Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
J Arthroplasty. 2018 Jul;33(7S):S19-S22. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Apr 10.
At the 2017 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.
During the annual AAHKS meeting, a survey was conducted using an audience response system. The moderator queried AAHKS members with respect to a variety of practice management issues. The survey included both multiple choice and yes or no questions. The answers were collected in a central database and provided to the audience in real time.
The survey responses provided valuable information with respect to the practice activity of AAHKS members. A total of 47% of AAHKS members are in private practice, and fee for service remains the major form of compensation for 39% of the membership. Participation in bundled-payment programs was 46%. A minority (22%) had performed a total joint arthroplasty in an outpatient surgery center.
This survey of AAHKS members' practice patterns provided interesting data. Future surveys should determine potential changes in practice activity related to private practice, fee for service compensation, the use of outpatient surgery centers for total joint arthroplasty, and surgeon participation in bundled-payment programs.
在美国髋关节和膝关节外科医师协会（AAHKS）2017 年年会上，对协会会员当前的实践管理策略进行了一项调查。
在年度 AAHKS 会议期间，使用观众应答系统进行了一项调查。主持人就各种实践管理问题向 AAHKS 会员提问。调查包括多项选择题和是/否问题。答案被收集在一个中央数据库中，并实时提供给观众。
该调查的应答提供了有关 AAHKS 会员实践活动的有价值信息。共有 47%的 AAHKS 会员从事私人执业，而服务收费仍然是 39%会员的主要薪酬形式。参与捆绑式支付计划的比例为 46%。少数（22%）会员在门诊手术中心进行了全关节置换术。
对 AAHKS 会员实践模式的这项调查提供了有趣的数据。未来的调查应确定与私人执业、服务收费补偿、全关节置换术在门诊手术中心的应用以及外科医生参与捆绑式支付计划相关的实践活动的潜在变化。
