Practice Management Strategies Among Current Members of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
J Arthroplasty
; 37(8): 1426-1430.e3, 2022 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1616375
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A survey was conducted at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) to evaluate current practice management strategies among AAHKS members.METHODS:
An application was used by AAHKS members to answer both multiple-choice and yes or no questions. Specific questions were asked regarding the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on practice patterns.RESULTS:
There was a dramatic acceleration in same day total joint arthroplasty with 85% of AAHKS members performing same day total joint arthroplasty. More AAHKS members remain in private practice (46%) than other practice types, whereas fee for service (34%) and relative value units (26%) are the major form of compensation. At the present time, 93% of practices are experiencing staffing shortages, and these shortages are having an impact on surgical volume.CONCLUSION:
This survey elucidates the current practice patterns of AAHKS members. The pandemic has had a significant impact on some aspects of practice activity. Future surveys need to monitor changes in practice patterns over time.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orthopedics
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Practice Management
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Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
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COVID-19
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Health Workforce
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Arthroplasty
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.arth.2021.12.043
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