Denise Rodd | AAHKS

CMS to Address Concerns Related to Meaningful Use

Jan 30, 2015 | Medicare

CMS announced that they will engage in rulemaking to address concerns the AMA and the Federation have expressed with meeting the Meaningful Use program requirements in 2015. Separately, CMS plans on moving ahead with rulemaking for Stage 3. MedPage Today outlines the...

Vote for AAHKS on AMA Representation Ballot

Jan 30, 2015 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Committees and Task Forces

The AMA has an opportunity for AAHKS members to help shape health care policy and the positions of the AMA. Don’t let your voice and the voice of your specialty go unheard. AMA members are eligible to vote for the national medical specialty society that best...

IHI Starts Joint Replacement Learning Community

Jan 23, 2015 | Education

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts has initiated a number of value-enhancing projects in healthcare, including several in orthopaedics/joint replacement. IHI established a Joint Replacement...

BCBS Reports on Hospital Cost Variations for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries in the US

Jan 23, 2015 | In the News, Research

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) released a report yesterday, “A Study of Cost Variations for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries in the U.S.” The report analyzed three years of independent BCBS companies’ hospital claims data (not specifically physician costs) for...

JBJS Features Article on the Fellowship Match Process

Jan 23, 2015 | Fellowships, In the News, Research, Residents

Those interested in the history and recent metrics of orthopaedic fellowship match programs, including the AAHKS-supported Adult Reconstruction Match should check out the new article in this month’s Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, “The Fellowship Match...