Jun 11, 2021 | In the News, Opioids, Patient Outcomes
Healio reported on April 21 that opioid use before elective total hip arthroplasty was linked to longer stay and higher rate of all-cause emergency room visits. The study, originally published in the journal Orthopedics, examined approximately 780 patients who...
Jun 3, 2021 | In the News, Popular
Stay up to date on what your colleagues are reading! Here are the most-read articles from the AAHKS Weekly News in May: Medicare payment rates chart and a summary of the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule from the May 6 article, “CMS Releases...
May 27, 2021 | In the News, Practice Management
In 2020, less than 50% of patient care physicians worked in a private practice for the first time, after dropping almost 5% from 2018, according to a new report from the American Medical Association. The report, based on the AMA’s Physician Practice Benchmark...
May 6, 2021 | In the News, Popular
Stay up to date on what your colleagues are reading! Here are the most-read articles from the AAHKS Weekly News in April: Your Prior Authorization Feedback Needed! AAHKS Member survey on payors using PROM scores as part of their prior authorization for total knee...
Apr 22, 2021 | In the News, Research
Healio reported on April 19 that, “compared with computer-navigated total hip arthroplasty, robotic-arm assisted THA yielded better outcomes and improved early clinical recovery, according to published results.” The original study, published in BMC Musculoskeletal...
Apr 15, 2021 | In the News, Research
Healio reported on March 30 that “patients who were morbidly obese and received extended oral antibiotic prophylaxis after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty did not have reduced rates of wound complications or periprosthetic joint infection.” The research,...
