Oct 16, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Research
The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) received an IRS determination letter approving its application for not-for-profit charity status. This means that FARE can now accept tax-deductible contributions and use endowment funds received from the...
Oct 16, 2015 | AJRR, Publications
As Editor-in-Chief, Brian J. McGrory, MD prepares for the next issue of Arthroplasty Today, he would like to announce that the AAHKS open-access journal has been named the official journal of the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR). In this collaboration, Dr....
Oct 16, 2015 | In the News, Research
The Wall Street Journal published a recent article that examines the pros and cons of bilateral knee replacement. The article cites studies in the Journal of Arthroplasty and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. The article states that “a study in May in the Journal...
Oct 16, 2015 | In the News, International
People who have had hip or knee replacement surgery often return to activities like sports, hiking, gardening that they participated in before joint pain stopped them. This article in the Punjab News Express reports on a group of knee patients in Patiala, India who...
Oct 9, 2015 | Practice Management
Cigna has announced that it will implement a musculoskeletal precertification program beginning January 1, 2016. According to a letter sent to AAHKS, “ordering physicians will need to request precertification directly through eviCore for certain musculoskeletal...