2025 General Session Topics

The AI Spectrum: From Billing to Surgical Recommendations

Grant Muller, MD, an Austin orthopaedic surgeon, will examine the AI implications for both the orthopaedic business office and the operating room.

The AI Spectrum:
Panel Discussion

Shiv Patel, MD – Moderator
Grant Muller, MD
Pouya Alijanipour, MD


A New Playbook for Private Private Practice

Rachel Uzlik will present: A New Playbook for Private Practice – From Survival to Growth in the Future of Healthcare

Managing Commercial Insurance & Workers Comp

The panel discussion will look at successful strategies that practices are using to manage prior auth, clawbacks, Workers’ comp and more.

Ancillaries:
Turning Your Practice Into a Destination Center

  • Abigail Birdwell
  • Jacqueline Bull
  • Barry Howell
  • Joseph Mathews

The panel will examine all different types of ancillaries and the newest strategies, including:

  • DME updates
  • Care Kits (Home Wound Care)
  • Fall Risk Assessments
  • Enhancing the Experience With Virtual Platforms
  • Other Ancillaries


In-Office Surgery:
A Panel Discussion

The panel will look at the latest considerations for in-office surgery in orthopaedic practices.

Revenue Generation: Become Your Own Benefits Agency

Dutch Rojas will present: Revenue Generation – Become Your Own Benefits Agency & Plan Sponsor. The discussion will look at direct contracts and more.

Practice Culture & HR:
A Panel Discussion

B. Christian Balldin, MD, will lead the discussion.


PROs:
A Panel Discussion

Jacob Zide, MD, will lead the discussion with Rob Hartzler, MD, Henry Ellis, MD, and other surgeons.

The Academic Programs:
A Look at the Future

Leaders from the state’s academic programs will take a look at the future of academic medicine in Texas.

How Will the U.S. Congress & Texas Legislature Affect Us?

Adam Bruggeman, MD, will take a look at the activities related to musculoskeletal policy in the brand-new U.S. Congress and Texas Legisalture.


ERAS 2.0: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

The roundtable will look at preoperative nutrition and other global surgery issues.