Background: A survey was conducted at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) to assess practice management strategies among current AAHKS members.
Methods: Members of AAHKS used an app to answer both multiple-choice and "yes or no" questions related to a variety of issues related to their practices.
Results: The number of AAHKS members in private practice (37%) continues to decline, and 4% are now in private equity-employed practices. Fee for service (30%) and relative value units (30%) are the major forms of compensation. The number of AAHKS members that perform total joint arthroplasties at ambulatory surgery centers continues to increase, and supply chain issues (91%) remain a problem. There has been a decrease in surgeon participation in bundled payment programs and gainsharing arrangements with hospitals.
Conclusions: This member's survey provides valuable information regarding practice patterns. The shift to outpatient surgery has continued. Future surveys will be performed to monitor changes in practice patterns over time.
Keywords: bundled payments; fee for service; practice management; same day surgery; total hip arthroplasty; total knee arthroplasty.
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