Fall -2010State/Regional AAOE Meetings

Innagural -NE AAOE Meeting (Sept. 23-24)

NE-AAOE Board Members

NE-AAOE Board Members

Diane Menard-PresidentGlenn Elia-Vice PresidentLeighann Huml-TreasurerJanice Brandl-Secretary

NE-AAOE Meeting Topics

Starting a DME ProgramManaging a DME ProgramOrtho IT & CloudUmbrella GroupsEffective Compliance Programs

NE-AAOEGreat Networking

NE-AAOEMeeting Peers

New York State BONES Meeting(Oct. 7-8 Albany, NY)

New York State-BONESBoard Members

Joel Farwell-PresidentLorraine Woods-Vice PresidentAlan Akun-TreasurerMegan O’Connor-Secretary

New York State-BONES

See video from this event below.

Pennsylvania AAOE Meeting(Sept. 22-24)

Pennsylvania-AAOEBoard Members

Dolly Greenholt-Chairman of the BoardBonnie Lynch-PresidentLinda Thoms-Vice PresidentJohn Spearly-Vice PresidentSteven Haraschak-TreasurerCathy Gingrich-Secretary

Pennsylvania-AAOEMeeting Topics

Customer RelationsHR Issues/Employment LawLeadership & Performance EvaluationsAncillary Revenue StreamsHealth Reform UpdateEMR

Midwest AAOE Meeting(Sept. 24-25)

MIDWEST-AAOE Board Members

Jennifer Ale-EbrahimPresident

Jim KiddSecretary/Treasurer

MIDWEST-AAOE Meeting Topics

Health Care Reform and Small BusinessGovernment Incentives-e-RX and Meaningful UseStark and Anti-Kickback issues related to AncillariesDMEOrthopaedic Industry TrendsManaging Performance Evaluations

Midwest-AAOEStretching Our Minds

Midwest-AAOEGood Conversation & Deep Thoughts

Building Our Vendor Relationships

Iowa BONESMeeting (Oct. 8) Iowa City, IA

Iowa BONES (the membership decided to keep the original name) met on Friday, October 8th in Iowa City, Iowa. We were hosted by the Assistant to the Chair at the University of Iowa, Paul Etre. There were 12 members present. Our meetings are typically quite informal and consist of roundtable discussion on topics submitted by the membership. Our spring meeting will be held in Des Moines on March 25, 2011.

Cheryl AhernIowa Bones

Florida BONESMeeting (Sept 24-26) St. Petersburg, FL

Florida BONES Board Members

Executive Director-Frank CobbePresident-Martin ShipmanPast President-Debi MitchellPresident Elect-Anicete AguyaoTreasurer-M. Robin FoxSecretary-Shanna JonesMembership Chair-Tania Jones

Florida BONES Board Members

Great Speakers!

Florida BONES Board Members

Debi Mitchell passing the torch to Martin Shipman!

Fraser Cobbe, Martin Shipman & Debi Mitchell

Florida BONES Meeting Topics

Managed Care ContractingRegulatory ComplianceHIPPA Privacy ViolationsICD-10Meaningful UseHuman Resources

Feel free to visit some of the State/Regional sites for power points from their meetings, while all the material may not be relevant to your state or region, most of the information was pretty applicable to all of us in orthopaedic practice management!