Olympian Wins Again after Hip Replacement

Aug 19, 2016 | In the News

Nick Skelton, the 58-year old equestrian on Team Great Britain, won gold in the Individual Jumping final today in Rio. Skelton was also a gold medalist in the London Olympics in 2012 after having hip replacement surgery the year before. Despite injuries and other...

Webinar Covers PQRS Reporting Requirements

Aug 19, 2016 | Webinars

Join the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) and CECity, a Premier Inc. Company, for the webinar “An Overview of the 2016 AJRR Orthopaedic Quality Resource Center” on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). In addition to an overview of the AJRR...

Quality Designation through Registry Participation

Aug 19, 2016 | AJRR

The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the official Registry of AAHKS, is part of a list of criteria for QualityPath designation. To receive this esteemed Midwestern designation for knee and total hip replacement, hospitals and surgeons are required to be...

Task Force Created to Consider New Entity

Jul 29, 2016 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership

At last week’s Board retreat, the AAHKS Board of Directors voted to proceed with the formation of a task force to examine the feasibility of forming a subsidiary to convene and manage a bundled payment program for interested members. The Board’s concern is that some...

CMS Modifies CJR

Jul 29, 2016 | CMS

Proposed rule includes modification to CJR and Cardiac Care Bundled Payment Model A new CMS Proposed Rule revises the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR) to potentially qualify as an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) if participants meet...
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