Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD, shares guidance on navigating new CMS reporting requirements in orthopaedic surgery

Robert M. Orfaly, MD, MBA, FAAOS

The transition to a value-based healthcare system has come with several recent changes in the way orthopaedic care is reported to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Podcast recap: OrthoPAC Chair Wayne Johnson, MD, emphasizes the power of advocacy

The latest episode of the AAOS Bone Beat Advocacy Podcast highlights the Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and its chair, Wayne Johnson, MD, FAAOS.

Grant program backing research on orthopaedic combat injuries loses funding

Molly Todd Rudy

In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs established the Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program with an initial congressional investment of $112 million.

CMS shadow bundles represent a call to action for orthopaedic surgeons in the changing healthcare landscape

Creighton C. Tubb, MD, FAAOS; Richard C. Mather III, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Since 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have actively sought to transform U.S. healthcare to a value-based model.

The state of orthopaedic advocacy is evolving quickly

Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, FAAOS

Today’s world is evolving rapidly, and our policies and regulations are no exception.

Orthopaedic residents can help shape the future of medicine through healthcare advocacy

Nadiya Yerich, MD; William Hill, MD, MPH; Bradley Lezak, MD, MPH; Joseph Bosco III, MD, FAAOS

In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, empowering the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons to be active advocates is becoming increasingly crucial.