Col. Christopher J. Roach, MD, FAAOS – the chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at the San Antonio Military Medical Center – presented on the Center for the Intrepid (CFI) at the Texas Orthopaedic Association’s 2018 Annual Conference. Click here to view Dr. Roach’s PowerPoint presentation from the conference. The following is a Q&A that…
Rep. Bobby Guerra (D-McAllen) and Sen. Don Huffines (R-Dallas) pushed legislation in the 2017 Texas Legislature that would direct the Texas Medical Board (TMB) to recognize the out-of-state physician licenses for team physicians when they travel to Texas to provide support for their teams while in Texas. The legislation died due to un-related matters. TOA…
Don Buford, MD, Director, Dallas PRP and Stem Cell Institute is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who has been practicing in the Dallas area for 18 years. He grew up in Los Angeles and attended Stanford University. While at Stanford, he was a member of the baseball team and had a double major in economics and pre-med.…
San Antonio orthopaedic surgeon Adam Bruggeman, MD – the Texas Orthopaedic Association’s second vice president – testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services’ hearing on opioid and substance abuse. The Texas Legislature will continue examining the opioid issue in the months leading up to the 2019 Texas Legislature. TOA is educating…
Muve Healthcare opened a joint replacement-focused ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Lakeway outside of Austin in 2017. TOA recently conducted a Q&A with Marshall Maran of Muve to learn more about the concept. TOA: Prior to your entrance into the Texas market, what has the ASC volume for lower extremity joint replacements been like in…
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced on March 9, 2018 new spinal screening standards for the 2018-19 school year. The changes come as a result of HB 1076 in the Texas Legislature. Sponsored by Rep. Tom Oliverson, MD and Sen. Don Huffines, HB 1076 reflects the latest science regarding scoliosis treatment. Click…
BPCI Advanced – Medicare’s new physician-led bundled payment program that was announced in January 2018 – will not allow orthopaedic surgeons located in Texas’ five Comprehensive Center for Joint Replacement (CJR) to lead their own bundles for lower extremity joint replacements in the new BPCI Advanced program. Due to the upcoming March 12, 2018 application…
The U.S. House and U.S. Senate approved a funding resolution on February 9 that includes several Medicare provisions that affect musculoskeletal care: Physician-owned Hospitals: No Relief. An effort by Texas lawmakers to allow physician-owned hospitals located in areas affected by the recent hurricane to expand by 50 percent was not included in the bill. However,…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the latest physician-led bundled payment model – BPCI Advanced – in January 2018. March 12, 2018 is the deadline to apply. Click here to learn more from TOA. Publicly available data gathered by Archway Health on lower extremity joint replacement surgeries for 2015 Medicare payments demonstrate…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on January 9, 2018 that it is creating the voluntary Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) demonstration that requires participants to take on financial risk. In addition, the program, which includes outpatient and inpatient episodes of care, would count as an Advanced APM for…
