Aug 7, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
On July 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the advance text of its final rule to update the Medicare acute hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2016. The official version of the rule will be...
Aug 7, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation
AAHKS has sent a comment letter to National Government Services, Inc. (NGS) during the open comment period for the local coverage determination regarding total joint arthroplasty (“Draft LCD”). NGS covers Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New...
Aug 7, 2015 | In the News, Research
MD Magazine reported on a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, “Impact of total knee arthroplasty using patient reported pain and health-related quality of life indices: Rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis.” The study included data from 18,897...
Aug 7, 2015 | Annual Meeting
The Program Committee has selected eight symposia topics for the scientific program taking place November 6-8 during the AAHKS 25th Annual Meeting. These preliminary titles are subject to change: Symposium I: “State of the Art Management of Tough and Unsolved Problems...
