A No-nonsense Explanation of the Impending Cuts to Your Medicare Reimbursements

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS

I have been studying healthcare policy for the past 15 years. Even after all this time, I still find some of the rules and legislation that come out of Washington, D.C., to be incredibly confusing and unnecessarily complex.

Understanding Ambulatory Surgical Center Ownership Models

William Hill, MD, MPH

An ambulatory surgical center (ASC) exclusively furnishes outpatient surgical and procedural services with the expectation that patients will not need hospitalization and their stays will not exceed 24 hours.

AAOS Comments on Proposed Medicare Payment Policy Changes for 2022

AAOS issued formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the agency’s proposed payment policy changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2022.

The Orthopaedic CMO Role during the Pandemic and Beyond

Alan M. Reznik, MD, MBA, FAAOS

In the depth of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital chief medical officers (CMOs) were faced with emergency management of overflowing hospitals, overwhelmed emergency departments, staff safety, and stoppages in elective care.

A Sneak Preview of CPT 2022

Michelle Abraham, MHA, CCS-P; Joanne S. Willer, CPC

The American Medical Association provides code and guideline changes to the Current Procedural Terminology ® (CPT) Manual each year. This article previews the relevant changes to the musculoskeletal section for 2022.

AAOS 2021 Luncheon Offers OrthoPAC Update and Analysis of Polarization in America

Kristen Coultas; Brittany Starr

During the annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon at the 2021 Annual Meeting, members of the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (OrthoPAC) received an update on the PAC’s standing and activities in 2021, as well as a political analysis from journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Ron Brownstein.