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Practice Management Strategies Among Current Members of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. 2020

Jay R Lieberman, and James A Browne, and Michael P Bolognesi

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

At the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), a survey was conducted to assess current practice management strategies by AAHKS members. AAHKS members used an audience response system to respond to queries related to a variety of practice management issues. The survey contained multiple-choice and yes or no questions. The answers were collected in a central database and provided to the audience in real time. There were a number of surprising findings in this year's survey. A majority of AAHKS members are still in private practice (40%), fee for service is still the most common form of compensation (39%), and there has been a decrease in the number of AAHKS members participating in bundle payment contracts (34%). There has been a dramatic rise in both the use of unicondylar knee arthroplasties and the performance of same-day total joint arthroplasty among AAHKS members. The survey documents the current practice patterns of AAHKS members and demonstrates the continued evolution of the practice of total joint arthroplasty. Future surveys should continue to monitor practice activity related to private practice, fee for service, and the use of same-day total joint arthroplasty.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007719	Knee Joint	A synovial hinge connection formed between the bones of the FEMUR; TIBIA; and PATELLA.	Superior Tibiofibular Joint,Joint, Knee,Joint, Superior Tibiofibular,Knee Joints,Superior Tibiofibular Joints,Tibiofibular Joint, Superior
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D019644	Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip	Replacement of the hip joint.	Hip Prosthesis Implantation,Hip Replacement, Total,Total Hip Arthroplasty,Arthroplasties, Hip Replacement,Arthroplasties, Replacement, Hip,Arthroplasty, Hip Replacement,Hip Replacement Arthroplasties,Hip Replacement Arthroplasty,Replacement Arthroplasties, Hip,Replacement Arthroplasty, Hip,Replacement, Total Hip,Total Hip Replacement,Arthroplasty, Total Hip,Hip Arthroplasty, Total,Hip Prosthesis Implantations,Implantation, Hip Prosthesis,Prosthesis Implantation, Hip,Total Hip Arthroplasties,Total Hip Replacements
D019645	Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee	Replacement of the knee joint.	Knee Replacement, Total,Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement,Arthroplasties, Replacement, Knee,Arthroplasty, Knee Replacement,Arthroplasty, Replacement, Partial Knee,Knee Arthroplasty,Knee Arthroplasty, Total,Knee Replacement Arthroplasties,Knee Replacement Arthroplasty,Partial Knee Arthroplasty,Partial Knee Replacement,Replacement Arthroplasties, Knee,Replacement Arthroplasty, Knee,Replacement, Total Knee,Total Knee Replacement,Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty,Unicompartmental Knee Replacement,Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty,Unicondylar Knee Replacement,Arthroplasty, Knee,Arthroplasty, Partial Knee,Arthroplasty, Total Knee,Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental Knee,Arthroplasty, Unicondylar Knee,Knee Arthroplasty, Partial,Knee Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental,Knee Arthroplasty, Unicondylar,Knee Replacement, Partial,Knee Replacement, Unicompartmental,Knee Replacement, Unicondylar,Total Knee Arthroplasty
D020399	Practice Management	Business management of medical, dental and veterinary practices that may include capital financing, utilization management, and arrangement of capitation agreements with other parties.	Practice Management Services,Physician Practice Management Company,Management Service, Practice,Management, Practice,Managements, Practice,Practice Management Service,Practice Managements,Service, Practice Management
D066231	Surgeons	Medical practitioners qualified to practice surgery.