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Healthcare Reform: Where Do We Go from Here?

AAOS President William J. Maloney, MD, provides an update on healthcare reform and how the Academy continues to engage Capitol Hill on orthopaedic issues.

Pharmacy Benefit Managers Play Significant Role in Drug Pricing

Judi Buckalew, BSN, MPH, CAE
A recent investigation by the Berkeley Research Group found that pharmaceutical manufacturers only realized 39 percent of initial gross drug expenditures, meaning that 61 percent of profits are going somewhere else.

A Closer Look at ACL Tears in Male and Female Athletes Reveals Interesting Data

Study aims to improve understanding of the knee position at the time of ACL rupture. Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, MD

Understanding Patient Perceptions Regarding Unused Opioid Medication

T.K. Miller, MD; Susan Giampalmo, BS; Malek Bouzaher, BS, MS; and Joseph T. Moskal, MD
The Virginia Orthopaedic Society has long endorsed a controlled substance policy for use by its membership and will soon complete an opioid-focused study that investigates patient and provider awareness; perceptions and misperceptions of appropriate use; and disposal of opioid medications for patients.

Culture of Safety

The AAOS Patient Safety Committee leads a discussion on how to establish and maintain a culture of safety within an environment in which everyone is expected to err but also champions the teams and systems that catch errors before they cause harm.

AAOS Commends CMS for Important Changes to Bundled Payment Models

Elizabeth Fassbender
On Aug. 15, 2017, CMS announced a proposed rule that addressed significant concerns raised by the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons related to mandatory bundled payment programs.