May 8, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
In a letter to CMS, AAHKS President Jay R. Lieberman, MD, expressed support for the development of a measure for risk adjusted improvement in functional status after total hip and knee replacement. He concurred with the intent of assessing functional improvement...
Apr 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
In a letter to CMS this week, AAHKS President, Jay R. Lieberman, MD, expressed support of the recommendation by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to create a new DRG for hip fractures. The AAMC conducted an evidence-based review of the national...
Apr 24, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, AAHKS Executive Director, Michael J. Zarski, JD attended an event hosted by President Barack Obama in The White House Rose Garden to celebrate the signing of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) which repealed the...
Apr 17, 2015 | Medicare, Performance Measures
You can access a Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR) on behalf of a group or solo practitioner on the updated CMS website where they have made it easier to access the report. QRURs are provided for each Medicare-enrolled Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). You...
Apr 3, 2015 | Medicare, Technology
The American Joint Replacement Registry has made available a tool for surgeons to use when calculating patient risk when advising patients on surgery. The calculator is designed to assess the individual risk of poor outcomes for patients aged 65 and older after having...
Mar 26, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed the bill to repeal the SGR by a vote of 392-37 in a bipartisan effort that did not make it on the Senate’s agenda before they adjourned for a two week break. The Hill reported that “since 2003, lawmakers have...
