May 8, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
In a letter to CMS, AAHKS President Jay R. Lieberman, MD, expressed support for the development of a measure for risk adjusted improvement in functional status after total hip and knee replacement. He concurred with the intent of assessing functional improvement...
May 8, 2015 | Federal Guidelines
AAHKS joined a broad coalition of national medical organizations in a letter urging Congress to protect Medicare patient access to quality health care by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) that was created as a provision in the Patient Protection...
May 8, 2015 | In the News, Patient Education
The Oregon Educators Benefit Board recently placed a cap on the facility costs its policy covers for hip and knee replacement. Many of the 150,000 covered educators in Oregon who are in need of hip or knee replacement now must travel several hours to facilities that...
May 8, 2015 | In the News, Patient Education
AAHKS member and assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai in New York, Darwin D. Chen, MD talks about hip arthritis to the New York Daily News for Arthritis Awareness Month. He covers the signs, symptoms, prevention, traditional treatment, and hip...
May 8, 2015 | Fellowships, Residents
The Knee Society is now accepting applications for the John N. Insall Traveling Fellowship. Four international candidates will be selected to travel to various internationally recognized joint replacement and knee surgery centers hosted by The Knee Society members....
