AAHKS Explores Options for Future Meetings

The AAHKS Annual Meeting grows every year as more members, nonmembers, industry and guests participate in the event. This year’s Annual Meeting is on track to be the largest yet. With this trend likely to continue, we need to identify future venues that can...

Tips for the Orthopaedic Fellowship Match

The AAOS Board of Specialty Societies (BOS) Fellowship Match Oversight Committee is hosting a webinar “Tips for the Orthopaedic Fellowship Match” on Monday, September 15, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT). If you are an orthopaedic resident looking to apply for a...

Physician Payments Sunshine Act Database Taken Offline

In order to address glitches in the system, the CMS has taken the Open Payments system offline until next month. In the same week, the American Medical Association and 100 other medical societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) sent a...

CMS Restarts RAC Audits

CMS announced that Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) will resume work in August to review some claims for improper Medicare payments. CMS’ statement reads as follows: “Recovery Auditors are an important part of CMS’ efforts to ensure proper payments are made on behalf...

Washington Post Writer Recounts Hip Replacement

Eric Niller, a 45-year old Washington Post columnist, wrote an article in 2011 about the trend in younger hip replacement patients. Three years later, he underwent his own surgery in April. Niller recounts his personal experience and details the surgery with help from...
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