AAHKS News
The AAHKS News is delivered weekly to members' emails.AAHKS Represented at AMA RUC Meeting
AAHKS was represented by Adam A. Sassoon, MD, MS and Adolph J. “Chick” Yates Jr., MD, FAOA at last week’s AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) Meeting in Phoenix. AAHKS representatives attend all RUC meetings to monitor the issues,...
read moreAAHKS Members Foster Collaboration in Israel
By Brett R. Levine, MD The 39th Annual Meeting of the Israel Orthopaedic Association, held last month in Tel Aviv, was a great success. AAHKS members Harpal S. “Paul” Khanuja, MD, Matthew S. Austin, MD, Brett R. Levine, MD and Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc participated in...
read moreJOA Study Says TXA OK for High Risk Patients
A study published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty sought to determine the risk of complications from tranexamic acid (TXA) in total hip and total knee arthroplasty. Researchers retrospectively examined 38,220 high-risk and low-risk cases. They...
read moreExperts in Orthopaedics Needed
CMS and Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (YNHHSC/CORE) are working together on a project to gather expert input on development and reevaluation of total hip and knee arthroplasty outcome measures. If you would...
read moreAdvocacy is Time Well Spent
The current issue of Orthopedics Today features articles on physician advocacy. The cover story, “Advocacy gives physicians a voice, benefits patients” includes interviews with leaders in orthopaedics who are making a difference in Washington, D.C. AAHKS Advocacy...
read moreAnnouncing the 2020-2021 AAHKS Health Policy Fellows!
The AAHKS Health Policy Committee has selected the 2020-2021 Health Policy Fellows: Brian M. Culp, MD, Princeton, New Jersey Justin T. Deen, MD, Gainesville, Florida Chad A. Krueger, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sean S. Rajaee, MD, MS, Los Angeles, California Sharon...
read moreCJR Annual Report Shows Net Savings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has released their second annual report on the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. The report finds that “after two performance years, average...
read moreLiterature Review: Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty
The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has published a literature review of observational and interventional research on the effectiveness of same-day total hip and total knee arthroplasty. The review reports on key takeaways: Same-day discharge total hip and...
read moreIn Memoriam: Frank A. Gottschalk, MD
AAHKS was saddened to learn this week of the passing of one of its founding members, Frank A. Gottschalk, MD on November 29, 2019. Dr. Gottschalk contributed to many papers presented at AAHKS Annual Meetings over the years. He also served on the Editorial Board of the...
read moreWhen Same-Day Surgery is Right for You
The latest article added to the AAHKS patient education library covers same-day surgery. Patients can learn whether they may or may not be a good candidate, the advantages and what to expect before, during and after surgery. “For select patients total joint...
read moreSupport Your OrthoPAC in 2020
You can help strengthen the advocacy voice of AAHKS by contributing to the Orthopaedic PAC (OrthoPAC) from your smartphone now. Text the word AAHKS to the number 41444, and follow the link that will be sent in the reply, or log on to the PAC website and click the...
read moreApplications Due for 2020 Spring FARE Grant
Initial applications for the Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) fall cycle grant are due by Saturday, February 1, 2020. The application, which serves as the Letter of Intent (LOI), will be reviewed by the AAHKS Research Committee, and a decision...
read moreHyaluronic Acid Injections Ineffective for Runners
A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine looked at the practice of injecting hyaluronic acid (HA) in runners’ knees to “lubricate” knee joints and protect the cartilage prior to them running in marathons. Researchers randomized 20 runners into those...
read moreThese AAHKS News Stories Were Most Clicked in 2019
Read the December 2019 issue of Arthroplasty Today CMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY2020 Care for Your Joint Replacement with Follow-Up Visits CMS Seeking input on TJA Quality Measures Doctors Hopeful AVN Avoided for Alabama’s Quarterback Best...
read moreCMS Seeks Stakeholder Nominations for TJA Outcome Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (YNHHSC/CORE) to perform development and reevaluation work for a range of measures assessing outcomes for...
read moreAAHKS Comments on CMS Stark Law Reform Proposals
As 2019 closed, AAHKS provided CMS with comments on their proposal for substantive changes to the Physician Self-Referral law (Stark law). Much of our comments focus on proposed changes to different thresholds and safeguards for financial risk agreements related to...
read moreAAHKS Adds More Social Media Followers in 2019
The AAHKS social media channels: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube saw in increase in followers and engagement in the last year. On Twitter, impressions increased by 39%, and followers increased by 30%. Facebook saw a similar increase by reaching 23% more users....
read moreRecognizing and Treating Metal Allergy
AAHKS members were interviewed for the January Orthopedics Today cover story about the challenges of diagnosing metal allergy in total joint arthroplasty patients. Whether surgeons can determine if a patient has a metal allergy prior to surgery or is experiencing a...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for December 2019
Read the December 2019 Issue of Arthroplasty Today Care for Your Joint Replacement with Follow-Up Visits In Memoriam: Dean Carl Maar, MD New Opioid Protocol at Rothman Includes Cannabinoids Catch up with AAHKS News on the AAHKS...
read moreAAHKS Traveling Fellows Report on Experiences in US
As part of the annual AAHKS Guest Society program, we invite two international societies to Dallas to participate in our Annual Meeting. With a commitment to increase the presence of international societies, AAHKS invites fellows from each Guest Society for a three to...
read moreOrthoEvidence Launches Treatment Recommendation Module
OrthoEvidence (OE), a benefit of AAHKS membership, has launched a new tool for physicians that presents evidence to inform recommendations for the care of patients with orthopaedic or musculoskeletal conditions. Within each OE Recommends topic, users will find:...
read moreRead the December 2019 Issue of Arthroplasty Today
The December issue of Arthroplasty Today is now published online and in the app. The Note from the Editor marks Brian J. McGrory’s last editorial as Editor-in-Chief. He established the first open-access journal for AAHKS in 2013 after recognizing the move in...
read moreCMS Seeking input on TJA Quality Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Center for Patient Safety, Research, and Practice are seeking public comment on their Measuring Outcomes in Orthopedics Routinely (MOOR) project. They are looking to gather...
read moreVTE, Opioid-use Lower in UKR than TKR
A study published in The Lancet, “Opioid use, postoperative complications, and implant survival after unicompartmental versus total knee replacement: a population-based network study,” showed unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) patients used less opioids...
read moreAAHKS Leaders Comment on Payment Study
A study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery compares payment margins between the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative (BPCI) and the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR) with the conclusion that CJR is causing a reduction in...
read moreAAHKS Global Outreach Poll
The AAHKS Board of Directors has approved the establishment of a foundation to handle centralized functions on behalf of the international Operation Walk medical missions and other humanitarian ventures. This will include accepting and redistributing charitable...
read moreView Scientific Posters from AAHKS 2019
Scientific posters presented at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting are available to view on the poster website. Each poster listing includes the ePoster, abstract and audio from the author if recorded. The poster archive includes posters going back to the 2014 AAHKS Annual...
read more2019 Membership Year Comes to an End
It has been a busy year for AAHKS as we have been actively advocating for members in Washington, D.C., supporting practice-changing research and hosting the largest educational meeting in our history. Hundreds of volunteers work with staff to bring value to membership...
read moreLondon Study Says Marathons Good for Knees
The New York Times reported on a prospective cohort study published in the British Medical Journal Open Sport & Exercise Medicine journal that asked, “Can marathon running improve knee damage in middle-aged adults?” The article cites previous studies that showed...
read moreCare for Your Joint Replacement with Follow-Up Visits
“Many people are unaware that they should follow up with their surgeon as part of the long-term care for joint replacements,” according to a new article in the AAHKS patient education library. The article advises that regular, long-term follow-up care with their...
read moreAnnual Meeting Attendees Can Access Free Videos
General Session video content from the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting is now available online. If you attended the Meeting, you can log in to view presentations, symposia and award presentations in high-quality, on-demand videos at no charge. These videos are made...
read moreCMS Covers Changes to Home Health Care Referrals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published two articles for physicians referring patients to Medicare home health care or ordering home health services. “Overview of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model” provides an overview of the new case-mix...
read moreIn Memoriam: Dean Carl Maar, MD
The orthopaedic community was saddened to learn of the death of Dean Carl Maar, MD during a home invasion in Indianapolis on November 27, 2019. Dr. Maar served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Arthroplasty from 1991-1999 and served as co-author on several...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks from November 2019
The following news items were the most clicked in the AAHKS News in November 2019: Doctors Hopeful AVN Avoided for Alabama’s Quarterback Total Joint Replacement: A Breakdown of Costs Apply to Open Positions on AAHKS Committees by November 30, 2019 CMS Releases...
read moreRegister, Reserve Hotel for 2020 AAHKS Spring Meeting
The architecturally acclaimed Radisson Blu Aqua hotel will be the site of the 2020 AAHKS Spring Meeting in Chicago. Unique to the AAHKS Spring Meeting are the breakouts with faculty in small-group case discussions. Nowhere else will you experience the didactic...
read moreAAHKS Comments on CMS RFI on Program Integrity
AAHKS provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Program Integrity’s Request for Information (RFI) on the Future of Program Integrity. Within the RFI, CMS requested input on provider education. AAHKS used the opportunity to...
read moreNew Grant Funding Available from OREF
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) has announced new funding opportunities with grants from $5,000 to $240,000. Grant applications are due soon for health disparities, impact of regulatory policies, biologics, growing spine conditions, new...
read moreDoctors Hopeful AVN Avoided for Alabama’s Quarterback
After suffering a dislocated right hip in the University of Alabama vs. Mississippi State University football game last week, NFL draft hopeful Tua Tagovailoa, had surgery to repair a posterior wall fracture on Monday. A discussion from the medical team was featured...
read moreAAHKS Annual Meeting Sets a High Bar
Known as the premiere educational event in adult reconstruction, the AAHKS Annual Meeting met all expectations in 2019. From reaffirmation of protocols to new techniques to take back to practice, attendees remarked how valuable the experience is to them personally and...
read moreAAHKS Leaders Participate in CMS Listening Session and Visit Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, AAHKS President Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, was joined by James I. Huddleston III, MD and Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD in representing AAHKS in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Innovation Center listening session on potential future bundled payment models...
read moreMajority of AAHKS Attendees Report Continued Trouble with TKA IPO Removal
The AAHKS Keynote Session – AAHKS Town Hall Meeting this year featured discussion about important issues related to site of service, including changes to inpatient, outpatient and ASC care, as well as the impact of the CMS Two-Midnight rule on care delivery. Panelists...
read moreApply to Open Positions on AAHKS Committees
Start Serving in March 2020 If you have wanted to get more involved with AAHKS, the opportunity to serve on one of the many committees is a great way to not only benefit the organization but also to network with peers. The application period is open now and will close...
read moreFARE Doubles Research Funding!
Following its Board of Directors meeting, the Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) announced it will fund one additional research project per grant cycle. This will increase the available research funding to $200,000 annually. If you are...
read moreAAHKS 2019 Kicks Off in Dallas
The 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting is underway in Dallas, Texas, USA with more than 3,600 attendees – another new attendance record for AAHKS. The first AAHKS Resident Lab Course took place on Thursday with 100 residents and 19 faculty for hands-on learning with leaders in...
read moreHow to Relieve Pain after Hip or Knee Surgery
The AAHKS patient website has another new article in its library that outlines simple ways to relieve hip and knee pain after total joint replacement surgery. In "How to Relieve Pain after Hip or Knee Surgery," rest, ice, compression and elevation (RICE) is explained,...
read moreCMS Releases Hospital Outpatient and Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules
On November 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid released their calendar year 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center (OPPS/ASC) Final Rule and 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule...
read moreHarvard Study Offers Alternative Reason for Drop in Hospital Readmissions
Healthcare Finance reported on a study published in Health Affairs by researchers at Harvard Medical School who conducted a simulation analysis of data from 2009-2014. Authors “suggest that an overall decline in hospital admissions may have driven the observed drop in...
read moreTotal Joint Replacement: A Breakdown of Costs
Many people who have total joint replacement surgery say the surgery is life changing as they regain their independence, return to work and enjoy recreational activities again. A common misconception is that surgeons are paid most of the cost from surgery. The AAHKS...
read moreAAHKS Signs Letter to HHS Secretary Regarding Executive Order
AAHKS joined more than 100 other specialty and state medical societies in a letter to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar, II regarding the October 3, 2019 Executive Order entitled, “Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nation’s...
read moreOperation Walk Reports from Ghana
Chiara Rodgers, AAHKS Director of Research and Humanitarian Activities, joined Operation Walk Syracuse last week on their medical mission to Ghana. This was the team’s fourth trip to St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua, Ghana. Despite travel delays and a logistical delay...
read moreFDA Issues Statement on Device Availability
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a statement in response to the closure of two sterilization facilities recently. The availability of medical devices including implants used in hip and knee replacement surgeries may be impacted by the closures. “We...
read moreTop AAHKS News Articles from October 2019
The following AAHKS News items were the most clicked last month: Motivating Patients to Quit Smoking Studies Document Change in Arthroplasty Care What Patients are Reading: Corticosteroid Injections Longer Surgery Time May Increase Infection Risk Read the AAHKS News...
read moreAAHKS Membership Breaks Monthly Record
The AAHKS Board of Directors approved a record of 82 individuals for membership in AAHKS this month. New members include Fellow, Candidate, Arthroplasty Surgeon in Training, International and Clinical Affiliate members. This brings the total membership number to...
read moreLonger Surgery Time May Increase Infection Risk
A study published in The Lancet this week found that surgical time longer than 100 minutes increased the risk of infection in total knee arthroplasties. Authors of the study, “Surgical duration is associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic infection following...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: TJA Lab
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Persona Revision Bioskills Experience Lab 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Zimmer Biomet Join Zimmer Biomet for an afternoon of education featuring the latest implants and...
read morePCL in CR Study Earns Top JOA Tweet this Month
The study, “Does Recession of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Influence Outcome in Total Knee Arthroplasty?” generated the most activity on the Journal of Arthroplasty’s Twitter account so far this month. The authors’ conclusion that “cruciate-retaining (CR) TKA...
read moreNew Lab Course Offered for Residents at AAHKS Annual Meeting
This year, the AAHKS Program Committee is pleased to announce a new course available for residents selected to attend the AAHKS Resident Arthroplasty Course. AAHKS has invited 100 residents from the course to take part in the inaugural AAHKS Resident Lab Course at the...
read moreWhat Patients are Reading: Corticosteroid Injections
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine published original research in Radiology that found corticosteroids injected into the hip or knee to treat arthritis pain may do more harm than good. According to a report by NBC News, the study found “there is...
read moreAAHKS Writes Congress Regarding Surprise Billing
AAHKS joined the American Medical Association and more than 100 specialty and state medical societies in sending letters to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives regarding surprise billing. The letters call for legislation not to “create new imbalances in the...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Robotic Surgery
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: The Potential Clinical and Economic Value of Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Stryker Surgeon faculty will highlight the latest...
read moreStudies Document Change in Arthroplasty Care
Two recent studies show that hip and knee surgeons are performing more work prior to the procedure to optimize patients and achieve better outcomes. Team Approach: Perioperative Optimization for Total Joint Arthroplasty Perioperative Orthopedic Surgical Home:...
read moreAnnual Meeting App is Live!
If you haven’t already, download the AAHKS Annual Meeting app to your mobile phone from the Apple or Google Play stores. Information posted includes: Daily schedule with links to abstracts List of speakers with links to presentations Exhibit hall map and list of...
read moreCraig J. Della Valle, MD Recognized by Arthritis Foundation
Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Immediate Past President of AAHKS received the Rowland W Chang, MD, MPH Award of Excellence at the Arthritis Foundation Freedom of Movement Gala in Chicago last weekend. Dr. Della Valle was recognized for his years of commitment to the...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: TKA Fixation
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Innovation in Primary TKA Fixation 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DePuy Synthes Topics discussed during this symposium will include: Cement: The Gold Standard...
read moreCountdown to AAHKS 2019: 33 Days!
With the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting about a month away, here are some important reminders: Register now! Prices increase by $50 on November 7. Make hotel reservations. The Hilton Anatole is full, but we have secured the “A Room With a View” booking service to find you...
read moreMotivating Patients to Quit Smoking
The AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has published an article for patients that addresses the importance of quitting smoking prior to surgery. The article explains the risk of complications patients may have while using tobacco products such as poor scar...
read moreAAHKS Comments on CMS OPPS and PFS Proposed Rules
Last week, AAHKS sent our comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) on two proposed rules for calendar year 2020. The proposed changes to the CMS Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems included...
read moreFDA Holding Public Meeting on Metals Used in Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced they are holding their first public advisory committee meeting to convene experts and the public on the issue of evaluating the safety of metal used in medical devices. The Immunology Devices Panel of the Medical...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Outpatient Robotics
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: REAL Intelligence and Robotics in the Outpatient Setting 12:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Smith & Nephew Outpatient total joint arthroplasty is continuing to...
read moreTop News Clicks for September 2019
The following AAHKS News items were the most clicked last month: Read Arthroplasty Today September 2019 Issue OrthoCarolina Implements Opioid Protocol AAHKS Signs Prior Authorization Letter to CMS Airport Security Video Getting Press Coverage Read the AAHKS News blog...
read moreAAHKS Awards Announced for Outstanding Papers
The Annual Meeting Program Committee has announced three outstanding papers that will be presented with the AAHKS Awards at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting. Congratulations to these authors: James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award Traditional Intravenous Fluid vs. Oral...
read moreFinalists Selected for 2019 Fall FARE Grant
The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) has announced the finalists for the fall FARE grant that will be awarded to one applicant at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Michael P. Ast, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery Comparison of Nebulized...
read moreJOA Adds Associate Editor for Social Media
The Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) Editor-in-Chief, John J. Callaghan, MD, has added an Associate Editor for Social Media to the Editorial Board as the journal moves towards building and engaging an online community of readers. Chad A. Krueger, MD will serve in this...
read moreSecond AAOS Member Runs for US Senate
The Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Orthopaedic PAC) formally endorsed fellow member and Alaskan orthopaedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, FAAOS, for the U.S. Senate. Dr. Gross, who is running as an Independent, is a lifelong...
read moreAAHKS Signs Prior Authorization Letter to CMS
AAHKS joined more than 100 specialty, state and other health care organizations in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma, regarding the use of prior authorization (PA). The letter shares our concerns with...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Reimbursement
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Outpatient Arthroplasty: Providing Value to Surgeons in the Paradigm Shift of 2020! 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DJO Surgical In this symposium, the panel will...
read moreExciting Changes for AAHKS Poster Exhibition
The AAHKS Poster Exhibition at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting is one of the most popular components of the Meeting, and this year, many new features will upgrade the experience. The number of posters displayed has increased to 350 so more of the exceptional research...
read moreCall For Membership Research Surveys
If you are interested in submitting a research survey to current AAHKS members, we invite you to share your study with the AAHKS Research Committee. Proposals must include survey investigators, a brief abstract and a draft of the specific questionnaire. Survey topics...
read moreIn Memoriam: John R. Tongue, MD
On August 25, 2019, John R. Tongue, MD died at his home on Oswego Lake in Oregon. Dr. Tongue served as the 80th President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2012, and served as faculty at AAHKS Annual Meetings. He was a clinical associate professor of...
read moreMedicare Spending vs. Private Insurance
Healthcare Finance reported on a University of Michigan study that concluded “the Medicare system spends far more than it probably needs to on post-hospital care.” Looking at post-hospital care provided at home, in skilled nursing facilities, and inpatient and...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Bioskills Lab
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Persona Revision Bioskills Experience – Cadaveric Lab 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Zimmer Biomet Join Zimmer Biomet for a morning of education featuring the latest...
read moreAAHKS Supports MA Prior Authorization Standardization
AAHKS joined more than 360 specialty and state societies, as well as other patient, physician and health care professional associations and stakeholders, to write to Congress in support of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107). The Act,...
read moreTwo Weeks to Health Policy Fellowship Deadline
The deadline to submit an application for the 2020-2021 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship is approaching. If you or a colleague is about to enter, currently participating or practicing orthopaedic surgery within four years of completing a fellowship in an adult...
read moreAAHKS Webinar: How to Start an Operation Walk Chapter
AAHKS is hosting a webinar on Thursday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. (CDT) explaining the resources needed to start an Operation Walk team. Operation Walk is a global medical humanitarian organization that provides the gift of mobility through life-changing joint...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Outpatient TJA Business
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Outpatient Total Joints, Clinical Protocols to Business Processes – A Comprehensive Review 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Medtronic Attendees will hear from provider...
read moreRead Arthroplasty Today September 2019 Issue
The September issue of Arthroplasty Today highlights the new “Viewpoint” editorial category with the article, “Total joint arthroplasty in the public hospitals of Port-au-Prince, Haiti: our experience,” by Jessica Hooper, MD, Ronald H. Israelski, MD, Ran Schwarzkopf,...
read moreAirport Security Video Getting Press Coverage
In the first month since AAHKS released the “Airport Security with a Metal Implant: One Thing to Know” video, it has gained more than 4,000 views on the AAHKS YouTube channel. Orthopedics Today also featured the video alongside a study published in Hip International...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Anterior Approach Data
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Bending the Curve with the ANTERIOR ADVANTAGE™: Roundtable Discussion 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. DePuy Synthes Join us for a roundtable discussion on anterior approach...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for August 2019
The following AAHKS News items were the most clicked in August: AAHKS Video Shows No Hassle Getting through Airport Security CMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY2020 Overview Shows Impact of TKA IPO Removal Coding and Billing Subject of Next AAHKS...
read moreAAHKS Members Surveyed on Opioid Prescribing
A survey of AAHKS members on opioid prescribing has been published as a study in Orthopedics. According to Charles P. Hannon, MD, who is the lead on the AAHKS opioid awareness task force, the study “demonstrates the significant variability in opioid prescribing after...
read moreAnalyzing JOA Catheter Study
HealthLeaders Media published an analysis of a catheter study published in-press in the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), “Indwelling Urinary Catheter for Total Joint Arthroplasty Using Epidural Anesthesia.” Key takeaways from the analysis are: The researchers compared...
read moreOrthoPAC: Potential Regulatory Changes Coming to your Practice
By Chad A. Krueger, MD, Member, Young Arthroplasty Group Committee and Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA, Member, Young Arthroplasty Group Committee If there is ever a time to consider the importance of donating to the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (OrthoPAC), it...
read moreApply to OREF Grants by September 5
Applications for two Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) grants are due by Thursday, September 5, 2019. The Impact of Regulatory Policies on the Patient-Physician Relationship Research Grant in Honor of Sigvard Hansen, MD provides up to $75,000 in...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: ASCs
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Lowering the Cost of Outpatient Total Joint Replacement Throughout the Episode of Care 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Zimmer Biomet Everyone is well aware total joints...
read moreCoding and Billing Subject of Next AAHKS Webinar
The AAHKS Webinar, “Coding and Billing: Tips and Tricks to Enhance Your Practice,” takes place on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. (CDT). The webinar will review clinical and surgical coding, how to maximize reimbursement and further your understanding of the...
read moreClinician Scholars Selected for ORS Career Development Program
The AAHKS Research Committee collaborated with the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) to review applicants who indicated hip and knee as their area of interest for the 2019 Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (CSCDP). Program participants seek to enhance the...
read moreWhat Patients are Reading: NSAIDs, OA and Cardiovascular Risk
A study published this month in Arthritis and Rheumatology concluded that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) may elevate the cardiovascular risk for patients with osteoarthritis. “Patients with OA were nearly 25% more likely than patients without OA to...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Non-Operative Pain Relief
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: OA Symptom Management for Non-Operative and Non-Optimized Patients; Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Avanos Medical This symposium will...
read moreAAHKS Signs on to E/M Code Value Revision Letter
AAHKS, along with 52 other medical organizations, submitted a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, MPH to express opposition to a proposal in the 2020 CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule “not to incorporate into the global codes the adjusted values...
read moreSymposia, Presentations Announced for AAHKS 2019
Selections have been made for the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting General Session. From the record 1,723 abstract and 36 symposium submissions, the Program Committee has selected 59 podium presentations, 350 posters and eight symposia. The symposium topics for the 2019...
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