CMS issues final 2015 Fee Schedule; Additional Cuts to Hip/Knee Relative Values Averted

Oct 31, 2014 | Medicare

Late on October 31, 2014, CMS released the final Medicare physician fee schedule for 2015. Notably for AAHKS members, CMS is holding the work relative values for total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty at the 2014 interim values. In other words, as AAHKS...

“Why I Chose Adult Hip and Knee Replacement as a Career”

Oct 31, 2014 | Residents

Orthopod, the eNewsletter of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics published an article in its September 2014 issue by Christopher Blair, DO, MBA  titled “Why I Chose Adult Hip and Knee Replacement as a Career.” Dr. Blair highlights his experience with The...

Wall Street Journal Reports on Insider Trading Probe involving Medicare Agency

Oct 31, 2014 | Medicare

According to The Wall Street Journal, authorities are interviewing CMS officials and others after shares of Dendreon, Corp. fell 10% on June 7, 2010. The investigation centers around leaks made by a CMS official in an internal email to staff members. “The Securities...

Executive Director Meets with Senator

Oct 24, 2014 | Advocacy

AAHKS Executive Director Mike Zarski, along with AAOS Executive Director Karen Hackett, met with U.S. Senator John Barrasso, MD (R-WY) on Wednesday. Senator Barrasso, an orthopaedic surgeon, was passing through Chicago as he campaigned for a number of Senate...

AJRR Obtains CMS QCDR Designation

Oct 24, 2014 | Performance Measures

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had designated the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for the collection of medical and/or clinical data for the purpose of patient and disease tracking to foster...