Sep 23, 2016 | In the News, Research
The largest study to date of Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program, “Association Between Hospital Participation in a Medicare Bundled Payment Initiative and Payments and Quality Outcomes for Lower Extremity Joint Replacement Episodes,”...
Sep 23, 2016 | In the News
Healthline featured a story about patients receiving hip replacements at a younger age and highlights the importance of setting realistic expectations about activity levels post-surgery. AAHKS members were interviewed and commented on the big picture of total joint...
Sep 16, 2016 | In the News, Practice Management, Publications
The September edition of Arthroplasty Today features the first white paper published in the open-access journal. “Help, my rating looks bad! Coding comorbidities in arthroplasty,” by Joseph W. Galloway, MD and Frank R. Voss, MD. Dr. Voss is Chair of the AAHKS Practice...
Sep 16, 2016 | Education, In the News
This event, held in conjunction with the AMA Women in Medicine Month, will feature a networking reception, tour of the AMA’s headquarters, and dynamic presentations and breakout sessions. The registration fee is $25 for AMA physician members, $10 for student and...
Sep 9, 2016 | In the News, Popular
The following stories were clicked on the most in the AAHKS Weekly News: Symposia Topics Selected for AAHKS 2016 AAHKS Comments on AHRQ VTE Prophylaxis Review What Patients are Watching: Dr. Phil Berry What Patients are Reading: Risk of Infection with Knee Replacement...
Sep 2, 2016 | In the News
In a letter to 2.3 million physicians and other health professionals, US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, asks for a commitment to take a pledge “to turn the tide on the opioid crisis.” Dr. Murthy also advises colleagues to educate themselves on treating pain...
