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The AAHKS News is delivered weekly to members' emails.Annual Meeting Presentation Videos Premiere!
AAHKS is pleased to announce that 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting video content is now available to all meeting participants. Review the Annual Meeting scientific sessions, symposia and award presentations in high-quality, on-demand videos. Please note that this is intended...
read moreWrite to Congress About BPCI Advanced Physician Practice Group Cap
If you are in a physician group practice and are transitioning from Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI) Classic to BPCI Advanced you should be aware that with the transition, many physician group practices are not able to use remainder funds, so...
read moreCMS Releases Draft MIPS THA/TKA Complication Measure
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation/Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE), has developed claims-based hospital measures to assess the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries by...
read moreSupport Your PAC
by David A. Halsey, MD, AAOS President As you know, in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, CMS identified several potentially current procedural terminology (CPT) codes as “misvalued”, including 27130 (total hip arthroplasty) and 27447 (total knee...
read moreStudy Examines Trends in Subspecialty Fellowship Match
A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examined trends in the orthopaedic surgery subspecialty fellowship match from 2010 through 2017. The study concluded that “adult reconstruction fellowship training has recently gained...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for November 2018
The following articles were the most clicked AAHKS News items in November: Apply to Open Positions on AAHKS Committees Home Based PT Videos Added to Patient Education Library 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting Highlights CMS Surveys High-Volume Medicare Participants on THA...
read moreRegistration Open for 2019 AAHKS Spring Meeting
You can register and reserve your hotel room now for the 2019 AAHKS Spring Meeting taking place May 2-4 at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan in New York. Unique to the AAHKS Spring Meeting are the breakouts with faculty in small-group case discussions. Nowhere else will you...
read moreAAHKS and AAOS Meet with CMS
Leaders from AAHKS and AAOS engaged with representatives of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week to address the designation of hip and knee arthroplasty codes as “potentially misvalued” in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule,...
read morePrior Authorization Burdens Add Up
A 2017 survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) showed that physicians report an increase in prior authorization (PA) burdens imposed by insurance companies and other payers. In the survey, 84% of physicians responded that the burden associated with PAs is...
read moreWhat Patients are Reading: Reps in the OR
The topic of whether industry representatives should be allowed in surgical operating rooms was recently discussed on the National Public Radio “All Things Considered” program. The accompanying article weighs the pros and cons of having representatives of hip and knee...
read moreApply to Open Positions on AAHKS Committees
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 will open on Saturday, December 1, 2018 and close at...
read moreCMS Surveys High Volume Medicare Participants on THA
AAHKS members may have received an email from Kathy Bryant, Senior Technical Advisor, Hospital and Ambulatory Payment Group, and accompanying letter from Carol Blackford, Director, Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
read moreAAHKS Comments on CMS Proposal to Revalue THA and TKA Codes
CMS recently released the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule and identified seven high volume current procedural terminology (CPT) codes as potentially misvalued, among which were 27130 (total hip arthroplasty) and 27447 (total knee arthroplasty). CMS...
read moreClaiming CME Credit for AAHKS 2018
If you attended the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting, you have received an email with a link to the evaluation survey. AAHKS uses the data collected from this survey to improve the Annual Meeting experience each year. Once you have completed the survey, you will be directed...
read moreAAHKS Health Policy Fellowship Deadline is November 30
AAHKS Health Policy Fellows report that the experience provides them with the opportunity to engage with legislators on issues important to hip and knee surgeons and also to receive mentoring from AAHKS leaders. This part-time fellowship can be integrated into a...
read more2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting Highlights
“The Most Important Meeting on Adult Reconstruction in the World” AAHKS members and others gathered in Dallas this past weekend to learn about the latest research and techniques in adult reconstruction and bring actionable insights back to their practices. The size...
read moreSeema Verma to Open Physician Fee Schedule Call
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a call on Monday, November 19 from 2:00 -3:30 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss key topics of the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule. CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, will provide opening remarks on the call....
read moreAnnual Meeting Breaks Attendance Record
The 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting kicked off on Thursday with the most attendees in history. More than 3,500 surgeons, clinical and non-clinical professionals, industry representatives and guests are registered for the Meeting, which runs through Sunday. Today’s agenda...
read moreHome-Based PT Videos Added to Patient Education Library
by Brett R. Levine, MD, AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee Chair Many patients ask before surgery, "What will I need to do after surgery for a successful outcome?" Often the answer is physical therapy/exercises. The Patient and Public Relations...
read moreDEA Alert: Extortion Scam
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued an alert regarding registrants receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals identifying themselves as DEA employees or other law enforcement personnel. The criminals have masked their telephone number on...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for October 2018
The following AAHKS News articles were the most clicked in October: AAHKS Releases Position Statement on Outpatient Joint Replacement In Memoriam: Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD Download the AAHKS Annual Meeting App TXA Focus of October JOA Read these and other AAHKS...
read moreYour Checklist for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting
Registrations for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting have already surpassed last year’s – making it the most attended in our history. If you are planning on joining us in Dallas, we would like to remind you of some key points: Download the meeting app by searching “AAHKS”...
read moreIn Memoriam: Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD
The orthopaedic community this week was saddened to learn of the passing of Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD. Dr. Rothman was a founding member of AAHKS and served as President from 1998-1999. He had a resounding impact in the field of hip and knee arthroplasty and a...
read moreAAHKS Outpatient Position Statement Receives Endorsements
This week, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), The Hip Society and The Knee Society officially endorsed the AAHKS Outpatient Joint Replacement position statement. "This AAHKS position statement was developed as a true collaboration in partnership with...
read moreCall for USBJI Young Investigator Initiative Grant Mentoring and Career Development Program
The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada have announced the spring 2019 workshop for the grant mentoring program and career development program. This program is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposia: Robotics and a Mobile Lab
The following industry symposia take place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Grand Ballroom B From Design to Data – A Value-Based Overview of Mako Technology Stryker This symposium will feature discussions around Mako including a technology...
read moreDownload the AAHKS Annual Meeting App
AAHKS has launched a new app for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting. The app puts the schedule, speaker information, abstracts, exhibitors, floor plan and the Fun Run/Walk at your fingertips. You can download the app now in the Google Play and Apple stores. Search “AAHKS,”...
read moreWelcome to the 4,000th AAHKS Member!
The AAHKS Board of Directors approved the newest members to join AAHKS in a meeting on Wednesday. Included in the group is Herrick J. Siegel, MD of Birmingham, Alabama, who is the 4,000th member to join AAHKS. Dr. Siegel is the only orthopaedic oncologist in Alabama....
read moreCall to Join Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Study
Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, PhD, FARE Grant recipient, is seeking more institutions to join the Duke University prospective, randomized study, “Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty.” The study’s goal is to establish...
read moreHHS Report Finds Medicare Advantage Patients Disadvantaged
The New York Times reported this week that Medicare Advantage plans “have been improperly denying many medical claims to patients and physicians alike.” A report by the US Department of Health and Human Services claims the denials are an attempt to increase profits....
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: OAK
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Friday, November 2, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Localized Treatment for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain with a Novel Intra-Articular Formulation Flexion Therapeutics Osteoarthritis of the knee...
read moreAAHKS Releases Position Statement on Outpatient Joint Replacement
The AAHKS Board of Directors this week approved the AAHKS Position Statement on Outpatient Joint Replacement which was developed with input from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The Hip Society and The Knee Society. This statement provides...
read moreAAHKS Survey Confirms Hospital Confusion over Medicare IPO Rules
A survey conducted by AAHKS shows that nearly 60% of surgeon members report their hospitals are interpreting new Medicare rules differently than the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) intended and possibly to the detriment of some patients. Studies have...
read moreCMS MIPS Field Testing Commences
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, will conduct field testing in October 2018 for 13 cost measures before consideration of their potential use in the cost performance category of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: THA Automation
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Friday, November 2, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Grand Ballroom E Advancing Total Hip Arthroplasty through Automation DePuy Synthes Please join us to learn about a new technology...
read moreHigh School Health Care Club Checks Out Orthopaedics
The Chicago Tribune reported this week about Lyons Township High School students who observed a robotic surgery demonstration at La Grange Memorial Hospital in suburban Chicago. The students, who belong to the Future Healthcare Professionals Club, were hosted by AAHKS...
read moreTXA Focus of October JOA
This month’s issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) features the AAHKS-initiated clinical practice guidelines for the use of tranexamic acid in total joint arthroplasty along with accompanying articles that “clarify how and when tranexamic acid should be used with...
read moreAAHKS Contingent Represents in Guatemala
This week, former AAHKS President, Brian S. Parsley, MD led a team that included Immediate Past President Mark I. Froimson, MD, MBA and other AAHKS members on a medical mission trip to Antigua, Guatemala. “This is an awesome team of AAHKS members working together on...
read moreLab-Grown Knee Cartilage Trial in Canada
The Canadian television network, CTV, in Toronto reported on an international clinical trial for knee cartilage injuries taking place at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario. Surgeons collect a cartilage sample from the patient and send it to a clinic in...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Outpatient TJA Protocols
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Friday, November 2, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty: Economics, Protocols and Challenges Corentec America This Symposium has convened experts with many...
read moreTop AAHKS News Stories for September 2018
The following articles were the most clicked AAHKS News items in September 2018: What Are Joint Replacements Made Of? AAHKS 2018 Schedule Posted Online Tumor, Trauma Societies Endorse TXA Guideline Applications due for AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship To read the AAHKS...
read moreWhat are Joint Replacements Made Of?
The newest article added to the AAHKS patient education website explains in detail the parts of both hip and knee replacement implants. Here is the introduction: Hip and knee replacement surgery involve replacing the worn-out bone and cartilage lining your hip or knee...
read moreAAHKS in Uruguay This Week
AAHKS was represented this week at the co-branded meeting with the 20th Congress of the Uruguayan Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Montevideo, Uruguay. AAHKS International Committee Chair Rafael J. Sierra, MD provided the AAHKS 2017 Annual Meeting...
read moreAAHKS Comments on CMS OPPS Proposed Rule, Meets with Legislators
AAHKS has commented on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid’s (CMS) CY 2019 hospital outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule. Our comments focused on the continued impact our members and your patients are experiencing regarding the removal of TKA from the...
read moreCMS Field Testing Elective Primary Hip Arthroplasty MIPS Cost Measure
Starting in October of 2018, CMS will conduct field testing of cost measures including one for elective primary hip arthroplasty. The measures could be used in Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) starting in 2020. The hip measure was developed with...
read moreCall for JOA Reviewers
The Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) is seeking volunteers to become reviewers. If you would like to be a part of the JOA, please email your statement of interest to Managing Editor, Taylor Bowen, at journalofarthroplasty@gmail.com. He will then send you instructions on...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Patient Care
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Friday, November 2, 2018 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Developing a Referral Strategy to Improve Quality Surgical Care Affiliates Understand how a collaborative care environment improves quality of...
read moreFall 2018 FARE Finalists Announced
AAHKS congratulates the following researchers who are finalists for the next Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) Grant. The winner will be announced and presented with the grant at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Antonia F. Chen, MD Brigham and...
read moreInvite Your Colleagues to “The Business of TJR” Course
Co-Chairs, William A. Jiranek, MD and Mark I. Froimson, MD, MBA, invite you and your hospital colleagues to the AAHKS Business of Total Joint Replacement Course taking place on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. The course ends before the start of the General...
read moreImportant Dates Coming Up
Tuesday, September 25, 2018: Join the UKA Webinar at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Wednesday, September 26, 2018: Deadline to apply to the Women in Arthroplasty Committee Monday, October 1, 2018: Deadline to apply for the AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship Friday, October 12, 2018:...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Bundled Payment Success
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Friday, November 2, 2018 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Practical Tools for Bundled Payment Success – Will Your Strategy Work? Smith & Nephew The US healthcare environment is shifting, and bundled...
read moreAAHKS Conducts Round of Senate Hill Visits
As Hurricane Florence bore down on the East Coast, former Health Policy Fellow and AAHKS Advocacy Committee member P. Maxwell Courtney, MD made the rounds on Capitol Hill Thursday. Accompanied by AAHKS lobbyists, the offices of 10 Senators from both sides of the aisle...
read more2018 AAHKS Award Papers Selected
The Annual Meeting Program Committee has announced three outstanding papers that will be presented with the AAHKS Awards at the Annual Meeting: The James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award “Large Opioid Prescriptions Are Unnecessary After Total Joint Arthroplasty: A...
read moreRegister for AAHKS Webinar on UKA Success
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Time: 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Moderator: Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD Partial knee arthroplasty (UKA) has experienced increased growth in the last several years. Patient selection along with an understanding of which ancillary tests are...
read moreAAHKS Submits Physican Fee Schedule and QPP Comment Letter to CMS
This week AAHKS submitted comments to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on their proposed rule “Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for FY 2019; Quality Payment Program; and Medicaid Promoting...
read moreOREF Grant Deadline Approaching
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) is accepting applications for various funding opportunities ranging from $5,000 to $225,000. Letters of Intent (LOI) must be completed as required. All properly submitted LOIs will be reviewed by the OREF...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: OA Knee Pain
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Friday, November 2, 2018 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. OA Symptom Management for Non-Operative and Non-Optimized Hip and Knee Patients: Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation Avanos A discussion of clinical...
read moreAAHKS 2018 Schedule Posted Online
The preliminary program schedule for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting is now available on the AAHKS website. View paper and symposia titles and authors in the order that they will present during the General Session November 2-4, 2018. Also available are the preliminary...
read moreDon’t Forget Your Running Shoes!
This year’s Fun Run and 5K walk are sponsored by Smith & Nephew and Elsevier, publisher of The Journal of Arthroplasty and Arthroplasty Today. Check in for the event begins at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2018, and the race begins at 5:55 a.m. The course is the...
read moreArthroplasty Today September Issue
The September issue of Arthroplasty Today is published online and in the new app. This issue features an editorial by Rafael J. Sierra, MD focusing on the growing international membership of AAHKS. “Arthroplasty Today continues its commitment to support our...
read moreTumor, Trauma Societies Endorse TXA Guideline
The Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) have granted AAHKS their official endorsement of the Tranexamic Acid in Total Joint Arthroplasty Clinical Practice Guidelines. AAHKS, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Hip Cementation
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 1, 2018 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Cementing the Hip: New Focus on a Gold Standard Heraeus Medical LLC Course participants will learn when to deploy and how to perform cementation...
read moreWe Need Your TKA Patient Stories!
AAHKS is seeking additional examples of patient care problems related to the removal of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Only list (IPO). As a compelling example, a member recently reported on the negative...
read moreAAHKS Signs on to AMA Letter to CMS Administrator Verma
AAHKS, along with more than 150 other medical specialty and state societies, signed on to a letter to the CMS Administrator Seema Verma to thank CMS for continued dialogue related to reducing administrative burdens, particularly through their “Patients Over Paperwork”...
read moreApply to be an OMeGA Review Committee Member
OMeGA is accepting applications for its 2019 Review Committee (RC) in the Adult Reconstruction, Oncology, Pediatrics and Trauma subspecialties. RC members evaluate fellowship program applications in OMeGA’s merit-based grant process. All RC applicants must be...
read moreWhat Patients are Viewing: Hypnotherapy for Pain
NBC5-Chicago featured a knee replacement patient in a story on the use of hypnotherapy to help manage pain following surgery. The focus of the piece was how hypnosis therapy could help some patients reduce their use of opioids for pain management. In conjunction with...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Infection
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 1, 2018 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Rising to Meet the Threat Posed by Periprosthetic Joint Infection with Dr. Javad Parvizi Heraeus Medical LLC This forum will present...
read moreNew Arthroplasty Today App Launches!
AAHKS and Elsevier are pleased to announce the launch of the Arthroplasty Today mobile app. Read the current issue, search the archives of PubMed-indexed articles, take notes and create your own reading list. Download the free app from the Apple App Store for iPhone...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Knee Arthroplasty Technologies
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 1, 2018 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Survivorship & Satisfaction: Optimizing Both with the Persona Knee System Zimmer Biomet The future of knee arthroplasty is innovation that...
read moreAMA Expresses Concern over Walmart Opioid Policy
In the wake of Walmart’s policy of restricting opioid prescriptions in all US Walmart and Sam’s Club stores to a seven-day supply, the American Medical Association issued a letter to Walmart, Inc. president, Doug McMillon. The letter outlines three main concerns with...
read moreAAHKS Welcomes 300th International Member
The AAHKS Board of Directors approved new members for the month of July, and included in the group is Jesse James F. Exaltacion, MD, FPOA, FPCS from Cebu City, Philippines. Dr. Exaltacion is the 300th member of AAHKS with International status and represents the first...
read moreSex After TJA – New Article in AAHKS Patient Education Library
The AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has just published a new article to the AAHKS Patient Education Library, “A Guide to Returning to Sexual Activity Following Total Hip and Knee Replacement.” This is a common concern that patients are often uncomfortable...
read moreNew Arthroplasty Today App Launches!
AAHKS and Elsevier are pleased to announce the launch of the Arthroplasty Today mobile app. Read the current issue, search the archives of PubMed-indexed articles, take notes and create your own reading list. Download the free app from the Apple App Store for iPhone...
read moreWhat Patients are Reading: Treating Joints with Crocodile Cartilage
A story in the 3D Printing Industry (3DPI) news blog looks at research being conducted at Central Queensland University in Australia that combines 3D bioprinting with crocodile protein. “The 3D bioprinting explant technique, transferring a cell or a piece of tissue...
read moreSpecial Advocacy Update: AAHKS Action in Washington, DC
Red Tape Relief Report The House Committee on Ways and Means released a report this week on their Red Tape Relief project, which was created to “modernize and improve the Medicare program for American seniors and the providers that serve them.” The report comes a year...
read moreAMA Offers Half-Year Dues Rate
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced a half-priced membership for the remainder of the 2018 calendar year. With an AMA membership, you'll have access to world-class research and resources that benefit your patients and your practice. You’ll also help to...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Outpatient TJR
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 1, 2018 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Hot Topics in Outpatient TJR DePuy Synthes This dynamic session will explore trending topics with outpatient total joint replacement and includes...
read moreCall for Nominations to AAHKS Board Positions
The AAHKS Nominating Committee has put out a call for nominations to the following positions: Third Vice President (1) Member-at-Large (2) All nominations must hold Fellow membership status with AAHKS. Nominate yourself by Friday, August 24, 2018 by emailing a...
read moreDownload the ONN Implant Pricing Guide 2018
The “2018 Hip and Knee Implant Review” published by Orthopedic Network News (ONN) is now available for downloading. Click here to log in to AAHKS. The issue also features: Top 10 Hip and Knee Hospitals Hospital Resources and Implant Cost Management OrthoTrends Q1/2009...
read moreTaking Opioids Prior to TJA Increases Readmission Risk
Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement surgery are at significantly higher risk of being readmitted to the hospital and of undergoing repeat joint-replacement surgery, compared to patients with no preoperative...
read moreAAHKS Represented at Latin American Meeting
AAHKS First Vice President, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, The Knee Society Third Vice President, Robert T. Trousdale, MD and AAHKS International Committee Chair, Rafael J. Sierra, MD attending the Latin American Meeting of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ELCCR) orthopaedic...
read moreAMA Urges DOJ to Challenge CVS-Aetna Merger
The American Medical Association (AMA) today urged the U.S. Department of Justice to block the proposed acquisition of Aetna, Inc. by CVS Health Corporation, and shared with federal regulators an exhaustive AMA analysis indicating the proposed merger would likely...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Outpatient TJA
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 1, 2018 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Transitioning to Same-Day Surgery: Outpatient Total Joints Medtronic The intent of this program is to provide the rationale for and discuss the...
read moreSymposia Announced for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting
The AAHKS Program Committee has wrapped up selection of the symposia for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas. The following symposia will be presented in the General Session from Friday, November 2 through Sunday, November 4 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas: The...
read moreAAHKS Back in Washington Discussing E/M Codes
AAHKS Advocacy Committee member, Eric A. Levicoff, MD met with the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric D. Hargan and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Principal Deputy Administrator Demetrios Kouzoukas on Friday...
read moreDr. Parvizi, Dr. Gehrke Conclude PJI Consensus Meeting
The Second International Consensus Meeting on Prosthetic Joint Infection concluded in Philadelphia last week after reaching consensus on hundreds of questions debated by delegates from more than 80 countries. Co-chairs Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, AAHKS Research Committee...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Hot Topics and Technology in Orthopaedics
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 2 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Breaking Down the Buzz DJO Surgical Breaking down the hottest topics and technologies in orthopaedics, this session will describe surgical techniques...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for July 2018
The following news items were the most clicked from the July 2018 AAHKS News: Tranexamic Guideline Released Will My Artificial Joint Set Off Airport Security Metal Detectors? Perspective Given on Study of Low Does Aspirin for VTE What Patients are Reading: Inequity in...
read moreEarly Prediction: 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting Biggest Ever
Attendance at the AAHKS Annual Meeting has trended upwards over the last several years, and this year is shaping up to follow that curve. With registrations for the Meeting already double that of last year at this time, Executive Director Michael J. Zarski, JD, says,...
read moreFARE Grant Deadline This Week!
Applications for the fall cycle FARE Grant are due Wednesday, August 1, 2018. The application, which serves as the letter-of-intent, will be reviewed by the AAHKS Research Committee and decisions will be announced in two weeks. Those invited to move forward will then...
read moreTranexamic Acid Guideline Released
A new clinical practice guideline, “Tranexamic Acid in Total Joint Arthroplasty,” has been developed and is now available for download on the AAHKS website. AAHKS, The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), The American Academy of...
read moreCase Study: Decreasing Complications using AJRR Data
The July issue of AAOS Now features a case study by Mark A. Snyder, MD, about how TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) in Cincinnati has decreased complications using AJRR data, evidence-based medicine and integrated clinical pathways (ICP). According to the study,...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Negative Pressure Therapy
The following industry symposium takes place on Thursday, November 1 at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Evolving Utility of Negative Pressure Therapy in Arthroplasty Patients: Review of New Clinical Evidence to Reduce Complications and Improve...
read moreMinimizing Narcotics Among Topics for 2018 AAHKS Orthopaedic Team Course
This year’s AAHKS Orthopaedic Team Course taking place during the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas will cover topics such as medical optimization before surgery, clinical challenges and minimizing narcotics after surgery. Orthopaedic team members such as nurses,...
read moreABOS Offers Option to Bypass Multiple Choice Exam
In addition to streamlined Application and Case List entry functions, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) is adding a web-based option as an alternative to the multiple-choice examination required for MOC. The new ABOS Web-Based Longitudinal Assessment...
read moreAJRR Steering Committee Meets
AAHKS leaders were among the key collaborators in the American Joint Replacement Registry’s (AJRR) Steering Committee meeting today at the AAOS Headquarters. Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, Chair, Bryan D. Springer, MD, Vice Chair, Scott M. Sporer, MD, Secretary, Daniel J....
read morePerspective Given on Study of Low-Dose Aspirin for VTE
A study on low-dose aspirin for venous thromboembolism (VTE) published in the Journal of Arthroplasty is featured in Orthopedics Today with a Perspective by Jay R. Lieberman, MD, who is an editorial board member and Past President of AAHKS. According to Dr. Lieberman,...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Surgical Techniques and Instrumentation
The following industry symposium takes place at the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 1, 2018 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Breaking Down the Buzz DJO Surgical Breaking down the hottest topics and technologies in orthopaedics, this session will describe surgical...
read moreDiscussing Health Policy in DC This Week
AAHKS Health Policy Chair James “Hutch” I. Huddleston, MD and AAOS First Vice President Kristy L. Weber, MD met with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Adam Boehler this week to introduce the societies to the new director as well as to...
read moreLive Webcast July 20 of Rosemont Hip Course
If you are unable to attend the AAOS/AAHKS/The Hip Society course at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, Ill. next week, you can view the live webcast instead. Meeting the Challenges of Total Hip Arthroplasty takes place on Friday, July 20 from 12:10 – 1:25...
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