Part 3. Michael L. Powe is the Vice president of Reimbursement and Professional Advocacy for the American Academy of Physician Associates. He recently discussed fraud and abuse at the annual conference Ortho in Indy, and covers it with Sam here.

Part II. Sam and Michael L. Powe (vice president of reimbursement and professional advocacy for the American Academy of Physician Assistants) continue their conversation on PA practice and reimbursement. This episode they cover the CMS changes to coding and billing.

Part 1: PA Advocacy Updates

This episode, Sam talks with Michael L. Powe who is vice president of reimbursement and professional advocacy for the American

Academy of Physician Assistants. They discuss PA and NP Medicare payments, the ABSA or (the American Board of Surgical Assistance) and how it might potentially affect PA practice, the CMS fee schedule and CMS interest in post-op visits, and what the implications are for PAs, as well as the hot topic of the provider nondiscrimination provision.

Sam highlights an earlier conversation with Dr. Bill Mallon; professional golfer, orthopaedic surgeon, Olympic historian, and published author. Dr. Mallon is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Today's episode is about treatments of the shoulder, including history of certain procedures and techniques.

Who gets elbow OA? Sam sums up the evaluation and treatment of this condition. Male laborers in middle age are many of the patients that will present with this more unusual OA. Arthroscopic debridement or open incision?

The Elbow OA talk from Dr. Hamid is on the Learning Center. Meetings from previous years, including this one, are free for members PAOS as a reference library.

Conferences from this year are available as well --

Earn Category 1 CME credits from home!

PAOS Members can purchase CME at the PAOS Learning Center:

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PAs who are not PAOS members may find these videos available on the AAPA website:

https://www.aapa.org/cme-central/cme-on-demand/paos-on-demand/

Sam discusses the Physician Assistant National Recertification Exam (PANRE) Longitudinal Assessment, which is a take home exam, as an alternative to the regularly proctored exam. It's important to between PANRE and PANRE-LA several years prior to your recertification.

While we're in Indianapolis for the PAOS Annual Conference, we are sharing a popular interview from earlier this year.

Parts 2 and 3 of "Ankle Arthroplasty: Where is the Love" is a conversation with foot and ankle surgeon Jason Patterson, MD and is based on his presentation at our subspecialty conference.

Videos of all of our conferences are available at PAOS.org for discounted enduring credit CME. If you're not a member of the PAOS, join today! Or check out "PAOS on Demand" at AAPA.org

Part 3 of 3 - Sam talks with PA Kristin Burton about personal finance for healthcare professionals.

Make sure to attend the New PA panel at our annual conference if you're just starting out and want to learn more about the business of being a PA! See you next week!

For more from Kristin Burton, check out

www.strivewithkristin.com/

Sam talks with PA Kristin Burton about personal finance for healthcare professionals.

Make sure to attend the New PA panel at our annual conference if you're just starting out and want to learn more about the business of being a PA!

For more from Kristin Burton, check out

https://www.strivewithkristin.com/

Sam talks with PA Kristin Burton about personal finance for healthcare professionals.

Make sure to attend the New PA panel at our annual conference if you're just starting out and want to learn more about the business of being a PA!

For more from Kristin Burton, check out

https://www.strivewithkristin.com/