AAHKS Funds Infection Research

In response to a request by the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), the AAHKS Board approved a contribution of $160,000 to fund research into periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). PJI was identified as a research priority by OREF with input from many...

Jonathan K. Salava, MD Returns to Marshall University

After completing his residency at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia and his fellowship at OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Jonathan K. Salava has returned to the university as an...

AAHKS Participates in RUC Process

Health Policy Committee Chair Mark I. Froimson, MD, MBA and Executive Director Mike Zarski, JD attended the September meeting of the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee in Chicago. The AAHKS delegation worked with AAHKS member and AAOS representative John...

AAOS Holds Fall Meeting

Nashville, Tennessee is the site of the 2014 Fall Meeting of the AAOS taking place September 18-20. AAHKS leadership is in attendance and participating on many levels. Topics of importance include performance measure development, Affordable Care Act implementation,...

Hoag Orthopedic Institute Offers Surgical Warranty

The LA Times featured an article this week about the hip and knee surgery warranty that Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, CA offers its patients. The article describes how some work-based plans and private insurers offer flat-fee or bundled payment arrangements at...
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