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 22, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Research
AAOS would like to nominate members to the White House Champions of Change for Precision Medicine. This think tank seeks researchers who are generating and using data to make progress on pressing medical challenges. Nominees may include: – Researchers who are...
May 22, 2015 | Research, Residents
The second career development and grant mentoring program offered by the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) takes place November 13-15, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Investigators are invited to apply for this program which provides early-career basic...
May 22, 2015 | In the News
US News & World Report released their hospital ratings issue which includes hospital performance in three common surgeries – hip replacement, knee replacement and heart bypass surgery. The study team analyzed Medicare data of more than 5 million patient records...
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...
