CPGs
AAHKS has written clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the use of tranexamic acid and perioperative use of antirheumatic medication, among other important topics.
TJA Coding
AAHKS has written and compiled resources to assist physicians and their staff with coding issues, including quick references for presurgical optimization and the transition to ICD-10 coding.
Physician Unionization
Wondering About Physician Unionization? The AAHKS Advocacy Committee has developed this primer on unionization for physicians, addressing who may be eligible to unionize, how to do so and what that might mean for your practice and patients.
Non-Compete Information
AAHKS’s advocacy partner, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. has developed a 50 State Non-Compete Survey, which includes a health care specific supplement. Click below to download your copy today.
AAHKS has developed physician performance measures and related data specifications in order to assist physicians in enhancing quality of care for patients undergoing total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR).
ASC Resource
Members Only: Book from AAHKS member Jack M. Bert, MD provides relevant input for those considering joining or building an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and to those groups that are considering options to improve their ASC revenue or are considering private equity relationships or ASC partnerships with large health care entities.
Changes to the Medicare payment system are immense and complex. Physicians must act now to determine how to participate in the various payment options established in MACRA. AAHKS has compiled these resources to help.
Cigna (through eviCore) has implemented a pre-certification process for total joint arthroplasty patients. If your staff has problems getting cases approved in a timely fashion, it is essential that you notify eviCore and AAHKS.
The AAHKS Risk Adjustment Task Force worked with CMS and the Yale Outcomes Group to improve the risk adjustment models used in TJA performance measures. We are seeking your help in systematically capturing the risk variables known to influence outcomes, and have developed an easy to use checklist to help record the data.
