Jul 29, 2021 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
This month the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released both the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule and the CY 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (OPPS...
May 20, 2021 | Bundled Payments, CMS, Federal Guidelines
AAHKS and AAOS have published an article addressing billing for the presurgical period that has developed in the evolving model of care related to patient optimization. As the article states, “many of the steps now required for presurgical decision making and patient...
May 6, 2021 | CMS, Federal Guidelines
CMS last week released the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Final Rule, which extends the model for an additional three performance years, through December 2024. CMS previously issued a proposed rule on the CJR Model on February 24, 2020, and...
Mar 25, 2021 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
Earlier this month AAHKS joined more than 45 orthopaedic specialty and state societies to provide HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Acting Administrator Liz Richter with rulemaking guidance for the No Surprise Act of 2020. The Act, which will provide for surprise...
Feb 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines
The AAHKS Advocacy Committee has selected the 2021-2022 Health Policy Fellows: Jenna A. Bernstein, MD, New Haven, CT Leonard T. Buller, MD, Fishers, IN Charles P. Hannon, MD, MBA, Rochester, MN Ugo N. Ihekweazu, MD, Houston, TX Beau J. Kildow, MD, Omaha, NE AAHKS...
Jan 28, 2021 | Federal Guidelines, Practice Management
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released “a value-based care continuum to help orthopedic surgeons and practices better understand and navigate various alternative payment models,” Healio reported on January 25. The report, titled Navigating the...
