Reimbursement rates for injections used in orthopedic practices are continuously changing. In order to control costs, injection reimbursement rates and insurance preferences need to be reviewed at least quarterly and adjustments made using this data. Plan to attend this members-only meeting to learn how one practice administrator keeps the preferred injection list up to date and how that process has allowed the practice to control overall injection costs. The session will include an overview of the history of injections, recent changes in reimbursement models, existing cost variations, and the financial impact of regularly updating injection reimbursement and insurance preferences for injections. Then, attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and share ideas for effectively managing orthopedic injections.


Learning Objectives:



- Assess the cost variations association with orthopedic injections.

- Analyze the revenue potential from providing orthopedic injections.

- Evaluate the potential financial impact of improved management of orthopedic injections for your practice.



Speakers:

Joseph Mathews

Joseph has served in the Administrator role at Advanced Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Northwest Houston since 2010. His curious nature always questions the status quo and looks for ways to improve existing processes through automation and building efficiencies through cost effective technology. While his education is primarily clinical (Physical Therapy); he believes in a data informed culture at work and relies heavily on metrics developed to benchmark his practice internally and to National data when available.


Joseph is a member of the Advocacy Council at American Alliance of Orthopaedics since 2011. He serves on the Board of Texas Orthopaedic Association since 2017 and on the Texas-Orthopaedic Administrators Society (T-Bones) committee group. He is also part of the Advocacy Committee for Physical Therapy at OrthoForum.


Andrea Allyn

Andrea Allyn is the Clinic and Sports Medicine Director for Heartland Orthopedic Specialists – A Service of Alomere Health located in west-central Minnesota. She has been with the group for 15 years and in a leadership role for the past 10 years. Her current role includes oversight of day to day clinical and orthopedic physical therapy operations; leadership of orthopedic nursing, physical therapy, and sports medicine teams; risk management; participation on variety of hospital/organization’s committees and accreditation requirements; Sports Medicine program that provides care to over 13 of the area’s high schools, the University of Minnesota-Morris, and area youth sports associations.



Andrea started her career with the group as an Athletic Trainer working with a few of the area high schools in addition to clinical roles of casting / brace fittings, postop visits, and physician extender before transitioning into her current leadership role.


An AAOE member since 2009, Andrea has been active on a variety of councils since 2013 with most recent involvement being Chair of the Membership Council (2019-2021).