Mar 25, 2021 | AAHKS Leadership, In the News, Medicare
James I. Huddleston III, MD, chair of the AAHKS Health Policy Council, is quoted in a March 21 Washington Post article, “New cost-cutting Medicare rule may add costs to patients.” The story examines a recent Medicare change to remove 266 musculoskeletal surgeries from...
Mar 18, 2021 | In the News, Publications, Research
The official journal of AAHKS, The Journal of Arthroplasty, brings together the clinical and scientific foundations for joint replacement of the hip and knee. Articles published this month include “Time Required for Planned and Unplanned Episodes of Care in Primary...
Mar 18, 2021 | In the News, Popular
Stay up to date on popular news items. Below are the most popular stories from the AAHKS News in February: CMS Seeking Your Input on Outcomes Measures. CMS was seeking surgeon input on their Measuring Outcomes in Orthopedics Routinely (MOOR) program. The comment...
Mar 11, 2021 | In the News, Patient Outcomes, Research
Research presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting examined surgical site infection risk factors after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), Healio reported on February 25. Ingwon Yeo, MD and colleagues examined data from more than 11,500 patients who...
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 18, 2021 | In the News, Patient Outcomes, Research
Healio reported on February 1 that “patients who undergo total joint arthroplasty in the outpatient setting are less likely to become persistent opioid users than those who undergo inpatient total joint arthroplasty.” The originating study, published in The Journal of...
