Aug 2, 2024 | Annual Meeting, CME, Patient Outcomes
A cutting-edge symposium at the 2024 AAHKS Annual Meeting will explore new methods for treating periprosthetic joint infection outside of the traditional two-stage approach. Symposium Moderator Yale A. Fillingham, MD, will lead discussion on newer approaches to PJI...
Apr 12, 2024 | Patient Education, Patient Outcomes
Don’t forget to ask your patients to provide testimonials about their experiences before, during and after hip and knee arthroplasty. The AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has created the Patient Testimonial Portal to collect their stories and demonstrate...
Mar 22, 2024 | AAHKS Amplified, Annual Meeting, Patient Outcomes
At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Digital Health and Social Media Committee Chair Shaun P. Patel, MD and Member Andrew M. Schwartz, MD sat down with Jeffrey J. Barry, MD to discuss his paper, “Early Clinical Outcomes of ‘Lemon–Dropped’ Complex Primary TJA...
Mar 15, 2024 | AAHKS Amplified, Annual Meeting, Digital Health, Patient Outcomes
At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Digital Health and Social Media Committee Chair Shaun P. Patel, MD and Vice Chair Dustin J. Schuett, DO talked to Joshua C. Rozell, MD about his research, presented at the podium, regarding the additional surgeon stress for surgeries...
Mar 8, 2024 | CME, Education, Patient Outcomes, Spring Meeting
Symposium topics for the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting have been announced, covering leading-edge techniques in revision, current controversies in joint arthroplasty, orthopaedic value-based care and much more. Hear a fresh perspective on hip and knee replacement at the...
Feb 23, 2024 | CMS, Federal Guidelines, Patient Outcomes, Performance Measures, Practice Management, Reimbursement
In less than two months, CMS is implementing a mandatory Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee Replacement PROMs Performance Measure (IQR THA/TKA PRO-PM) for THA and TKA. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated...
