Research

Mission

To improve the orthopaedic health, healing, and quality of life of the people and communities we serve.

Vision

To provide an exceptional patient experience while providing excellent quality and safe care driven by data-proven, research-based orthopaedic best practices.
Research at COI
 

We are a multidisciplinary group of providers working on patient-centric care along the continuum.

Our team of clinicians and researchers work closely together on research initiatives to improve the utilization and effectiveness of healthcare delivery and develop new strategies to provide evidence-based quality care. We primarily focus on patient-reported outcomes, which capture the patient’s perspective of the impact of orthopedic-related care on quality of life and ability to function.

 
 
Our Team
 

Jenna Bernstein, MD

Medical advisor for Total Joints research

Joel Bauman, MD

Medical Advisor for Spine research

Dianne Vye, MSN, RN, ONC

Regional Director of Orthopaedic Quality & Safety

Karen Platt, BSN RN ONC

Regional Orthopaedic Program Manager

Swaroopa Vaidya, MS

Regional Research analyst

Jeff Stofko

Regional data analyst
 
 

Current Studies

Zynrelef vs Exparel: Evaluation of post-operative patient outcomes after primary total knee arthroplasty

Patient outcomes comparing computerized tomography (CT)-based robotic assisted MAKO system for total knee arthroplasty with cemented vs cementless fixation

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Recent Presentations and Publications

Conference/Journal Name

Poster/Publication Title

26th Annual Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice Conference

October, 2022

 

HELP: A new tool to help guide post-operative management after Total joint arthroplasty

 

 

(NERVES) Neurosurgery Executives’ Resource Value & Education Society Conference

September, 2022

Keynote Speaker - Chicago The Why: Developing a Spine Center of Excellence

American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting (ASA) 2021

October, 2021

 

Effect Of Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block In Patients Undergoing Lumbar Open Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Case-control Study

 

2021 Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS)

September, 2021

Leveraging Clinical Care Redesign for Population Health Success in the CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Bundle Payment Model

The Cureus Journal of Medical Science

May, 2021

 

Vaidya S, Berluti D, Irving JF, et al. A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute. Cureus. 2021; 13(5):e15077

International Anesthesia Regional Society 2021 Annual Meeting (IARS)

May, 2021

Multimodal opioid-sparing analgesia for posterior cervical spine fusion using erector spinae plane blocks: A Case Series

41st congress: National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON)

May, 2021

Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Joint Replacement Surgeries During the COVID-19 Pandemic

74th Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA)

Dec, 2020

Lumbar ESP Blocks Significantly Decrease Opioid Needs After Lumbar Spine Surgery

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Current Clinical Trials

Baguera C cervical disc trial

A Clinical Trial Comparing the BAGUERA C to the Marketed Mobi-C® for the Treatment of Single Level Cervical Disc Disease (NCT04520776)

Baguera C cervical disc trial

A Clinical Trial Comparing the BAGUERA C to the Marketed Mobi-C® for the Treatment of Cervical Disc Disease at 2 Contiguous Levels (NCT04564885)

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