Jun 10, 2022 | In Memoriam, In the News
The orthopaedic community continues to mourn the loss of orthopaedic surgeons Preston J. Phillips, MD, and Stephanie Husen, DO, along with two others killed during the shooting at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Phillips had been preparing for his fifth...
Apr 29, 2022 | In the News, Performance Measures
The recently updated “Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective THA or TKA” were featured in an April 2022 Healio article. AAHKS and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)...
Mar 24, 2022 | In the News, Membership
AAHKS Health Policy Fellow Prem N. Ramkumar, MD, MBA, wrote an article for Forbes published March 19, titled “Should Millennials Start Saving Money For Their Joint Replacement Now?” The article examines efforts by commercial and government payers to lower costs around...
Feb 24, 2022 | Federal Guidelines, In the News
A reporter from Modern Healthcare interviewed Adam Rana, MD, AAHKS Advocacy Committee Chair, regarding the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) payment model, which attempts to achieve cost savings by bundling payment for joint replacement. Specifically,...
Feb 18, 2022 | In the News, Research
The Journal of Arthroplasty has published the March 2022 issue online. Published research articles include “The Impact of Pre-Operative Healthcare Utilization on Complications, Readmissions, and Post-Operative Healthcare Utilization Following Total Joint...
Jan 28, 2022 | In the News, Patient Outcomes, Research
Research published online this week in The Journal of Arthroplasty found that a shorter hospital stay is not associated with increased risk on 90-day hospital returns. Lead author Christine J. Wu, MD and her team examined whether short stay arthroplasty, defined as...
