Feb 23, 2024 | CMS, Federal Guidelines, Patient Outcomes, Performance Measures, Practice Management, Reimbursement
In less than two months, CMS is implementing a mandatory Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee Replacement PROMs Performance Measure (IQR THA/TKA PRO-PM) for THA and TKA. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated...
Jan 3, 2024 | AAHKS Amplified, Advocacy, CMS, Performance Measures
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: TuneIn | RSS | -In this episode of Amplified, Dr. Rana hosts Dr. Huddleston and Dr. Sterling to discuss the new mandatory Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee...
Dec 7, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Patient Outcomes, Performance Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid will be implementing a mandatory inpatient PROM for THA and TKA next year. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to improve patient...
Nov 17, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Patient Outcomes, Performance Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid will be implementing a mandatory inpatient PROM for THA and TKA next year. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to improve patient...
Mar 10, 2023 | AJRR, Patient Outcomes, Performance Measures
The AAOS Registry Program is pleased to announce the availability of the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) 2022 Annual Report Supplement. AJRR is the official registry of AAHKS. The report offers actionable information to guide physician and patient...
Apr 29, 2022 | In the News, Performance Measures
The recently updated “Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective THA or TKA” were featured in an April 2022 Healio article. AAHKS and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)...