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...
Apr 21, 2023 | Advocacy, Reimbursement, The Cut Podcast
In this episode of The Cut, podcast hosts Peter A. Gold, MD, Meghan A. Whitmarsh-Brown, MD and Kim K. Tucker, MD are joined by Adam J. Rana, MD and P. Maxwell Courtney, MD, the Chair and Vice Chair of the AAHKS Advocacy Committee. Hospital Readmissions After Total...
Mar 17, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS
This week, AAHKS sent comments to CMS regarding its proposed rule on Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes. Our comments include supporting CMS’ proposals to improve the prior authorization process through requiring payers to adopt a...
Mar 17, 2023 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
This week AAHKS joined the AMA and more than 130 other specialty and state societies representing more than 900,000 physicians in writing Congressional leaders to urge Congress to provide physicians with much needed fiscal stability by passing legislation that...
Mar 3, 2023 | Advocacy, Co-Branded Meetings, Practice Management
AAHKS advocacy partner Epstein Becker Green is hosting their annual Physician Transactions Conference on March 9 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas during the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting. The one-day conference consists of seven sessions providing tips and expertise from...
