Jul 12, 2024 | Committees and Task Forces, Performance Measures, Position Papers, Practice Management, Publications
Thanks to volunteer surgeons offering their time and expertise, many practice management and patient education resources are available for members to use in their practices every day. This practical information includes clinical practice guidelines, coding resources,...
Jul 5, 2024 | Annual Meeting, CME, Practice Management, Research
Register for the 2024 AAHKS Annual Meeting, November 7–10 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas, to add your data to the biennial “Practice Norms in Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty” live poll, conducted by Daniel J. Berry, MD, director...
Jun 14, 2024 | Annual Meeting, Education, Practice Management, Research
Enhance your educational experience by attending one of the special courses held during the 2024 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Nov. 7-10 in Dallas. While the application period for the Resident Course & Lab is now closed, these special courses are open for registration....
Jun 7, 2024 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Practice Management
This week AAHKS submitted comments to the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to their Request for Information on Consolidation in Health...
May 10, 2024 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Practice Management
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to approve and release the draft of a Final Regulation that bans for-profit employers from using non-compete clauses. The rule becomes effective September 4, 2024, 120 days following its formal publication....
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...
