AAOS Advocacy Efforts Address the BPCI Advanced Model

Shreyasi Deb, PhD, MBA

Almost a year ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced model as part of its ongoing bundled payment initiative through the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The voluntary, episode-based program ties payments to quality performance and requires that participants bear financial risk and use certified electronic health record technology.

State and Federal Solutions to ‘Surprise Billing’

Rory Wright, MD

AAOS Now has covered out-of-network (OoN) billing in several previous articles, but the subject remains active in many state and federal legislative bodies. This article focuses on pending legislation and other potential solutions to address OoN billing as of May 1. (See the sidebar for a more recent legislative update.) Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, insurers have increasingly offered products with narrow, inadequate, and nontransparent networks.

Leverage Proven Best Practices to Find Your Next Practice Administrator

Jana Foor, CMPE

Hiring an executive to oversee your business is a formidable undertaking. After spending years building a successful practice, how do you hire someone who will care for the practice as much as you do? Start by specifying your goals. Assess the current state of your business and its future. Recognize the challenges you are facing, and be prepared to discuss them with candidates during the recruitment process.

Tips and Best Practices for Using Code-X

Cheryl Toth, MBA

This concludes a two-part series on Code-X. Part one appeared in the May issue of AAOS Now. After speaking with Michael Marks, MD, MBA, and Margaret Maley, BSN, senior consultants from KarenZupko & Associates, Inc., (KZA) about the most valuable features of Code-X in part one, Cheryl Toth, MBA, spoke with Madelaine Reese, senior product manager of online learning at AAOS, about tips for getting the most out of this coding and compliance tool, which was developed by AAOS. Ms.

Teamwork Enhances Workplace Culture

David C. Ring, MD, PhD

During the fall 2018 in-person meeting of AAOS’ Patient Safety Committee (PSC), members addressed methods for creating a culture of safety and enjoyment in orthopaedic surgery. David C. Ring, MD, PhD, chair; committee members Michael R. Marks, MD, MBA; Nina R. Lightdale-Miric, MD; and former PSC member How do you create a good team? What about the idea of hiring for values?

Feedback and Coaching Are Vital Elements of Workplace Culture and Success

David C. Ring, MD, PhD

During the fall 2018 in-person meeting of AAOS’ Patient Safety Committee (PSC), members discussed methods for creating a culture of safety and enjoyment in orthopaedic surgery. David C. Ring, MD, PhD, chair; and committee members Michael R. Marks, MD, MBA; Michael T. Archdeacon, MD; Todd Soung Kim, MD; Dwight W. Burney III, MD; and AAOS Medical Director William O.