Nov 21, 2014 | Membership
AAHKS began 2014 with 2,076 members. We added 204 new members (net growth 183) in 2013. Year to date (as of 11/6/14), the Board has approved 273 new members. We have had 6 resignations, 5 dropped for non‐payment of dues, 4 deceased members (net growth YTD 258). We...
Nov 21, 2014 | In the News
The Washington Post reported on the findings of two health benefits surveys released this week. The Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management surveyed more than 3,000 employers. The surveys showed that few employers are reducing...
Nov 21, 2014 | Promotions
Mark I. Froimson, MD, Chair of the AAHKS Health Policy Committee, has been appointed to executive vice president, Chief Clinical Officer at Trinity Health in Livonia, Michigan. As CCO, Froimson will lead Trinity Health’s Unified Clinical Organization and all of...
Nov 21, 2014 | Promotions
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA has accepted the position as the Inaugural Chair of Surgery and Perioperative Care at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Bozic will be involved in developing the first Medical School and Academic Health System to...
Nov 14, 2014 | AAHKS Business, Annual Meeting, Committees and Task Forces
AAHKS Delegate, Courtland Lewis, MD and Alternate Delegate Christopher Dangles, MD, attended the AMA Interim Meeting November 8-11 in Dallas. Dr. Lewis and Dr. Dangles report that there were several policy issues addressed that were relevant to arthroplasty surgeons:...
