| 12:00-12:10 p.m. | Opening Remarks by Alex Vaccaro, MD, MBA, Rothman Institute |
| 12:10-1:25 p.m. | Delivering Value in Spine Care
Moderated by Alex Vaccaro, MD, MBA, Rothman Institute
- The Critical Role of Specialists in Value Based Healthcare: Anthony Coletta, Tandigm Health
- How a hospital can limit the cost of spine care while still maintaining excellent outcomes: Richard Webster, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Transitioning from Volume to Value—how a spine practice can thrive in the changing healthcare landscape: Mike West, MBA, Rothman Institute
- Panel Discussion:How Medical Policy decisions are made regarding new technology -the role of scientific literature, Society policy statements, patient complaints in determining/changing policy
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| 1:25-2:15 p.m. | Medicare and commercial bundles
Moderated by Alex Vaccaro, MD, MBA, Rothman Institute
- Spine Bundles for the Medicare patient
- Spine Bundles for the commercial patient: Dave Janiec, MBA, Rothman Institute
- Spine Population Health Management: Peter Slate, MBA, Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company
- Q and A (5 minutes)
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| 2:15-2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30-3:15 p.m. | Keynote: Is There an Avatar in the House: Changing the DNA of Healthcare in the Age of AI
Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, President and CEO of Jefferson University Hospitals |
| 3:20-4:25 p.m. | Pain management
Moderated by Dom Coric, MD, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
- How we got here, the opioid epidemic: Heeren Makanji, MD, Rothman Institute
- Law enforcement perspective on the opioid epidemic: Ed Delsole, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
- The future of chronic pain management: Jeremy Simon, MD, Rothman Institute
- Perioperative pain management: Safdar Khan, MD, Spine Research Institute
- Q and A
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| 4:25-4:45 p.m. | The Future of Surgeon Education
- An Innovative Model for Teaching new MIS Techniques to Surgeons—AO RealSpine Project: Roger Hartl, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine
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| 4:45-5:00 p.m. | Closing remarks by Alex Vaccaro, MD, MBA, Rothman Institute |
Saturday, Dec. 7
8:00-8:50 a.m. |
Coding in spine care
Moderated by Frank Phillips, MD, Rush University
- How the AMA CPT and RUC process works: Matt Twetten, Twetten Healthcare Consulting
- What’s new in Spine Coding? What keeps ISASS awake at night? Morgan Lorio, MD, Advanced Orthopedics, ISASS Coding and Reimbursement Committee Chairman
- AANS/CNS: How do we look at the politics of spine coding: Katie Oricco, AANS/CNS
- Q/A 10 min
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| 8:50-9:40 a.m. | Treatment of Complex patients in a changing world
Moderated by Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery
- Economics of Spine Trauma: Gregory Schroeder, MD, Rothman Institute
- Cost Effectiveness of Adult Deformity Surgery: Isadore Lieberman, MD, Texas Back Institute
- Is MIS more cost effective than open surgery for single level lumbar pathology? Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery
- Q&A
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| 9:40-10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00-10:55 a.m. | Ambulatory Spine Surgery
Moderated by Frank Phillips, MD, Rush University
- Economics of an ASC: Dan Murrey, Surgical Care Affiliates
- Is spine surgery safe in an ASC? Arash Emami, MD, St. Joseph Hospital
- Future of ASCs in a value-based system: Scott Becker, Becker Healthcare
- Q&A
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| 10:55-12:05 p.m. | Why Are Insurance Company Medical Policies a Moving Target?
Moderated by Jack Zigler, MD, Texas Back Institute
- The Journey toward Lumbar and Cervical TDR coverage: Kim Norton, Aesculap Implant Systems
- My reimbursement battles and lessons going forward: Does having the
data help? Mark Viscogliosi, Viscogliosi Brothers LLC
- Coverage recommendations: An insurance perspective: Brian Justice, MD, Excellus
- Using the legal system: Class Action Lawsuits as a Mechanism to Improve Patients’ Access to New Technologies: Rob Gianelli, ESQ, Gianelli & Morris
- Q&A
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| 12:05-12:35 p.m. | Measuring Outcomes in Spine Care: What’s Important and What Isn’t?
Moderated by Gregory Schroeder, MD, Rothman Institute
- What are the current outcomes required and monitored by the government: Chris Vanello, Rothman Institute
- Which outcomes should a spine surgeon collect, and how to effectively collect outcomes in a spine practice: Tom Cha, MD, Harvard Medical School
- Who is looking at my outcomes, and what do they see: Greg Schroeder, MD, Rothman Institute
- Q&A
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| 12:35-12:45 p.m. | Closing remarks by Alex Vaccaro, MD, MBA, Rothman Institute |
