Jun 8, 2018 | Federal Guidelines
by Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA and Bradford S. Waddell, MD 2017-2018 AAHKS Health Policy Fellows This week, members of AAHKS and staff were in Washington D.C. for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC)...
Jun 8, 2018 | Bundled Payments, CMS
“Hospitals and physician groups that want to participate in the CMS’ new Medicare bundled-payment demonstration are sweating because the agency is behind schedule in giving providers the claims data they need to decide which care bundles to select,” reported...
Jun 8, 2018 | Annual Meeting, CME, Education
As the deadline closed on June 1, the number of abstracts submitted for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting had already broken last year’s record number earlier in the day. The 1,615 abstracts submitted surpassed the number submitted for the 2017 AAHKS Annual Meeting by 228...
Jun 8, 2018 | Popular, Research
A study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, “Urinary markers predict bone problems after hip replacement,” reports on the discovery of urinary markers that can predict osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty. Investigators claim that the biomarkers could...
Jun 1, 2018 | Annual Meeting
Get ready for the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas from November 1-4, 2018! This is the premier hip and knee arthroplasty event of the year with the latest research and practical, cutting-edge clinical information to take back to your...
