May 19, 2008
 

 
TOA President's Update: Annual Meeting Program
  

By John T. Gill, MD
President, Texas Orthopaedic Association

 

Texas Orthopaedic Association 2008 Annual Meeting
May 22-24, Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio

 

Our Association is providing complimentary registration for the 2008 annual meeting as one of the many benefits of TOA membership. All

Texas orthopaedic interns, residents, and fellows are welcome to attend as our guests.  Please refer to the TOA Annual Meeting program information listed below. 

 

I hope you and your family will have time to enjoy San Antonio’s beautiful surroundings.  Enjoy the meeting and I look forward to seeing all of you. 

 

Register for the TOA Annual Meeting today to receive 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits plus 1 Ethics Hour!  Meeting Program:

 

Thursday, May 22nd

(Times and Topics subject to change)
 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Camino Real Room

Reimbursement & Coding For Orthopaedics
with an update on Workers’ Compensation

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Villa Room

Board of Directors Meeting

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Zapata Room

Leadership Dinner (Invitation Only)
   

Friday, May 23rd
   

7:15 am - 9:00 am
 Navarro B Ballroom & Foyer

Registration & Continental Breakfast

7:00 am – 8:00 am
Zapata Room

Past Presidents’ Council

8:00 am - 8:06 am
 Navarro A Ballroom

Scientific Sessions
 Welcome and Announcements
John T. Gill, MD, TOA President, Dallas
Omer A. Ilahi, MD, TOA Program Chair, Houston

8:06 am - 8:12 am

The Influence of Titanium Roughness on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Osteoblasts
 Brandon Tinkler, MD, San Antonio

8:12 am - 8:18 am

Percutaneously Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty (PATH): A Less Invasive Technique
 Eugene Schoch, III, MD, Austin

8:18 am - 8:24 am

Metal Ion Levels in Hip Implant Patients Having Bearings with and without Differential Hardness
 C. Lowry Barnes, MD, Arkansas

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
 Michael Huo, MD, Dallas

9:00 am - 9:06 am

Arthroscopic Suprascapular Nerve Decompression Using Anterior Portals
 Sumant Krishnan, MD, Dallas

9:06 am - 9:12 am

The Effects of Radiofrequency Energy on 5 Suture Materials Used in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Derek Kroll, MD, New Caney

9:12 am - 9:18 am

Cementless Hemiarthroplasty for Proximal Humeral Fractures
 Keith Watson, MD, Fort Worth

9:18 am - 9:24 am

Security of Knots Tied with Ethibond, Fiberwire, Orthocord, or Ultrabraid
 Shiraz Ahmad Younas, MD, Houston

9:24 am - 9:30 am

Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for the Treatment of Irreparable Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears In Patients Under the Age of Sixty
 Sumant Krishnan, MD, Dallas

9:30 am - 10:00 am

It's the Little Things in Sports Medicine
 Fred Corley, Jr., MD, San Antonio

10:00 am - 10:30 am
 Navarro B Ballroom & Foyer

Exhibit Visitation

10:15 am - 11:00 am
Villa Room

Educational Workshop
Venous Thrombo Embolism and Patients Undergoing Knee/Hip Replacements Surgery
Facilitator:  Michael Huo, MD, Dallas

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
 Navarro A Ballroom

Diagnosis and Management of Biceps Tendon Pathology in the Shoulder
 Keynote Speaker: Stephen Weber, MD, Sacramento, CA

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
 Hidalgo Room

TSSM Annual Business Luncheon

1:30 pm - 1:36 pm
 Navarro A Ballroom

Recessed Femoral Interference Screws in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
 Anup Ajit Shah, MD, San Antonio

1:36 pm - 1:42 pm

Growth Factor Concentrations Across a Spectrum of Injury Levels in Platelet Rich Plasma
 Ravi Karia, MD, San Antonio

1:42 pm - 1:48 pm

Nitric Oxide Donor Compounds Effect Upon Collagen Production In Diabetic Wounds
 Brandon Seifert, MD, San Antonio

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

The Downside of BMP
 Ronald Lindsey, MD, Houston

2:30 pm - 2:36 pm

A Comparison of Tip to Apex Distance and Quadrant Placement Between Cephallomedullary Devices and the Hip Screw Side Plate
 Sonya Ahmed, MD, Galveston

2:36 pm - 2:42 pm

Improved Soft Tissue Perfusion Following Application of Temporizing External Fixation in Complex Distal Tibia Fractures
 Stacee Kessinger, MD, Fort Worth

2:42 pm - 2:48 pm

Intraarticular Injuries Associated with Acute Ankle Fractures
 Niki Leontaritis, DO, Galveston

2:48 pm – 2:54 pm

The Use of a Kickstand Modification for the Prevention of Heel Decubitus Ulcers in Trauma Patients with Lower Extremity External Fixation
 Chad Conner, MD, Galveston

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Current Thoughts in Transient Quadriplegia
 Mark Wylie, MD, Fort Worth

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
 Navarro B Ballroom & Foyer

Exhibit Visitation

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Villa Room

Concurrent Educational Workshops
 Computer Navigation for Hip Resurfacing
Facilitator:  Michael Heinrich, MD, Austin

Zapata Room

Upper Extremity Prosthetic Advancements
Facilitator:  Thomas Bourgeois, San Antonio

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
 Goraz & Olivares

TOA Member and Guest Reception

 

 

Saturday, May 24th

  

 

7:15 am - 9:00 am
 Navarro B Ballroom & Foyer

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:30 am
 Caranza Room

Spouse Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:06 am
Navarro A Ballroom

Scientific Sessions
 Welcome and Announcements
John T.  Gill, MD, TOA President, Dallas
Omer A. Ilahi, MD, TOA Program Chair, Houston

8:06 am – 8:12 am

The Cost Effectiveness of Implementing Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) in the Operating Room Setting
 Paul Rath, MD, Galveston

8:12 am - 8:18 am

Distal Radius Fractures: New Techniques to Obtain Anatomic Reductions
 Chad Conner, MD, Galveston

8:18 am - 8:24 am

A Five-Minute Exposure to the Volar Aspect of the Distal Radius for Plating Distal Radius Fractures
 Hussein Turki, MD, San Antonio

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Management of Posterior Tibial Tendon Disease
 Kevin Varner, MD, Houston

9:00 am - 9:06 am

Outcomes of Idiopathic Clubfoot with Delayed Treatment
 Clint Barnett, MD, Temple

9:06 am - 9:12 am

Is the Distribution of Left, Right and Bilateral Developmental Dislocation of the Hip Equivalent between Males and Females?
 Clifford Evans, DO, El Paso

9:12 am - 9:18 am

Biomechanical Study of Fixation Length of Flexible Intramedullary Nails
Clint Johnson, MD, Galveston 

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Get Active! Texas Campaign Presentation
 John Gill, MD, Dallas

 

Coordinated Approach to Child Health
 Nancy Murray, PhD, Houston

10:00 am - 10:30 am
 Navarro B Ballroom & Foyer

Exhibit Visitation

10:15 am - 11:00 am
Villa Room

Concurrent Educational Workshop
 Cartilage Restoration and Joint Resurfacing 2008
Philip Davidson, MD, Stoughton, MA

Zapata Room

Distal Radius Plating
Korsh Jafarnia, MD, Houston

11:45 am - 1:30 pm
 Hidalgo Room

TOA Annual Business Luncheon
 Keynote Speaker:
U.S. Senator John Cornyn

 

2008-2009 Officer Induction

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
 Navarro A Ballroom

6th Annual Resident Quiz Bowl

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
 Navarro B Ballroom & Foyer

Exhibit Visitation

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
 Navarro A Ballroom

Ethics Hour
 Charles Rockwood, MD and Rick Peterson, AAOS Legal Counsel, will highlight the current environment regarding the relationship and potential conflicts of interest between orthopaedic surgeons and industry.  David Teuscher, MD will focus on the AAOS’ Standards of Professionalism and Orthopaedic Expert Witness Testimony. You don’t want to miss this important message!

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 Navarro A Ballroom

Ancillary Evaluation:  Are Your Ancillaries Producing What They Should? 


[top] [back to e-card archive page]

  
  

  
  

This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos

By Mignon McGarry
TOA Legislative Advocate / Memo: Wed. November 28th, 2007
TOA Online Version: All Memos

 

May 14, 2008 Wednesday
Despite an announcement by Comptroller Susan Combs that legislators will have a $10.7 billion surplus to work with next session, state

agencies were told to plan for zero growth in their baseline budgets next biennium. Agencies were also instructed to sketch out ways in which their spending can be reduced by 10 percent.

The news has leaked out that Sen. Florence Shapiro (R-Plano) is considering setting up an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison who has already announced that she will not run for another Senate term. By establishing a federal campaign exploratory committee, Shapiro would be able to begin raising money for a possible Senate race.
 [top] [back to e-card archive page]

 
     

Co-sponsors Added To Stabenow-Hutchison SGR Bill
    

By Michael Reed, Director of Managed Care Delivery Systems
Texas Medical Association

To date, 16 Senators have cosponsored the “Save Medicare Act of 2008,” S.2785, which was introduced by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-

Mich.). Since the last update, the following Senators have added their names to the legislation: Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), John Thune (R-SD), David Vitter (R-La.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). This legislation would replace cuts totaling over 15% with positive Medicare physician payment updates from July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009. Specifically, S.2785 would extend the current 0.5% update through December 31, 2008, averting the 10.6% cut scheduled to occur on July 1. It would also provide physicians with a 1.8% update for 2009 and extend the GPCI floor and physician scarcity area bonuses for the full 18-month period. This bill would give Congress and the medical community time to work on a long-term solution to the dysfunctional Medicare payment system.

AMA Position: The AMA strongly supports this legislation. The AMA urges you to contact all Senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 2785. Use our Physicians Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354 to thank your senators who are already co-sponsors. Don’t see his or her name on the list? Use our Physicians Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354 to urge them to co-sponsor this legislation today.

[top] [back to e-card archive page]
  
 

  

Calculating The Cost Of Uncompensated Care
 

Today the Comptroller's office releases a revised interpretation of Tax Code § 171.1011(n)(2), concerning the calculation of total revenue, which applies to health care providers and health care institutions.

 

The two linked documents explain the revised formula for determining the cost of uncompensated care and provide a comprehensive example of the franchise tax calculation for a physician's office using the margin

calculation.  Click on links to access the documents: Cost Of Uncompensated Care Formula and Physician Example.

 

This revised agency policy supersedes Rule 3.587(b)(1) and (b)(15), which will be amended accordingly. This information is available on the agency's Web site which can be accessed by clicking here. 
 [top] [back to e-card archive page]

You have subscribed to this newsletter.  If your contact information has changed, please update your account.  Thank you!