Apr 9, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19
Following our letter last week to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan, leadership was meet with HHS Deputy Secretary via conference call. The call included a briefing to the officials on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected...
Apr 9, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19
AAHKS joined AAOS and 40 other specialty and state societies in writing to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce regarding access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and essential medical equipment, guidance for emergency surgery...
Apr 9, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19
CMS published a summary of actions taken to ensure clinicians have maximum flexibility to reduce unnecessary barriers to providing patient care during the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. The summary includes information about telehealth and virtual visits,...
Apr 2, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19
AAHKS and AAOS sent a joint letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan expressing our support for the Administration in their decision to delay elective procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the letter was a request to...
