AAHKS Comments on Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems

Jun 24, 2016 | Advocacy, CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) received comments from AAHKS on its hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) proposed rule for fiscal year 2017. Our comments focused on three issues: combination codes for removal and replacement of...

AAHKS Supports Pediatric Access to Care

Jun 16, 2016 | Advocacy

AAHKS joined the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics in a letter to Members of Congress endorsing H.R. 1859/S. 2782 “Ensuring Childrens’ Access to Specialty Care Act.” The bill has been introduced into committee and requires...

AMA Installs Orthopaedic Surgeon as President

Jun 16, 2016 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy

At its annual House of Delegates meeting this week, the American Medical Association (AMA) installed Andrew W. Gurman, MD as president. Dr. Gurman is a hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Pa. “As the first hand surgeon and only the second orthopaedic surgeon to serve as...

Join the AMA

Jun 3, 2016 | Advocacy

Active involvement in organized medicine helps our specialty influence the significant changes in our health care system. Without a critical mass of hip and knee surgeons belonging to the AMA, we won’t have representation in the American Medical Association House of...

AAHKS Advocacy Scores Major APM Win

May 27, 2016 | Advocacy, CMS

AAHKS advocacy efforts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) resulted in positive reform on the Alternate Payment Model front. AAHKS worked in an alliance with the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Academy of...

Leaders Attend NOLC

May 6, 2016 | Advocacy

AAHKS First Vice President Mark I. Froimson, MD and Committee Chairs Adolph J. Yates, MD, Evidence Based Medicine and Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, Web and Social Media joined our three 2015-2016 Health Policy Fellows, P. Maxwell Courtney, MD, Alexander S. McLawhorn, MD, MBA...