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TOA
Executive President's
Update: Ethics Hour
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By Donna Clements Parker
Executive Vice
President, Texas Orthopaedic Association
Ethics Hour for the 2008 TOA Annual
Meeting in San Antonio.
Don't miss the Ethics Hour presentation by Dr. Charles Rockwood and
AAOS Legal Counsel, Rick Peterson which will highlight the current
environment regarding the relationship and potential conflicts of
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interest
between orthopaedic surgeons and industry. This is an important message.
The Ethics Hour is just one of the events at the 2008 TOA Annual Meeting
and Scientific Session you will not want to miss. Also, don't miss the
6th
Annual Resident Quiz Bowl. Two residents from each of Texas’
orthopaedic training programs will compete for the highly coveted
traveling trophy, 2008 title, and bragging rights.
If you have not registered yet, please do so
here as
the dates are May 22nd – 24th at the
Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
We need an accurate count for budgeting food, drinks, and
general meeting set up. More information on the 2008 TOA Annual Meeting
can be found by clicking
here.
Thank you.
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Report Warns That U.S. Health System Is
Inadequate To Handle Aging Population
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The National Academies plans to release a report (currently available
in an uncorrected, prepublication form) stating that the healthcare
work force in the United States will be unprepared to meet the needs
of the aging “baby boom” population. "Retooling for an Aging America:
Building the Health Care Workforce" calls for immediate initiatives to
train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to
prepare family members and other informal caregivers to tend to their
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relatives. The report also proposes that Medicare,
Medicaid, and other health plans increase reimbursement levels in
order to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and
care aides. Click
here to read more.
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Why Do Physician Complaints To The Texas
Medical Board Take So Long?
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According to the
Associated
Press,
members of the Texas Legislature are trying to determine why
complaints about physicians made to the Texas Medical Board take so
long to resolve and what can be done to reassure physicians who
consider the agency vengeful. Prior to 2003, the board usually had 600
to 800 active investigations at any given time, but as of late
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passed in 2003 may
be prompting
attorneys to refer
patients to the board instead of taking cases to court. The board
states that it plans to implement a fast-track process to reduce the
length of some complaint cases from around 180 days to 60 or 90 days.
At least one legislator states that the medical board also needs to
address perceived problems of manipulation of anonymous complaints,
conflict of interest, violation of due process, breach of privacy, and
retaliation against those who speak out.
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