AAOS, together with AAHKS and other medical associations and the physician community, is urging Congress to continue the progress already made toward replacing the flawed SGR formula. On February 4, 2015, physician leaders from across the country and from dozens of medical associations will converge on Washington, DC to stress the importance of passing a permanent SGR fix.… Read More
Immediate Past President, Thomas K. Fehring, MD, has called on AAHKS members who are also members of The Hip Society and The Knee Society to serve “on call” for the DocSpera case sharing Web portal. He has assembled 61 volunteers who will be ready to comment on cases shared through the portal. One volunteer will serve each week… Read More
After the busiest period for the AAHKS website around the time of the Annual Meeting, the website continues to draw thousands of visitors. The following analytics are from December 15, 2014 through January 15, 2015: Number of Unique Users: 12,984 Number of Pageviews: 41,888 Percentage of Visitors coming to the site for the first time: 79.29% Top Five Pages (and… Read More
AAHKS members can pay dues online by logging in at www.AAHKS.org or by calling (847) 698-1200. More than one-third of our members have renewed their memberships as of this date. AAHKS members are also using a new “websticker” of the AAHKS logo on their websites, Facebook, email signatures, etc. If you would like to download the image, follow… Read More
Every day, nearly 600 visitors go to the “Total Hip Replacement” and “Total Knee Replacement” patient education pages on the AAHKS website. The unique visitors are coming to the AAHKS website from searches at Google.com and going directly to the articles. Keywords such as “hip, knee, hip & knee, hip and knee, and hip and knee replacement” bring… Read More
February 25, 2014 For Immediate Release Rosemont, IL – The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons’ (AAHKS) logo and brand identification have been transformed in a way that reflects a great deal more than graphic design. It signifies their rededication to innovation, collaboration and advancement in the face of unprecedented challenges to its members, their patients and… Read More
A Request for Information with input from Michael Bolognesi, MD, Stefano A. Bini, MD, Steven J. Incavo, MD, and William A. Jiranek, MD, was sent to 6 potential partners for an online video journal. This video journal will give users the ability to upload videos that demonstrate surgical procedures and submit them through a peer-review process. Three of… Read More
