Oct 21, 2016 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
AAHKS has become a Committed Partner of the Heath Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN), which was created “to help achieve better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.” The partnership is between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Oct 14, 2016 | AAHKS Business, AJRR
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance collaboration between AAHKS and our official registry, the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), an all-staff lunch meeting was held recently. Personnel discussed new initiatives underway at each organization, acquainted...
Sep 16, 2016 | AAHKS Business, International
With the continued success of our Co-Branded Meetings and Guest Society initiative, AAHKS is proud to announce that we will be the Guest Society of the upcoming British Hip Society Annual Meeting taking place March 1-3, 2017 in London, UK. The conference will take...
Sep 9, 2016 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, International
AAHKS President William A. Jiranek, MD, joined by Stefano A. Bini, MD, James I. Huddleston III, MD, William B. Macaulay, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, and Thomas P. Vail, MD, presented a co-branded symposium and case-based discussion at this week’s European Hip Society...
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...
Jul 29, 2016 | AAHKS Business
AAHKS signed on to a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs along with the American Medical Association and other medical societies that opposes the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) Proposed Rule which, if finalized, would permit all VHA-employed...
