May, 2014 | AAHKS

Survey Sent on Alternative Payment Methods

May 30, 2014 | Surveys

All members were sent an email with a survey link (Subject: AAHKS Bundled Payment Survey) on Thursday afternoon, May 28, according to Eileen Lusk, Director of Meetings and Education. This survey is an important part of our efforts to learn more about members’...

AAHKS Moves to Create Humanitarian Award – Highlight Humanitarian Efforts

May 30, 2014 | Committees and Task Forces

The first meeting of the Task Force on Humanitarianism and Medical Mission Involvement met May 29, 2014. The Task Force adopted the following goals: To establish a Humanitarian Award to recognize AAHKS members who have distinguished themselves through outstanding...

OIG Report Estimates Improper Payments for E/M Services Cost Medicare Billions

May 30, 2014 | Medicare

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) estimates that Medicare inappropriately paid $6.7 billion for E/M services that were upcoded, downcoded, and/or lacked documentation in 2010. In response, CMS states that it will continue to issue education documents on E/M...

Chicago Tribune Reports on Bush Knee Replacement

May 30, 2014 | In the News

This week, the Chicago Tribune and NBC-Channel 5 featured news of former President George W. Bush’s partial knee replacement surgery. The surgery took place at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Read the Chicago Tribune article.

International Member Appointed Full Professor of Orthopaedics

May 30, 2014 | Membership

Doctor Gennaro Pipino was appointed to Full Professor of Orthopaedics at LUde.S in Lugano, Switzerland on May 22, 2014. Professor Pipino, director of the Complex Unit-Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Villa Regina hospital in Bologna,Italy, has...

Survey Sent on Alternative Payment Methods

AAHKS Moves to Create Humanitarian Award – Highlight Humanitarian Efforts

OIG Report Estimates Improper Payments for E/M Services Cost Medicare Billions

Chicago Tribune Reports on Bush Knee Replacement

International Member Appointed Full Professor of Orthopaedics

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