AAHKS Collaborates on Comments Following PRO Summit

Sep 11, 2015 | Medicare

As previously reported, AAHKS convened the AAHKS Quality and Patient Safety Summit on total joint arthroplasty at the end of August. The Summit attendees reached consensus regarding patient-reported outcomes and risk variables suitable for total hip and knee...

New Advocacy Firm Retained by AAHKS

Sep 11, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy

AAHKS has retained Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (EBG) as our new advocacy and law firm. They will work with AAHKS leadership and staff to ensure we are protecting the interest of our members and advocating for the advancement of the profession to HHS, CMS and...

TJR Prevalence Study Published in JBJS

Sep 11, 2015 | Research

The study, “Prevalence of Total Hip and Knee Replacement in the United States,” published last week in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, concluded that “around 7 million Americans are living with a hip or knee replacement, and consequently, in most cases, are...

AAHKS Comments on CMS Outpatient Prospective Payment System

Sep 4, 2015 | Medicare

In a comment letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) acting administrator, Andrew Slavitt, regarding the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule for 2016 (Proposed Rule), AAHKS focused on four provisions of...
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