Policy Considerations for Texas Orthopaedic Practices: SA Ortho Society

Texas Orthopaedic Association

 Policy Considerations for Texas Orthopaedic Practices: SA Ortho Society Evaluation Form
 
Objectives:
1. Determine what changes your practice will need to make to address Texas’ new laws and regulations related to opioids.

2. Define Texas’ law related to podiatry and the definition of the foot.

3. Define Texas’ new law related to physical therapy direct access.

4. Identify Texas’ new law related to out-of-network billing.

5. Analyze Medicare’s 2021 payment proposals for ASCs, HOPDs, and the Physician Fee Schedule to determine how they will affect your practice.
 
Target Audience: The target audience will be orthopaedic surgeons, residents, fellows, and physicians with an interest in orthopaedic treatment. Athletic trainers, coaches, and orthopaedic clinic administrators/technical staff may also be interested in the program.

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* 1. Professional Classification:

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* 2. Specialty:

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* 3.
Please evaluate the following using the evaluation scale below.

Evaluation Scale:
4 = Strongly Agree | 3 = Agree | 2 = Disagree | 1 = Strongly Disagree

  Presentation
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of Subject 		Content Met
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Policy Considerations for Texas Orthopaedic Practices: SA Ortho Society
Bobby, Hillert, TOA Executive Director

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* 4.
The presentation was appropriate for the subject matter.

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* 5.
This activity provided practical suggestions I can apply in my practice.

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* 6.
This activity promotes improvement in healthcare and patient outcomes.

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* 7.
This presentation was presented objectively and was free of commercial bias.

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* 8. Please identify any measureable changes that you will make to your practice as a result of this activity.

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* 9. Will you attempt to address these barriers in order to implement changes in your competence, performance, and/or patients’ outcomes?

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* 10. If you answered yes or no to #9 ... if Yes - How?  If No - Why Not?

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* 11. The activity supported achievement of each of the learning objectives.

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* 12.
Please rate the projected impact of this activity on your knowledge, competence, performance, and patient outcomes*: competence is defined as the ability to apply knowledge, skills, and judgment in practice (knowing how to do something).

This activity increased my knowledge.

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* 13.
This activity increased my competence.

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* 14.
This activity improved my performance.

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* 15.
This activity will improve my patient outcomes.

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* 16. If you answered yes to #12 - please describe:

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* 17. If you answered yes to #13 - please describe:

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* 18. If you answered yes to #14 - please describe:

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* 19. If you answered yes to #15 - please describe:

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* 20. Please indicate any barriers you perceive in implementing these changes.

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* 21. Please indicate which of the following American Board of Medical Specialties/Institute of Medicine core competencies were addressed by this educational activity (select all that apply):

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* 22. Please list any comments you have about the speaker(s) or any additional comments here:

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* 23. Will you attend TOA's February 5-6, 2021 Annual Conference in Austin?

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