Feb 17, 2017 | In the News
An article in Becker’s ASC Review lists 16 statistical points about outpatient total joint replacement. The article looks at the rise in outpatient procedures from 2012 to 2015 and projects the numbers into 2026. It also covers length of stay, hospital and Medicare...
Feb 10, 2017 | Advocacy, In the News
Congressman, Tom Price, MD, was confirmed as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) early Friday. Dr. Price’s experience as an orthopaedic surgeon gives him a critically important perspective on the real-world impact of health...
Feb 10, 2017 | In the News, Industry
American Medical Association President, Andrew W. Gurman, MD, issued a statement on Wednesday after a U.S. Federal judge blocked the purchase of Cigna by rival insurer Anthem. Dr. Gurman said, “In a David vs. Goliath battle between consumers and mega insurers, a...
Feb 3, 2017 | In the News, International
The Guardian is reporting a funding shortage in Britain’s National Health Service that has prompted them to issue a statement that hip and knee replacements “will have to be rationed.” The NHS is suggesting a model where some parts of the country will be affected more...
Feb 3, 2017 | In the News
A recent humanitarian trip to Brazil by Operation Walk Chicago was featured on CBS Chicago/WBBM Newsradio with an interview by founder and AAHKS member, S. David Stulberg, MD. The group of 50 volunteers conducted 60 hip replacements on patients in a wide age and...
Jan 27, 2017 | In the News
Citing anti-trust laws, a U.S. Federal judge blocked the proposed merger between insurance companies Aetna and Humana. Concerns over reducing competition were expressed last year by the Justice Department. In an interview with The Washington Post, “Deputy Assistant...
