Nov 14, 2021 | Advocacy, Annual Meeting, CMS
Following the AAHKS Business Meeting, two AOA Health Policy Fellows presented their reports. In remarks to Annual Meeting attendees, Justin T. Deen, MD, addressed “Perioperative Pain Management During the Pandemic,” discussing unique patient management challenges...
Oct 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Co-Branded Meetings, Legislation
AAHKS members are invited to participate in the 2021 Specialty Physician and Dentist Candidate Workshop on Friday, November 5, from 10:00 a.m.- 3:45 p.m. EST. This one-day virtual workshop is specifically designed for physicians interested in advocacy and politics....
Sep 30, 2021 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Co-Branded Meetings
AAHKS was represented this week at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) by Past President Michael P. Bolognesi, MD; PAC Representative Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD; Advocacy Chair Adam J. Rana, MD; and...
Sep 30, 2021 | Advocacy, Fellowships
Today is the deadline to submit an application for the 2022-2023 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship! The program, which runs on the calendar year, is open to orthopaedic surgeons in the United States currently participating in a Joint/Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, or...
Sep 23, 2021 | Advocacy, CMS, Patient Outcomes, Performance Measures
On July 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare CY 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule. AAHKS comments included support for hospital-level Risk-Standardized Patient...
Sep 23, 2021 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy
AAHKS would like to congratulate P. Maxwell Courtney, MD, AAHKS Advocacy Committee Vice Chair, on his election as an At-Large member to the Orthopaedic PAC’s Executive Committee, representing the PAC Adviser’s Circle. AAHKS has been a member of the Ortho PAC Advisor’s...
