May 13, 2016 | In the News
The Chicago Tribune featured a headline article about Chicago-based United Airlines implementing a policy that would pay for employees’ hip and knee replacement surgeries and expenses if they travel to Chicago. “The airline is encouraging workers across the country...
May 6, 2016 | In the News
According to Bloomberg National Affairs, Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic of North Carolina has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges that it might have violated the HIPAA Privacy Rule by disclosing protected health information (PHI) for about 17,300 patients by...
May 6, 2016 | In the News
Greg Paul, a 61-year-old mountaineer from Alpine, Utah, is attempting to become the first known climber to summit Mount Everest with two total knee replacements. This will be Paul’s third attempt after trying in 2012 and 2014 when ice falls and avalanches cancelled...
Apr 15, 2016 | In the News
OrthopedicsToday reported that the American College of Surgeons (ACS) updated its position on the practice of concurrent surgeries “when the critical or key components of the procedures for which the primary attending surgeon is responsible are occurring all or in...
Apr 8, 2016 | In the News
Duke University’s head basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski underwent knee replacement surgery on his left knee on Sunday, April 3 at Duke University Medical Center. AAHKS member, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD performed the surgery. Krzyzewski also had both hips replaced...
Apr 8, 2016 | Education, In the News, Patient Education
Becker’s Healthcare conducted a Q&A session with AAHKS member, Amar S. Ranawat, MD, on the recent patient education study done at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York (HSS). Patients who underwent hip or knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis were...
