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- The AAOS telephone system is currently not operational
Due to telephone company problems, phone calls placed to the various AAOS 800 numbers and to the general staff may not go through. - Register now for the 2008 Fall Meeting!
- AAOS expresses concerns on HAC policy
AAOS comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reflect support for quality care, concern over liability impact, evidence-based guidelines, risk adjustment - Can MRI predict "return to play" timeframes?
Study correlates MRI findings with bench time after hamstring injuries to help guide future treatment. - Clinical Practice Guidelines: Progress to date
A report from the Guidelines and Technology Oversight Committee covers two approved guidelines, one technology update, and plans for the future. - CMS issues final IPPS rule
Three conditions, two of which relate directly to orthopaedic procedures, are added to the hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) policy under the final inpatient prospective payment system. - Get ready for National Action Week
The U.S. Bone and Joint Decade Committee urges AAOS members to participate in National Action Week, Oct. 12-20, 2008. - New on OKO: Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
by Scott D. Weiner, MD; Thomas J. Scharschmidt, MD - Exciting New Orthopaedic Self-Study Tool on OKO:
Create your own self-study multiple choice question exams. Questions are from previous year's AAOS Orthopaedic In-Training Examinations (OITE).
New Home Study CME & Products
- Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Shoulder and Elbow 3 (02863)
- Complications in Orthopaedics: Shoulder Arthroscopy (02957)
- Fractured Wrist (DVD-ROM)
Virtual Fellowship Interactive Multimedia Program (02888) - 2008 Orthopaedic Self-Assessment Examination - Scored and Recorded (Print Format) (04159)
- Standing Room Only: Techniques in Orthopaedic Trauma (DVD-ROM) (02902)
- Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 9, Softcover (02864)
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