Jun 19, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
AAHKS Executive Director, Michael J. Zarski, JD, filed comments with the CMS on behalf of AAHKS regarding the Medicare hospital inpatient protective payment system (IPPS) policies and rates for fiscal year 2016. Among the many points addressed, AAHKS expressed...
Jun 12, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Practice Management
AAHKS shares the concern of many health organizations regarding the readiness of all providers, payers, and other participants in the billing chain to implement ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. We encourage you to contact your members of Congress to ask them to provide a...
Jun 12, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy, In the News
The first hand surgeon to serve as president of the American Medical Association (AMA), will take office in June 2016. The AMA announced the election of Andrew W. Gurman, MD of Hollidaysburg, Pa. as its president-elect at their Annual Meeting on June 9, 2015. Other...
Jun 5, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation
Action is likely on the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) repeal bill the week of June 15. AAHKS sent a letter to Congress in support of IPAB repeal. Visits by surgeons during the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference also helped it reach a tipping point...
May 22, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Research
AAOS would like to nominate members to the White House Champions of Change for Precision Medicine. This think tank seeks researchers who are generating and using data to make progress on pressing medical challenges. Nominees may include: – Researchers who are...
May 8, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
In a letter to CMS, AAHKS President Jay R. Lieberman, MD, expressed support for the development of a measure for risk adjusted improvement in functional status after total hip and knee replacement. He concurred with the intent of assessing functional improvement...
