Oct 13, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
Last week, AAHKS joined a surgical coalition of 47 organizations representing 1.2 million physician and non-physician providers urging Congress to halt the implementation of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems add-on code G2211, set forth by the Centers for...
Sep 29, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Annual Meeting, Diversity
We’re excited to announce the theme of this year’s Annual Meeting Keynote Address, “American Dream: The Story of Immigrants.” Instead of an outside invited speaker, AAHKS President Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS will deliver the presentation. Dr. Parvizi, a native of...
Sep 22, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Legislation
This week, AAHKS leaders were in Washington, DC to participate in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) and Fall Meeting. The delegation, led by Health Policy Council Chair Adam J. Rana, MD and Health...
Sep 15, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
This week, AAHKS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rules. Our PFS comment letter requests that CMS...
Aug 11, 2023 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Annual Meeting
Members will be asked to approve changes to the AAHKS Bylaws at the Annual Business Meeting on November 5, 2023, during the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas. The proposed bylaws change would amend the Associate Member category by including physicians who have a...
Aug 4, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Co-Branded Meetings, Education, International
AAHKS President Javad Parvizi, MD, Secretary Rafael J. Sierra, MD and International Committee Chair Victor H. Hernandez, MD, along with several Past Presidents, Committee Chairs and other leaders and members are part of a delegation representing AAHKS at the 19th...
