Jun 19, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare, Practice Management
In a letter to US Representative Diane Black and other sponsors, Jay R. Lieberman, MD, AAHKS President, expresses support for H. R. 2247, the “Increasing Clarity for Doctors by Transitioning Effectively Now Act” (“ICD-TEN Act”). Due to the exponential increase in the...
Jun 12, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Practice Management
AAHKS shares the concern of many health organizations regarding the readiness of all providers, payers, and other participants in the billing chain to implement ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. We encourage you to contact your members of Congress to ask them to provide a...
Jun 12, 2015 | Practice Management
CMS subject matter experts will present strategies and resources to help physicians prepare for the ICD-10 implementation in an MLN Connects call and slide presentation on June 18, 2015 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. (Eastern). They will also present ICD-10-PCS Section X for...
May 22, 2015 | Practice Management
On May 18, 2015, Noridian Healthcare Solutions (Noridian) announced that it is initiating a targeted review in Montana and Washington regarding claims for DRG 470 – Major Joint Replacement or Attachment of Lower extremity without MCC. The review, which will...
May 15, 2015 | Committees and Task Forces, Practice Management
For three years, the AAHKS Risk Adjustment Task Force has been working with CMS and the Yale Outcomes Group to improve the risk adjustment models used in TJA performance measures. The goal of performance measures is to give surgeons an accurate assessment of their...
