Mar 11, 2016 | In the News, Research
The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) featured a study presented at the 2016 AAOS Annual Meeting on a bundled payment pilot at the NYU Langone Medical Center. “NYU’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery saw reductions in overall length of stay, fewer admissions for...
Feb 19, 2016 | AAHKS Leadership, Research
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) announced today it has awarded a $500,000 research grant to Thomas K. Fehring, MD of the OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Center and OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Charlotte, N.C. Dr. Fehring served as AAHKS...
Feb 19, 2016 | In the News, Research
Yesterday, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor drafted by AAHKS President, Jay R. Lieberman, MD and AAOS President, David D. Teuscher, MD in response to the study, “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement” published in...
Oct 30, 2015 | In the News, Research
A study presented at this week’s American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting looked at data from more than 1 million hip and knee replacement surgeries between 2006 and 2013 to determine if race and insurance type play a role in the anesthesia a patient...
Oct 23, 2015 | In the News, Research
The New York Times reported on a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement” this week. According to the article, the study concluded that “Knee replacement surgery relieves pain and improves...
