Board Sets New Three-year Strategy

Jul 17, 2015 | AAHKS Business, AJRR

In their meeting last weekend in Rosemont, Illinois, the AAHKS Board of Directors and committee chairs worked together to create a new strategic plan that identifies the association’s priorities for the next three years. The new plan, which will be formally adopted by...

Board Approves Bylaws Changes for Member Approval

Jul 17, 2015 | AAHKS Business

During its recent strategic planning retreat, the AAHKS Board convened and approved bylaws amendments that would modify several categories of membership in the association. The changes would affect affiliate members, with the intention of encouraging more clinical...

AAHKS Adds Director of Advocacy and International Activities

Jul 17, 2015 | AAHKS Business

Joshua M. Kerr has joined the AAHKS team as the Director of Advocacy and International Activities. Josh comes to AAHKS from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) where he was Director of International Affairs. At the AOA, Josh worked on health policy and with...

Hip and Knee PRO Study Published

Jul 17, 2015 | Research

A study titled, “Patient-reported outcomes to initiate a provider-patient dialog for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis” was published in the April edition of Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. The study aimed to “develop a tiered list of recommended...

AAOS President Comments on Surgeon Complications Database

Jul 17, 2015 | In the News, Performance Measures

The non-profit news outlet, ProPublica, published a database of “Adjusted Complication Rates” of surgeons performing common surgeries. The data was derived from Medicare claims data and can be searched online. In a statement released by the American Academy of...