Feb 9, 2023 | Advocacy, Practice Management, Surveys
AAHKS is preparing comments in response to a recently released Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that would eliminate non-compete clauses. Specifically, all post-employment non-compete clauses would be considered an unfair method of competition and become unlawful;...
Feb 2, 2023 | Advocacy, Practice Management, Reimbursement
AAHKS has worked with CMS and the AMA RUC for years to recognize the pre-optimization work and practice changes physicians undertake for better patient care. Late last year, the AMA CPT Assistant provided details on how arthroplasty surgeons may use principal care...
Jan 26, 2023 | Federal Guidelines, Practice Management, Surveys
As you may have seen, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a proposed rule to eliminate non-compete clauses. Under the proposed rule, all post-employment non-compete clauses would be considered an unfair method of competition and would therefore become...
Jan 12, 2023 | Guidelines, Practice Management
On January 10, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) released an updated version of its clinical practice guidelines for the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the knee. Representatives from AAHKS participated in groups responsible for development...
Nov 18, 2022 | FOCAL, Practice Management
Contracts and Negotiations: Things You Must Know Monday, November 28, at 7:00 p.m. Central Register today for the next FOCAL: Fellows Orthopaedic Continued AAHKS Learning webinar focused on contract negotiation. Join expert faculty Emily Ast, Esq., Michael P. Ast,...
Nov 4, 2022 | Annual Meeting, CME, Education, Practice Management, Research, Residents
As part of the Annual Meeting, AAHKS hosted four special courses to provide full day programming (and in some cases CME) tailored to specific interests of orthopaedic hip and knee surgeons, researchers and staff. The Orthopaedic Team Member course was chaired by Denis...
