May 6, 2016 | Performance Measures
AAHKS has finalized the Primary Hip Arthroplasty Performance Measurement Set and published the set and the complete document created by the Hip Arthroplasty Work Group on the AAHKS website. The measures evaluate outcomes and appropriate preoperative, intraoperative...
Apr 22, 2016 | AJRR, Performance Measures
AAHKS is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), our official registry, to align quality initiatives and reporting through the AJRR’s Orthopaedic Quality Resource Center in 2016. The AJRR Orthopaedic Quality...
Feb 12, 2016 | Performance Measures
Last month we asked members to submit comments on The Joint Commission’s (TJC) new Advanced Certification program for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacements. The Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) for this project included several AAHKS leaders and members. The TAP...
Jan 8, 2016 | Performance Measures
In early 2016, The Joint Commission (TJC) will launch a new Advanced Certification program for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacements. TJC is currently finalizing the standardized performance measures for this program. The Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) for this...
Aug 28, 2015 | Medicare, Performance Measures
The AMA reported that The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) discovered errors in the 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) data submitted by vendors on behalf of physicians and group practices that reported via electronic health records...
Jul 17, 2015 | In the News, Performance Measures
The non-profit news outlet, ProPublica, published a database of “Adjusted Complication Rates” of surgeons performing common surgeries. The data was derived from Medicare claims data and can be searched online. In a statement released by the American Academy of...