Problematic Laws: A Stark Law Case Study

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS; Alix Braun, MPH

This article, the final in the Advocacy 101 series, addresses what we have casually called “problematic legislation.”

Pandemic Accelerates Transition to ASCs

William Hill, MD, MPH

Editor’s note: This article continues the series on ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The first two articles in the series appeared in the October and December issues of AAOS Now and covered ASC ownership models and how they are impacted by Certificate of Need laws. The following article discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic may impact the future of ASCs.

Medical Practices Face Labor Shortages During Pandemic

Ajay Srivastava, MD; Jim Long, MA, CMPE

Recruitment and retention of qualified personnel are notoriously challenging in healthcare, particularly in private practice.

CMS and NCCI Restrict Surgeon Billing for Open Multi-ligament Knee Repair and Reconstruction

Michelle Abraham, MHA, CCS-P

The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), which is owned and operated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was developed to prevent improper payments for specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code combinations and units of service.

The EMR: Is It All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

John P. Lubicky, MD, FAAOS, FAAP, FAOA

I cut my teeth in medicine before CT, MRI, intraoperative navigation, cellphones, and of course, the electronic medical record (EMR).

Virtual Is the New Reality: Incorporating Telemedicine into Post-pandemic Orthopaedic Practice

Ariel DeMaio

Historically, U.S. orthopaedic practices have not widely utilized telemedicine for the delivery of orthopaedic care.