The Evolution of the Business of Neurosurgical Practice: Achieving Sustainability in the Rapid Evolution of Healthcare Economics and Your Reimbursement

Monday, May 6, 2024

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Location: S502ab

Moderator(s)

Daniel Yoshor, MD (he/him/his)

Chair of Department of Neurosurgery
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, US
Matthew Ewend, MD

Chief Clinical Officer, UNC Health & President, UNC Physicians
UNC Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

This interactive session explores the crucial link between patient care, research, education and financial sustainability in your practice. Delve into the evolving landscape of reimbursement models, from declining rates to the rise of managed care and value-based care. Gain practical insights into achieving financial stability regardless of your setting (hospital, private practice, academia) through an open discussion with fellow neurosurgeons.

Learning Objectives:

Identify key factors driving change in reimbursement to neurosurgical practices.
Describe how value-based care will change how neurosurgeons are perceived, bring value and are reimbursed.
Apply practical steps neurosurgeons can take now to create long-term sustainability in their practice’s financial model.

Disclosure(s):

Daniel Yoshor, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Matthew Ewend, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

7:00 AM – 7:10 AM CT

Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: Daniel Yoshor, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Matthew Ewend, MD – UNC Health
7:11 AM – 7:31 AM CT

Changing Economics of a Large Private Neurosurgical Practice
Speaker: John D. Davis, MD, MHS, FAANS – NewSouth NeuroSpine
7:32 AM – 7:52 AM CT

How Could This Work Under a Single Payor: Canada
Speaker: Gelareh Zadeh, MD PhD – University of Toronto
7:53 AM – 8:13 AM CT

Neurosurgery in the Academic Medical Center
Speaker: Brian Hoh, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS – University of Florida
8:14 AM – 8:34 AM CT

How Hospitals View Neurosurgeons in 2024
Speaker: Thomas J. McAfee, MHA, FACHE (he/him/his) – Northwestern Memorial Hospital
8:35 AM – 8:55 AM CT

When You Are the Payor....
Speaker: Robert Friedlander, MD, MA – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
8:56 AM – 9:16 AM CT

Roundtable
Panelist: John D. Davis, MD, MHS, FAANS – NewSouth NeuroSpine
Panelist: Brian Hoh, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS – University of Florida
Panelist: Thomas Scully, MD, FAANS – Tucson Medical Center One Health
Panelist: Robert Friedlander, MD, MA – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Panelist: Thomas J. McAfee, MHA, FACHE (he/him/his) – Northwestern Memorial Hospital
9:17 AM – 9:47 AM CT

Beverage Break
9:48 AM – 10:08 AM CT

How Are Neurosurgeons Viewed in a Value-Based Care Reimbursement Model?
Speaker: Mark Gwynne, DO (he/him/his) – UNC Health
10:09 AM – 10:29 AM CT

Medicare/Medicare Advantage/Medicaid - Neurosurgery and the Government Payors
Speaker: G. Edward Vates, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Rochester Medical Center
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM CT

The Payor's Perspective
Speaker: Sophie Clarke, MD (she/her/hers) – Elevance Health
10:51 AM – 11:11 AM CT

Disrupting the Health Care Payment Complex
Speaker: Marion Couch, MD PhD MBA – IntoValue LLC
11:12 AM – 11:32 AM CT

How is Neurosurgery Different Under Hospital Employment?
Speaker: Michael W. McDermott, MD – Baptist Health - Miami Neuroscience Institute
11:33 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Roundtable
Panelist: Daniel Yoshor, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania