Last week, daisyBill attended the Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) 2025 Leadership Conference. While the venue and weather were both excellent, the substance stood out the most.

Organizers delivered practical education, valuable opportunities for stakeholders to engage with each other, and practical insights for orthopedic providers navigating workers’ compensation.

We applaud the TOA for organizing such a worthwhile event, with a special hat tip to the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (TX DWC) for their contributions on workers’ comp topics. See our key takeaways below.

We won’t miss the next TOA leadership conference—and neither should any Texas orthopedist.

TOA 2025: Real-World Help for Ortho Providers

TOA 2025 focused mainly on medical education. But crucially, organizers carved out dedicated time for issues around insurance and practice management—including two standout sessions relevant to treating injured workers:

• “Insurance: Commercial, Workers’ Comp & More”
• “Workers’ Comp Demystified” (part of the Resident breakout track)

These sessions offered something industry events often lack: clear, actionable advice on how orthopedic providers can keep workers' comp financially sustainable for their practice in Texas. Speakers shared real-world insight into problems providers commonly face. For example:

• Fee Schedule Breakdown: Texas reimburses for non-network treatment at 217% of the Medicare rates. Providers who bill accurately (and negotiate with networks from a position of strength) can make treating injured workers a sustainable and viable revenue stream.
  
  
• Peer-to-Peer Scheduling: Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (TX DWC) representatives made it clear that if a Utilization Review agent tries to schedule a Peer-to-Peer call outside business hours, providers can (and should) file a complaint with the TX DWC.

TOA 2025 was focused on quality over quantity, creating a smaller, personal, high-value event. The intimacy created opportunities for providers, medical residents, practice administrators, and vendors to discuss their challenges and how to address them.

We commend the TOA for packing so much value into this event and the TX DWC for its efforts to help attendees with the specifics of workers’ comp. The conference’s priority was clearly to support providers, including those who treat injured workers—and the content reflected that sincere commitment.

We'll see you at the next TOA Leadership Conference.

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