Dec 3, 2020 | Guidelines, Patient Education, Publications
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the official registry of AAHKS, has released the AJRR Patient-Facing Interim Report, which takes clinical hip and knee arthroplasty data from the AJRR 2019 Annual Report...
Nov 5, 2020 | AJRR, Publications, Research
The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the cornerstone of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Registry Program, has published its 2020 Annual Report on hip and knee arthroplasty patient outcomes. The Annual Report, which is being released...
Sep 3, 2020 | Publications
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed payment policy changes last month that significantly impact hip and knee surgeons by devaluing procedures by 5.4% work RVUs. Authors of the article, “Substantial Preoperative Work Is Unaccounted for in...
Sep 3, 2020 | Diversity, Publications
“As a surgery journal editor, I pledge to strive for diversity in the peer review process and among the editorial boards and editorial leaders.” A call from Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA, Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery Editor in Chief, to fellow...
Aug 13, 2020 | Publications
AAHKS wishes to thank the peer reviewers who dedicate their time to the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) and Arthroplasty Today (AT). Both journals have seen a substantial increase in submissions so far this year. Reviewers have met the challenge and continue to keep...
Jul 16, 2020 | Publications
Advancing patient care is our mission, and we are creating an image library of AAHKS members with their patients doing just that. Photos may be included in AAHKS member publications, Annual Meeting publications, AAHKS websites and social media. If you have photos you...
