Apr 17, 2015 | Federal Guidelines
On Thursday, April 16, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). MACRA permanently replaces Medicare’s sustainable growth rate system for physician payments and reforms Medicare physician...
Apr 10, 2015 | Federal Guidelines
The United States Senate returns to session on Tuesday, April 14 after a two-week recess. The House of Representatives had passed legislation to repeal the SGR; however, the Senate failed to act before leaving on their break. The SGR patch expired on April 1, and a...
Apr 3, 2015 | Federal Guidelines
ScienceDaily reported on bariatric surgery research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons last week. Lead investigator, Emily Dodwell, MD, and study author and AAHKS member, Alexander McLawhorn, MD, looked at the costs and...
Feb 6, 2015 | Federal Guidelines
After an initiative that Immediate Past President Thomas K. Fehring, MD kicked off this week, new cases have been posted to the AAHKS Case Sharing Network at www.DocSpera.com. Dr. Fehring has lined up more than sixty volunteer leaders in hip and knee arthroplasty to...
Oct 17, 2014 | Federal Guidelines
This year’s keynote speaker for the 24th AAHKS Annual Meeting will be Jonathan Bush, CEO and President of aethenahealth, Inc. He co-founded the Company in 1997 and took it public in 2007 in the most successful initial public offering that year. Today, athenahealth...
May 16, 2014 | Federal Guidelines
AAHKS President Brian S. Parsley, MD appointed members to a new task force on Humanitarianism and Medical Mission Involvement. Past President William J. Robb III, MD has agreed to be the chair. The task force, which reflects a strong passion of Dr. Parsley, has three...
