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TOA
Executive Director's
Update
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By Donna Parker
Executive Director, Texas Orthopaedic Association
We would like to share some of
the pictures taken during the 2007 Socioeconomic Summit held
at the Driskill Hotel, August 10th & 11th. You can view
these at the bottom of this TOA
E-Connect.
The Business of Orthopaedics, the practice management course
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orthopaedic residents, was especially
well received this year. TOA and the orthopaedic residents would like
to thank presenters: Dr. David Teuscher and Dr. Eddie Seade; Carey
Edgar of Ancillary Care Solutions; Mark Carolin of ConceptWealth;
Harry Reissman with TMLT; James Prescott with TMAIT; Clinic
Administrator for Austin Sports Medicine, Eric Weaver; Michael Stern,
Attorney; Peggy Pringle and Heather Bettridge of TMA's Practice
Consulting Department; Laura Stephens, CPA and Hugh Barton, Attorney.
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Please Watch For The PPI Survey
In The Coming Weeks
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AAOS and AMA Conducting Physician
Practice Information (PPI) Survey.
For the first time in nearly a decade, the AAOS, the American Medical
Association (AMA), and more than 70 other medical specialty societies
are working on a comprehensive multi-specialty survey of physician
practices. The Gallup Organization has been retained to conduct the
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be surveyed to ensure accurate
and fair representation for all physicians and their
patients.
The project will explore both the clinical and business
sides of medical practice so policy makers can learn what is
truly involved in running a practice that provides patients
with expert care in a sustainable way. A small section in
this study pertains to practice expenses and the amounts
that are attributable to you. Please encourage your staff to
make these numbers available to the Gallup interviewer. This
is a vital part of the research, and accurate, complete data
is needed. This information remains confidential; no
individuals or entities participating in this research will
be identified to any of the participating organizations.
The PPI survey is an important, necessary vehicle for
positive change. Please watch for this survey in the coming
weeks and do your part in completing it in a thorough and
accurate manner if your practice is among those randomly
selected to represent orthopaedics. For more information
click
here.
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Recent
Study Finds That Acupuncture Doesn’t Help OA Knee
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A study published in the August
15 edition of the British Medical Journal finds that there was
no additional improvement in pain scores when acupuncture was
added to a course of advice and exercise for osteoarthritis
(OA) of the knee.
Researchers examined 352 adults
(94 percent follow-up) aged 50 or older who had a clinical
diagnosis of knee OA. Participants were
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evaluated for a change in scores on
the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA index pain subscale. At
six months after baseline, reductions in pain (expressed as mean
[standard deviation]) were 2.28 (3.8) for patients who received advice
and exercise, 2.32 (3.6) for those who received advice and exercise plus
true acupuncture, and 2.53 (4.2) for those treated with advice and
exercise plus non-penetrating acupuncture. The abstract of the study can
be viewed by clicking
here.
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TDI: Providing Health Care To Injured Employees
Beginning September 1, 2007
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Effective September
1, 2007, doctors will no longer be required to be approved or trained
by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers'
Compensation (TDI) in order to provide treatment to injured employees
in the workers' compensation system.
The letter from
Commission Betts, found by clicking
here, informs system participants of important changes in the Texas
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TOA 2007 Socioeconomic Summit
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Dr. Richard McKay, Dr. John T. Gill, Lt.
Governor Dewhurst, Dr. David Teuscher
President, Dr. John T. Gill
Orthopaedic Residents Visiting Exhibit
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