May 1997 AAOS Report
Attend AAOS managed care conference
Registration is still open for the Academy's managed care
conference, "Reshaping Your Practice: Groups, Mergers,
Networks, and Strategic Options," June 5-8 in Chicago.
The conference features sessions on managed care topics from a
national perspective to local market information. Business infrastructure
for orthopaedic groups and networks, single specialty and multispecialty
options, management service organizations, practice buyouts and
direct contracting will be some of the topics addressed by leaders
of managed care companies and health law specialists. A panel
of orthopaedic surgeons also will discuss how managed care has
affected their local markets. For more information, contact the
Academy's customer service department, (800) 626-6726;
AAOS fax-on-demand system at (800) 999-2939 and request document
number 3042; or the home page at http://www.aaos.org in the "Medical
Education" section.