Taking HIPAA Seriously

A recent $750,000 settlement between the Department of Health and Human Services and a physician group stands as a reminder that HIPAA compliance must be taken seriously. The new AAHKS Advocacy firm, Epstein Becker & Green, takes a look at this case and the...

Report Issued Following PRO Summit

AAHKS has released a detailed report of the AAHKS Quality and Patient Safety Summit on Total Joint Arthroplasty that it hosted in Baltimore on August 31, 2015. The report details the recommendations made by the attendees to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Is the MOC 10-year Exam on its Way Out?

Medscape Orthopedics reported that the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has announced that it will consider replacing its 10-year maintenance of certification (MOC) exam with shorter, more frequent testing that physicians could take at home or in the office....
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