May 15, 2015 | In the News, International
An editorial in the Times Colonist, a western Canadian daily newspaper, brought to light the wait times for hip and knee replacements on Vancouver Island, which “are among the longest in Canada.” In 2014, only 39 percent of hip patients and 26 percent of knee patients...
May 15, 2015 | In the News
KATV in Arkansas featured a story on knee replacement with a patient of AAHKS Board Treasurer, C. Lowry Barnes, MD, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at UAMS, this week. The patient recalls her mother and grandfather having knee pain that require them to use wheel chairs at...
May 8, 2015 | In the News, Patient Education
The Oregon Educators Benefit Board recently placed a cap on the facility costs its policy covers for hip and knee replacement. Many of the 150,000 covered educators in Oregon who are in need of hip or knee replacement now must travel several hours to facilities that...
May 8, 2015 | In the News, Patient Education
AAHKS member and assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai in New York, Darwin D. Chen, MD talks about hip arthritis to the New York Daily News for Arthritis Awareness Month. He covers the signs, symptoms, prevention, traditional treatment, and hip...
Apr 30, 2015 | In the News, Legislation
The Hill reports that the House Energy and Commerce Committee submitted a draft of legislation that would speed up the approval of new drugs and treatments. The initiative is known as 21st Century Cures, and includes adding $10 billion to the National Institute of...
Apr 24, 2015 | In the News, Research, Surveys
After receiving compensation survey responses from 19,500 physicians in 25 specialties regarding their 2014 compensation, number of hours worked, practice changes and adapting to the new health care environment, Medscape has released their 2015 Physician Compensation...
