Nov 6, 2015 | Medicare, Practice Management
Healthcare Finance News reports that of the 10 percent of claims filed under ICD-10, only a fraction have been rejected by CMS due to coding errors. Rejections were DUE to incorrectly submitted ICD-9 codes and incomplete or incorrect information. The article points...
Nov 6, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation
AAHKS joined the American Medical Association and other medical associations in a letter to the U.S. Senate expressing strong concerns with the implementation of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program despite widespread failure of Stage 2. The letter calls for action...
Oct 30, 2015 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Fellowships
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has selected AAHKS member, Alexander P. Sah, MD, for the 2016-2017 Leadership Fellows Program (LFP). The LFP combines didactic and experiential leadership training with an ongoing mentoring program. Dr. Sah is the...
Oct 30, 2015 | In the News
The Hill reports that budget deals that took place in Congress this week have reduced funding for legislation including the 21st Century Cures Act, which would streamline drug approvals and support medical research. A “GOP spokesman for the committee said some funding...
