New, Focused Advocacy Efforts Will Strengthen the Association

Kerri Fitzgerald

During a presentation at the AAOS 2019 National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference, Wilford K. Gibson, MD; Stacie Monroe (on behalf of John T. Gill, MD); and M. Bradford Henley, MD, MBA, FACS, shared the latest updates regarding the Association’s advocacy efforts. Dr. Gibson, chair of the AAOS Council on Advocacy, began with an overview of AAOS-supported legislation. The Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, supported by Representatives Roger Marshall, MD (R-Kan.); Ami Bera, MD (D-Calif.

Taking Joint Replacement to the Outpatient Setting: AAOS Course Sets You on the Right Track

Kerri Fitzgerald

On Oct. 18, AAOS will host a new single-day course, “AAOS Outpatient and Rapid Recovery in Total Joint Replacement,” which will address the increasing demand for same-day discharge after total joint replacement (TJR). Expert faculty will provide tips for safely implementing an outpatient rapid recovery program in your own institution or practice.

Governance: What and Why Now?

Kristy L. Weber, MD

AAOS is in a time of dynamic change. It is critical for organizations, whether for-profit or not, to regularly evaluate their strategy, governance, and core values to stay relevant. The Board of Directors took a deep dive in the areas of strategy and governance in 2018, culminating in the approval of a new five-year Strategic Plan in December 2018 and adoption of governance principles in September 2018 (both documents are available at www.aaos.org/strategicplan).

2018 OPUS Survey Illustrates Interesting Orthopaedic Data

John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA

This article is the first of a four-part series that examines trends in orthopaedic practice in the United States. The first three articles of the series focus on results from the 2018 AAOS Census Survey, and the final article includes data collected by the 2017 American Association of Orthopaedic Executives Benchmarking Survey of Orthopaedic Practices.

NOLC Session Asks, ‘How Do We Define Value in Health Care?’

Kerri Fitzgerald

U.S. health spending was 17.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. But GDP is not the right measure of success in a healthcare system, according to Robert H. Quinn, MD, chair of the AAOS Council on Research and Quality, who said success can be measured only by the value delivered per dollar spent.

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