Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) 2025 Leadership Conference

Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) 2025 Leadership Conference is organized by Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) and will be held from Mar 27 - 29, 2025 at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America.

Description:
The Only Conference That Focuses on Orthopaedics in Texas
TOA’s 2025 Leadership Conference will feature a completely new agenda that will focus on issues unique to Texas orthopaedic practices.

All Texas orthopaedic surgeons and residents who are TOA members and their practice administrators are invited to participate.

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 Legislature.

ERAS 2.0: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
The roundtable will look at preoperative nutrition and other global surgery issues.