There's Still Time to Join Us in Kiawah Island!

August 1-3, 2024 | The Sanctuary, Kiawah Island, SC

Reconnect with your ortho peers from all over South Carolina at the 2024 SCOA Annual Meeting. Together, we'll seek clinical and professional excellence through dynamic keynotes, member talks, and research presentations.

Highlights Include:

Keynote: Be The Best Surgeon You Can Be

Milt Lowder, PhD, AMPLOS

Expert Talk: Update on Tommy John Surgery: Are our Patients Victims of our Surgical Success?

Chris Mazoué, MD | Prisma Midlands

Professionalism in Orthopaedic Surgery:

What Does That Mean in 2024?

Steve Frick, MD | Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte

Notice: Reporting of MOC Credit

Many specialty Boards will allow their diplomates to self-report the credit earned. However, the DCMA is required to report the MOC credit claimed for the following boards using the diplomate’s Board ID # and Date of Birth (month and day): Anesthesiology, Pathology, Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. This information must be supplied accurately on the evaluation form to ensure credit can be reported.

The DCMA is unable to report MOC credit claimed for the following boards that no longer offer self-reporting at this time: Internal Medicine, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, and Pediatrics.

By claiming the MOC credit on the Evaluation form, you are giving the DCMA permission to use this information/data to report your participation to these Boards via the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

ABOS MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.

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Register for our Upcoming Webinar:

What Your CPA is Supposed to be Doing for You and Your Practice

Thursday, August 8th | 1:00 PM (ET)

The AICPA has done a wonderful job letting you know that CPAs can prepare your tax return.  However, in order for you and your practice to thrive, you really need to get more value from your professional than a form filled out on your behalf.  

Looking for the right CPA is a lot like looking for the right medical practitioner.  Specialties, experience, bedside manner, and a whole host of other skills are necessary to fully support your unique needs. The wrong professional may literally cost you tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars in taxes, penalties, and lost income.  

This session’s purpose is to help you understand many of the critical services accounting professionals can (and should) provide to a successful physician and/or practice and arm you with questions to ask when interviewing potential advisors.

The webinar is a free educational offering for our members.

Please follow the instructions to register for the event.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the webinar. If you don't see the email within 24 hours of registering, please check your spam folder.

Your Input is Needed!

Deadline Extended: Take the Benchmarking Survey by August 16th

SCOA is partnering with AAOE to give you access to the AAOE Benchmarking Survey. As a member of SCOA, you can participate in the survey and get valuable data about how your practice measures against other practices your size. To see a sample report, click here.

For questions, please click here. The more members who participate, the more you help us! AAOE will provide state results with us if 30 or more practices participate. Time is limited, so take advantage of this opportunity today. Surveys must be complete by August 16th. 

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposes 2.8% Cut to Docs

Content via Medical Economics:

Doctors would see a 2.8% reduction in average payment rates under the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The American Medical Association and the Medical Group Management Association issued statements criticizing the cut. To continue reading, click here.

AI: Emerging Issues in Healthcare & Insurance Public Policy

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare setting and its effects on professional liability insurance are rapidly evolving. As AI technology advances and becomes more integrated into healthcare, the legislative and regulatory framework is just starting to catch up. Across the nation, public policymakers are attempting to balance the integration of AI in the healthcare environment with safeguarding positive patient outcomes. Click here to read more from The Doctors Company.

SC Orthopaedic Practice Administrators, Ortho Service Line Directors, and emerging leaders in both private and hospital settings are encouraged to join the Southeastern Association of Orthopaedic Executives (SAOE).

SAOE offers ortho practice leaders from South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee a unique opportunity to collaborate, network and learn from one another. SAOE membership and attendance at the annual meeting is an affordable and sound investment in your administrative team members.