Mar 23, 2018 | In the News
A British hip patient took to social media before, during and after his hip replacement surgery. While under twilight anesthesia, the 55-year old tweeted his reaction to the surgery environment. According to the Shropshire Star, “[The Tweets] were shared on the...
Mar 16, 2018 | In the News
An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA) Viewpoint section, “Hip and Knee Replacements: A Neglected Potential Savings Opportunity,” suggests that “overutilization and overpricing of hip and knee replacements” need to be...
Feb 23, 2018 | In the News
“End the Epidemic,” the American Medical Association’s (AMA) website for physicians helping to battle the opioid crisis, contains resources that include recommendations, CME, and task force reports. The AMA is also inviting physicians to share personal accounts of how...
Feb 16, 2018 | CMS, In the News
Modern Healthcare reported that the American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to “make available more information by March 1 and then delay the application deadline from March 12 to April 16” for the Bundled...
Feb 9, 2018 | In the News
Entertainment Weekly reported that television and film actor, Alec Baldwin, received a total hip replacement this week. His wife, Hilaria Baldwin, posted updates on Instagram as the 59-year old prepared for and recovered from surgery, “Thank you for your kind wishes....
Jan 25, 2018 | Advocacy, In the News
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alex Azar as the new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). According to The Hill, Azar served previously under George W. Bush as HHS general counsel and also as deputy secretary. Most recently, Azar...
