Thank You for a Fantastic Meeting!

Please Welcome the 2024-2025 Executive Committee:

President

Todd Tupis, MD

President-Elect

Christopher Mazoué, MD 

Vice-President

Glen Feltham, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Seth Bowman, MD

Immediate Past President

Christopher Bray, MD

Leadership Council

​Member Slots

Daniel Scott, MD

Trey Gurich, MD

Kristen Nathe, MD

Peter Ramsey, MD

Guillaume Dumont, MD

Erik Hansen, MD

P. Doug DeHoll, MD

Charles Daly, MD

Mike Sridhar, MD

Leadership Council

Resident Slots

Liz Nadeau, MD

Zachary Reynolds, MD

Samuel Wood, MD

Board of Councilors



Shane Woolf, MD 

S. Wendall Holmes, MD

Congratulations to our Research and Poster Competition Winners!

Resident Research

Competition Winners

1st Place

Chris Robinson, MD

2nd Place

Will Allen, MD

3rd Place

Sarah Jenkins, MD

Poster Winners

1st Place

Heidi Ventresca, MD

2nd Place

Justin Kung, MD

3rd Place

J. Ryan Allen, MD

Register for our Upcoming Webinar:

Practical Solutions for Tackling MIPS Challenges

Thursday, September 12th | 1:00 PM (ET)

Many orthopaedic practices need help to stay above the MIPS penalty line. Typical challenges include limited measure choices within the Electronic Medical Record system and confusion within the Cost category. 

In this session, Gary Hyman, along with Sharecare quality reporting experts, will share their real-world experience in helping administrators understand how to move away from EMR reliance, drill down into the cost category to improve scoring, and discover how the MIPS MVP program lives up to the promise of a less burdensome reporting path.

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.

Hospitals, Physicians Split After Noncompete Strikedown

The following content is from Becker's Hospital Review:

A federal court recently struck down the Federal Trade Commission's sweeping noncompete ban, claiming that it was "unreasonably overbroad" and that the FTC lacks authority to implement nationwide rules defining unfair methods of competition. The rule, which was initially set to take effect Sept. 4, would have invalidated tens of millions of existing noncompete agreements and banned hospitals and other employers from entering into or attempting to enforce any new noncompetes. Click here to read more.

Healthy Security Practices for Small Provider Groups

Content via Medical Economics:

Small provider practices face unique challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. They often have less staff and budget to deploy additional security measures. The good news is that your organization can take steps to mitigate risk and proactively keep your data safe. To continue reading, click here.

Marketplace Race Drives Corporate Entities to Acquire Physician Practices

Content via South Carolina Medical Association:

"Nearly 60% of physician practices are owned by hospitals/health systems and other corporate entities. In 2012, only 25.8% of physicians were employed by corporate entities, and grew to 44% by the start of 2018. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a sharp increase in physician employment with research suggesting that physicians could no longer sustain the financial pressures and sold their practices to acquiring entities." To learn more, click here.

Are Your Staff Getting the Training They Need?

Send Your Team to the SAOE Annual Meeting!

The SAOE Annual Meeting is where orthopaedic executives and staff get inspired, discover innovative solutions to your practice challenges, and elevate their leadership skills. The 2024 program also features sessions for coding staff to master the latest coding and compliance strategies.

Orthopaedic practice leaders, staff, and coders in Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee are invited to attend November 13-15, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina.