Jul 14, 2023 | Advocacy, FARE, Foundation
AAOS Orthopaedic Advocacy Week will be on July 24-28, ending with OrthoPAC’s Day of Giving on July 28. However, you can donate today and through their Charity Match program, OrthoPAC will give back to any registered 501(c)(3), including the Foundation for Arthroplasty...
Jun 16, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
AAHKS participated in this week’s AMA House of Delegates, where they passed a resolution to “declare Medicare physician payment reform as an urgent advocacy and legislative priority.” This includes prioritizing funding for advocacy for physician payment to be “updated...
Jun 16, 2023 | Advocacy, Guidelines, In the News
AAHKS joined 27 other organizations in signing on to support “The Team Physician Consensus Statement” developed by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), American Academy of Family Physicians...
Jun 9, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
This week AAHKS submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Proposed Payment Systems (IPPS) proposed rule for fiscal year 2024. Comments included supporting increased payment rates to facilities for arthroplasty and...
May 19, 2023 | Advocacy, Practice Management, Reimbursement, Surveys
The AAHKS Practice Management Committee is conducting a survey to assess differences in billing patterns for adult reconstruction surgeons. The recent change in office E/M coding guidelines has led to widely varying approaches to how to bill standard office visits. We...
Apr 21, 2023 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Popular
This week AAHKS submitted a comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on their proposed rule, “Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking, Matter No. P201200”. In our letter, AAHKS supports and emphasizes the physician-patient relationship as “a unique professional...
