title: Practice management strategies among members of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
abstract: A survey was conducted at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons to determine current practice management strategies among its members. This article summarizes the audience responses to a number of different questions related to type of practice, use of physician extenders, potential sources of ancillary income, consulting activity, royalties, emergency department call, and the use of the electronic medical record.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-5456, USA.
authors.forename: Jay R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Freiberg
authors.forename: Carlos J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavernia
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D009985:Orthopedics; D020399:Practice Management; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States