May 2015 Newsletter

2015 Midwest AAOE Spring Meeting was held May 15 & 16, 2015 at Camden on the Lake, Lake Ozark, MO

View photos on the MidwestAAOE Facebook Page

Jim Kidd & Fraser Cobbe

Thank You from AAOE President and

Midwest AAOE Member

Submitted by Jim Kidd

Midwest AAOE Members:

Many thanks to the Midwest AAOE board and members for your gracious and kind gift to the Bass Pro Shop. It was unnecessary but very much appreciated! I am already making plans. Thanks to each of you who make the Midwest AAOE the great group that it is today, and for those who continue to be involved regionally and nationally. Our group is only as strong as each member. We are together creating a legacy for those who follow in our shoes.

Thanks again for all you do. Jim

The Midwest AAOE would like to recognize and thank the

Spring Meeting Business Partners

Congratulations to our New Leaders

The organization is extremely pleased to announce the Midwest AAOE Board of Directors for 2015/2016. We congratulate all of these leaders for their dedication to the organization and our profession. As we embark on our mission to drive the organization forward, please don't hesitate to share your ideas with any of our leaders.

President

Ronald Faulbaum

Washington University Orthopaedics, St Louis, MO

Past President

Kelly White

OrthoKC, P.A., Kansas City, KS

President Elect

Mary Wine

Advanced Orthopaedic Associates, Wichita, KS

Secretary/Treasurer

Stephanie Swan, CMPE

OrthoKansas, Lawrence, KS

Arkansas State Rep

Sheila Tally

Ozark Orthopaedics, Fayetteville, AR

Kansas State Rep

Jennifer Ale-Ebrahim, BSBA, BSSTL

Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine at Cypress, Wichita, KS

Missouri State Rep

Jan Vest

Signature Medical Group, St Louis, MO

Oklahoma State Rep

Susan Dellegar

Tulsa Bones & Joint, Tulsa, OK

CMS Releases Fact Sheet on Chronic Care Management Code

This fact sheet provides background on the newly payable chronic care management (CCM) service, identifies eligible providers and patients, and details the Medicare PFS billing requirements.

Click here to download the fact sheet

US to tighten regulations governing Medicaid outsourcing

The Washington Post (4/28, Hancock) carries a Kaiser Health News story reporting that state Medicaid programs "have outsourced most of their care management to insurance companies," which "helps government budgets but sets up a potential conflict of interest: The less care these companies deliver, the more money they make." In an attempt to address the issue, "Washington regulators are about to initiate the biggest overhaul of Medicaid managed-care rules in a decade." The regulations, which were sparked by "the growth of Medicaid outsourcing and concerns about access to care," are "expected to limit profits and set stricter requirements for quality of care and the size of doctor networks."

Source: AMA Morning Rounds

May 20 deadline for physicians to review Open Payments data before next public release.

Physicians have until May 20, 2015, to review and dispute reports regarding their financial interactions with drug and medical device manufacturers as reported under the Open Payments (Sunshine Act) program. Disputes initiated by May 20 will be flagged as such when the data set is made public on June 30.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) states that data can still be disputed after public release, but corrections will be held until the next Open Payments system update. Read more...

New rating looks at hospital performance on high-volume procedures

Data on how well 4,600 U.S. hospitals perform on common elective surgeries like knee replacements, and on treating chronic health conditions like congestive heart failure were released Wednesday on a new consumer tool from U.S. News and World Report.

The "Common Care" rating system looks at outcomes for five high-volume surgeries and chronic diseases that potentially impact millions of U.S. inpatients patients each year. Read more

Source: Modern Healthcare

2015 - 2016 Board of Directors

Current President: Ronald Faulbaum

President Elect: Mary Wine

Current Secretary/Treasurer: Stephanie Swan, CMPE

Arkansas State Rep: Sheila Tally

Kansas State Rep: Jennifer Ale-Ebrahim, BSBA, BSSTL

Missouri State Rep: Jan Vest

Oklahoma State Rep: Susan Dellager

Past Presidents
Kelly White (2014)

Sue Meyers (2013)

Jim Kidd (2012)

Debra Seyfried, MBA, CMPE, CPC (2011)

Jennifer Ale-Ebrahim, BSBA, BSSTL (2010)

Keith Campbell (2009)

Barbara Sack (2008)

Peggy Robinson (2007)

Larry Polley (2004-2006)