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High Tech Crystal Balls — Predictive Analytics
AAOE
Data! Big Data! Bigger Data! "Big data" and data analytics are all the rage. Moneyball was a successful book and movie telling a story about the use of data and predictive analytics to improve a baseball team.
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Reference Pricing
AAOE
Reference pricing was designed to drive pricing down to the lowest possible level on commodity items (prescriptions, DME) on which there is little difference in composition, quality and efficacy. The Obama administration has now approved reference pricing for hospital services and this could have interesting consequences for physicians and patients.
Advocacy Update — Durable Medical Equipment
AAOE
On July 25, 2014 the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives sent out its first action alert to ask members to write their members of Congress on an issue that could affect most orthopaedic practices, a new "specialized training" requirement for fitters of custom-fitted orthotics. To date we have had 635 letters go out to our elected officials asking them to tell the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that this proposed rule will only end up hurting the patient. If you have not yet written your members of Congress, do so now! Click here to be taken to our Legislative Action Center! AAOE is working with other, like minded organizations, to defeat this proposed rule and ensure that orthopaedic practices can continue to fit custom-fitted orthotics with the staff they deem appropriate. We have also posted an official comment letter which you can view here.
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PA Roles Survey
AAOE
The AAOE Listserv is the highest rated member benefit by AAOE members. Recently, George D. Trantow, FACHE, Executive Director of Aspen Orthopaedic Associates, Midvalley Amb. Surgery Center & Midvalley Imaging Center in Basalt, Colorado, and AAOE's immediate past president, recently conducted a survey, via the AAOE Listserv, on how Pas are used in orthopaedic practices.
Council and Committee Update — Education Council
AAOE
This week's committee/council update is brought to you by the AAOE Education Council.
Ever since the Annual Conference in June, the Education Council has been working to continue to provide educational opportunities on subjects that matter most to the AAOE membership. Using the feedback that was submitted during the Annual Conference, the Council is focusing the "Peer 2 Peer" and "Hot Topic" webinars on issues that the membership identified as areas of need, such as ICD-10, Meaningful Use, and Human Resource related topics.
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Time (EST) |
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| Aug. 14 |
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
AAOE Webinar: Business Intelligence [P2P] |
Details |
| Aug. 28 |
12 - 1 p.m. |
AAOE Webinar: Release of Information Risk Mitigation Through the Use of Quality Control Processes and Measurements |
Details |
| Sept. 11 |
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
AAOE Webinar: The Benchmarking Survey |
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| Sept. 12-14 |
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BONES Society of Florida Annual Meeting |
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| Oct. 2-4 |
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2014 Midwest AAOE Fall Meeting |
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| Oct. 3-4 |
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AAOS: Orthopaedic Surgical Safety: How to Build Safe Surgical Teams and Improve Patient Outcomes |
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| Oct. 8-10 |
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19th Annual Bones of PA Meeting |
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| Oct. 23 |
12 - 1 p.m. |
AAOE Webinar: The Role of Marketing and Public Relations in Medicine |
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| Sept. 24-26 2015 |
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2015 BONES Society of Florida Annual Meeting |
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[P2P]: AAOE Peer-to-Peer Audio Conference
[HTW]: Hot Topic Webinar
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WITHIN YOUR PRACTICE WALLS
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Why some docs will 'just say no' to MU
Healthcare IT News
Thousands of eligible providers are working diligently toward EHR incentive payments, but some practices are choosing a different route: abandoning meaningful use altogether in favor of their own solutions, and finding ways to make up for the penalties they’ll incur down the road.
4 ethical dilemmas facing physicians
Modern Medicine
Today's physicians are subject to numerous competing pressures, rooted in both time and money, perhaps to an extent they've never experienced before. Medical Economics consulted doctors and healthcare experts to explore the push-pull of four ethical, financial, and logistical dilemmas that doctors must navigate in 2014 — and beyond.
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc.
"Jefferson Surgical Center at the Navy Yard Administrator Joseph DeMarco and surgeon Jess Lonner, MD, and Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin Chief Administrative Officer Mark Smith discuss why they created a robotic technology program at their ASCs and where they see the biggest opportunities for success in the future."
The battle against misdiagnosis
The Wall Street Journal
There are times when a single, unexpected death sparks a change in medical practice. In 2012 a 12-year-old boy named Rory Staunton died after being misdiagnosed in a New York City emergency room. Multiple physicians missed the symptoms, signs and lab results pointing to a streptococcal bacterial infection that led to septic shock and overwhelmed Rory's body. The tragedy prompted New York state in January 2013 to introduce "Rory's regulations," a set of stringent protocols aimed at preventing similar incidents in hospitals.
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California asks: Should doctors face drug tests?
The New York Times
At a time when random drug testing is part of the job for pilots, train operators, police officers and firefighters — to name a few — one high-profile line of work has managed to remain exempt: doctors.
That may be about to change. California would become the first state to require doctors to submit to random drug and alcohol tests under a measure to appear on the ballot this November.
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Physician readiness should be a major focus of ICD-10 prep
Healthcare IT News
A February 2014 survey by the Medical Group Management Association indicated that only 10 percent of physician practices were prepared for the ICD-10 conversion, and this lack of provider readiness was a major reason congress pushed back the 2014 deadline. Lacking the expertise in-house and lacking the time and money to seek outside help, many physicians have procrastinated on preparations.
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Ain't no sunshine in this act
MedPage Today
Recently, the Hershey, Pa., neurosurgeon and president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons sat down at his computer to register for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act database — set for its public debut on Sept. 30 — which will track payments made to providers by pharmaceutical and device companies. The database is aimed at shedding light on physician interactions with companies that make the medications and medical devices that doctors prescribe to patients.
Is healthcare really ready for consumerization?
Government Health IT
The evolution of technology in the healthcare industry over the past 30 years has occurred in three distinct waves. The first, a financial wave, was facilitated by the industry’s adoption of payer and provider IT solutions to speed billing and reimbursement. Clinical in nature, the second wave introduced electronic health records and new delivery system models initiated to address problems and failures from the first wave.
New Medicaid program seeks to foster innovation
By Maria Frisch
 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program, a group of technical assistance tools. The aim of this program is to improve the health of Medicaid beneficiaries, thereby supporting the Triple Aim and reducing overall costs for the Medicaid program. Medicaid IAP is different from the State Innovation Models program, which provides funding for state-driven healthcare innovation in broad areas like population health and delivery of care.
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