CMS | AAHKS - Part 30

AAHKS Leaders Comment on Payment Study

Dec 12, 2019 | CMS

A study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery compares payment margins between the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative (BPCI) and the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR) with the conclusion that CJR is causing a reduction...

CMS Covers Changes to Home Health Care Referrals

Dec 5, 2019 | CMS

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published two articles for physicians referring patients to Medicare home health care or ordering home health services. “Overview of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model” provides an overview of the new case-mix...

AAHKS Comments on CMS RFI on Program Integrity

Nov 21, 2019 | CMS

AAHKS provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Program Integrity’s Request for Information (RFI) on the Future of Program Integrity. Within the RFI, CMS requested input on provider education. AAHKS used the opportunity to...

Majority of AAHKS Attendees Report Continued Trouble with TKA IPO Removal

Nov 14, 2019 | Annual Meeting, Bundled Payments, CMS

The AAHKS Keynote Session – AAHKS Town Hall Meeting this year featured discussion about important issues related to site of service, including changes to inpatient, outpatient and ASC care, as well as the impact of the CMS Two-Midnight rule on care delivery. Panelists...

CMS Releases Hospital Outpatient and Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules

Nov 7, 2019 | CMS

On November 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid released their calendar year 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center (OPPS/ASC) Final Rule and 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee...

Studies Document Change in Arthroplasty Care

Oct 10, 2019 | CMS

Two recent studies show that hip and knee surgeons are performing more work prior to the procedure to optimize patients and achieve better outcomes. Team Approach: Perioperative Optimization for Total Joint Arthroplasty Perioperative Orthopedic Surgical Home:...