical recovery. That offers Dr. Cafferky’s patients more personalized attention and, as a result, improves patients' outcomes.
On Dr. Cafferky’s team, the athletic trainer is a professional who cares for patients through the entire medical process, starting from the second they make their appointment.
Why Select a Joint Replacement Physician With Athletic Trainer on Staff
Athletic trainers allow patients to receive care that is consistent and personalized. Other benefits to choosing a hip and knee surgeon with an athletic trainer on their team include:
Reduced re-injury rates
Faster recovery times
Better outcomes
Higher quality of care
The advantage an athletic trainer brings to an orthopaedic team is invaluable. Having an athletic trainer as part of your healthcare team leads to a more positive, productive, and effective experience for you, the patient.
On average, patients who choose a physician with an athletic trainer on their team report greater satisfaction than patients of physicians without an athletic trainer in their practice. From scheduling your consultation to your final appointment, Rebecca (along with the rest of Team Cafferky) will provide you with care that is compassionate and personalized.
Contact Team Cafferky for Experienced, Innovative, and Compassionate Care
When it comes to finding a joint replacement surgeon that can get you back to your active lifestyle, look no further than Team Cafferky at The Steadman Clinic.
All members of Team Caffery are highly-trained, highly-experienced, and high-rated.
Contact Team Cafferky today at (970) 476-1100 and work with a team that’s dedicated to supporting their patients through every step of their surgical journey!
