May 15, 2015 | In the News, International
An editorial in the Times Colonist, a western Canadian daily newspaper, brought to light the wait times for hip and knee replacements on Vancouver Island, which “are among the longest in Canada.” In 2014, only 39 percent of hip patients and 26 percent of knee patients...
May 15, 2015 | In the News
KATV in Arkansas featured a story on knee replacement with a patient of AAHKS Board Treasurer, C. Lowry Barnes, MD, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at UAMS, this week. The patient recalls her mother and grandfather having knee pain that require them to use wheel chairs at...
May 15, 2015 | Corporate Partners
AAHKS is pleased to welcome Total Joint Orthopedics (TJO) as its newest Corporate Partner. The Corporate Partnership program allows AAHKS to recognize those in the industry that demonstrate a commitment to supporting AAHKS in addressing the medical, educational,...
May 8, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
In a letter to CMS, AAHKS President Jay R. Lieberman, MD, expressed support for the development of a measure for risk adjusted improvement in functional status after total hip and knee replacement. He concurred with the intent of assessing functional improvement...
May 8, 2015 | Federal Guidelines
AAHKS joined a broad coalition of national medical organizations in a letter urging Congress to protect Medicare patient access to quality health care by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) that was created as a provision in the Patient Protection...
