Mar 4, 2021 | CMS, COVID-19, Medicare
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the MIPS automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances (EUC) policy, which holds physicians harmless from up to 9% MIPS penalties because of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. CMS...
Feb 25, 2021 | COVID-19, Patient Outcomes, Research
A study presented at the February 2021 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting found that morbidity and mortality among patients who underwent elective THA and TKA was significantly greater during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the same time period the year...
Feb 18, 2021 | Annual Meeting, COVID-19, In the News
The 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting was the first of its kind – a hybrid event, with members attending live both in person and virtually. Keeping in-person attendees safe during the pandemic was a priority, and AAHKS employed several key protocols to protect members....
Feb 11, 2021 | COVID-19, Research
AAHKS continues to track the impact of COVID-19 for members in practice in order to inform you, assist with your overall understanding of what your peers are experiencing and to help us advocate for you. Your continued participation in the survey is essential and...
Jan 28, 2021 | COVID-19, Publications, Surveys
Arthroplasty Today has published, “Arthroplasty During COVID-19: Surveillance of AAHKS Members In the First Year of the Pandemic”, which reports the results of the first 6 COVID-19 Member Surveillance Surveys, carried out between March and September 2020. The data...
Jan 21, 2021 | COVID-19, Surveys
AAHKS has been surveying members over the last year to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of hip and knee replacement surgery. The latest survey results were released this month. While 31% report they are continuing to return to normal...
