Jun 16, 2016 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy
At its annual House of Delegates meeting this week, the American Medical Association (AMA) installed Andrew W. Gurman, MD as president. Dr. Gurman is a hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Pa. “As the first hand surgeon and only the second orthopaedic surgeon to serve as...
May 27, 2016 | Advocacy, CMS
AAHKS advocacy efforts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) resulted in positive reform on the Alternate Payment Model front. AAHKS worked in an alliance with the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Academy of...
Apr 22, 2016 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy
The Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN), a partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and private, public and non-profit organizations, are holding their 2016 Spring Summit next week in Tysons Corner, VA. AAHKS President...
Apr 22, 2016 | Advocacy, Bundled Payments, CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that awardees who started participation in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative in October 2013 and are scheduled to end in 2016, are now able to extend participation in...
