AAOS fights for medical liability reform

The AAOS Board of Directors has prioritized medical liability reform.

Florida shows workers’ comp reimbursement can rise without higher premiums

Fraser Cobbe

The evidence is in, and it is great news all around for business owners, injured workers, and physicians in Florida.

Do you know your state’s approach to downcoding?

AAOS is very concerned about new policies from many large commercial health insurance carriers regarding downcoding of Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes.

AAOS firmly backs wide-sweeping prior authorization reform

AAOS believes broad reforms to prior authorization are necessary to ensure physicians can quickly provide safe and effective treatments to their patients.

Team coaches, physicians lead Capitol Hill briefing on changing athletics landscape

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, alongside several other orthopaedic societies, convened a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss policy solutions aimed at ensuring a safe path to compete for athletes and protecting clinicians.

Only the lonely: A risk factor we can influence

Alexandra E. Page, MD, FAAOS

In my waning career, I am more proud of the hands I held than the bones I healed.

Live course tackles workers’ comp cases with precision

Navigating workers’ compensation requires more than strong clinical judgment — it demands a clear understanding of documentation, legal expectations, and return-to-work outcomes.

Hip replacement: Payment flows shape care decisions

Eric Swart, MD, FAAOS; Elizabeth Duckworth, MD, MBA; Abner Ward, MD, FAAOS

Physicians are familiar with how their daily work and decisions affect their personal reimbursement and finances, but many lack a broader understanding of how payments flow in the system around them.

The effects of today’s economic realities impact tomorrow’s orthopaedic workforce

Sarah Rogers, MD, MPH; Robert M. Orfaly, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Medicine has changed dramatically over the past 20 years.