Meeting Agenda

Preliminary Meeting Agenda

2023 SAOE Annual Meeting
November 1-3, 2023
Lanier Islands Legacy Lodge
Buford, GA

Senior & Emerging Leaders Agenda

Coding Track Agenda

Featuring KZA instructor Jen Bell, MSOLE, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CASCC!

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

2:00 - 4:00 pm Board of Directors’ Meeting
Facilitator: Don Harkey | People Centric Consulting

4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Set Up

5:00 - 5:30 pm First Timers Reception

5:30 - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception

2:00 - 4:00 pm Board of Directors’ Meeting
Facilitator: Don Harkey | People Centric Consulting

4:00 pm        Exhibit Hall Set Up

5:00 - 5:30 pm     First Timers Reception

5:30 - 7:00 pm   Welcome Reception

Thursday, November 2, 2023

7:30 - 8:15 am   Breakfast with Exhibitors

Opening General Session for All Attendees
Moderator: Andrew Wade
OrthoSC | Conway, SC

8:15 am   Opening Remarks
  Andrew Wade
OrthoSC | Conway, SC

8:30 - 9:30 am Creating A People Centric Culture
Don Harkey
People Centric Consulting Group | Springfield, MO

9:30 - 10:30 am   Leading the Pursuit of Quality & Safety in Your Organization I
Gerald Hickson, MD
Vanderbilt Center for Patient & Professional Advocacy

10:30 - 11:00 am  Break with Exhibitors

11:00 - 11:30 am Leading the Pursuit of Quality & Safety in Your Organization II
Gerald Hickson, MD
Vanderbilt Center for Patient & Professional Advocacy

11:30 - 12:00 pm Effective Orthopaedic Practice Leadership: A Surgeon’s Perspective
Xavier Duralde, MD
Peachtree Orthopaedics | Atlanta

12:00 - 1:00 pm   Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 - 2:00 pm Senior Leaders:
Successfully Navigating the Transition from Operational to Executive Decision-Making I
Steve Walton, PhD
Professor, Goizueta Business School at Emory University

Emerging Leaders:
HR Dos and Don’ts
Tiffany Anderson | Macon, GA

2:00 - 3:00 pm Senior Leaders:
Successfully Navigating the Transition from Operational to Executive Decision-Making II
   Steve Walton, PhD
Professor, Goizueta Business School at Emory University

Emerging Leaders:
Intro to Practice KPIs
Saranya Chiaravalloti | Savannah, GA

3:00 - 3:30 pm Break with Exhibitors

General Session for Senior & Emerging Leaders
Moderator: Pam Swicord
Optim Orthopaedics | Savannah, GA

3:30 - 4:30 pm  Transparent Leadership Panel Discussion
SAOE Senior Leaders Share Lessons Learned
Xavier Duralde, MD
  Peachtree Orthopaedics | Atlanta
Gerald Hickson, MD
Vanderbilt Center for Patient & Professional Advocacy

4:30 - 6:00 pm  Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall

7:30 - 8:15 am Breakfast with Exhibitors

Opening General Session for All Attendees
Moderator: Andrew Wade
OrthoSC | Conway, SC

8:15 am Opening Remarks
Andrew Wade
OrthoSC | Conway, SC

8:30 - 9:30 am Creating A People Centric Culture
  Don Harkey
People Centric Consulting Group | Springfield, MO

9:30 - 10:30 am E/M Levels of Service: Office, Outpatient, Inpatient,
Observation, Consultation & Emergency Dept
Jennifer Bell, MSOLE, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CASCC
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc | Chicago

10:30 - 11:00 am Break with Exhibitors

11:00 - 12:00 pm   Modifier 25: It is in or is it out?
2024 CPT Ortho Updates
Tips on GSD, AAOS and NCCI Guidelines
Tips on NCCI and Modifier 59
New Information on Patient Optimization
Jennifer Bell, MSOLE, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CASCC
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc | Chicago

12:00 - 1:00 pm   Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 - 3:00 pm Most Common Global Surgical Modifiers: 58, 78 and 79
Fracture Coding Concepts & Updates Arthroplasty Infection Updates: Revision or Replacement?
Jennifer Bell, MSOLE, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CASCC
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc | Chicago

3:00 - 3:30 pm Break with Exhibitors

3:30 - 4:30 pm Hand Surgery: Common Procedures and Modifiers
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc | Chicago

4:30 - 6:00 pm Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall

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Friday, November 3, 2023

7:30 - 8:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00 - 8:30 am Business Meeting
Andrew Wade, CEO
OrthoSC | Conway, SC

8:30 - 9:30 am Helping Medical Providers Navigate the Complexities of Workers’ Compensation
TN Bureau of Workers’ Compensation:
Robert B. Snyder, MD, Medical Director

GA State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Judge Frank McKay, Director
Delece A. Brooks, Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer

9:30 - 10:00 am Break with Exhibitors

10:00 - 11:00 am Networking by State

Closing General Session for All Attendees

11:00 - 12:00 pm Partnering with Physicians to Make Your Practice Better: Tangible Takeaways!
Don Harkey | People Centric

12:00 pm Meeting Adjourns

7:30 - 8:00 am   Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00 - 8:30 am   Business Meeting
    Andrew Wade, CEO
OrthoSC | Conway, SC

8:30 - 9:30 am Sports Medicine: Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy
Jennifer Bell, MSOLE, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CASCC
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc | Chicago

9:30 - 10:00 am Break with Exhibitors

10:00 - 11:00 am PA/NP Billing: Medicare Updates
Radiology Coding in Orthopaedics
Jennifer Bell, MSOLE, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CASCC
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc | Chicago

Closing General Session for All Attendees

11:00 - 12:00 pm Partnering with Physicians to Make Your Practice Better: Tangible Takeaways!
Don Harkey | People Centric

12:00 pm   Meeting Adjourns