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The ASA Conference on Practice Management is designed for both physician and non-physician leaders of anesthesiology practices.
The conference program provides information and strategies for improving business practices today and in the future. This year’s program will address challenges caused by change — changes within one’s group including generational issues and employment arrangements, as well as changes from outside, including health care reform, governmental regulations and audits, and competition from other groups.
Pre-Conference Sessions
(Additional registration fee applies)
Two Friday morning and afternoon sessions on topics relating to:
- The business side of your practice to make you more knowledgeable, especially in the important financial area; models of effective practice culture
- OR Metrics; Coding and Billing Cases
- 6 CME Credits for attendance at morning and afternoon sessions
Conference on Practice Management
- Sessions begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday
- Saturday sessions include the popular Discussion Tables where you can ask questions of the speakers in small groups
- Sunday morning sessions that conclude at 11:45 a.m.
- Friday and Saturday night Receptions in Exhibit Hall
- Saturday buffet lunch in Exhibit Hall
- More exhibitors showing more products and services for your practice
- Continental breakfasts and breaks
- Networking time
- 15.75 CME Credits for attendance at all sessions
Resident Track
- Residents are encouraged to take advantage of this track focusing on the basics of practice management
- Specific resident sessions all day Saturday
- Separate Saturday Residents’ Luncheon
- All other Conference on Practice Management sessions and activities included
- 8 CME Credits for attendance at all Saturday Resident sessions
Download the entire schedule in PDF format
- Friday, January 29
- Saturday, January 30
- Saturday, January 30, 2009 - Resident Practice Management Track
- Sunday, January 31
Friday , January 29, 2010
8:00 a.m.
Registration Desk Opens
Pre-Conference Sessions
Requires Separate Registration at Additional Fee
Certification in Business Administration Sponsored Sessions
9:00 – Noon
Show Me the Money: How to Keep More of What the Government and Managed Care Do Not Take - Dianne B. Love, Ph.D.
Objectives:
- Learn how to identify problem areas in your practice
- Learn how to analyze practice ratios
- Learn what a practice evaluation is and how it benefits your practice
- Learn how to reduce theft in your practice through the use of internal controls
- Revenue enhancements for your practice
- Learn about changes that may impact your revenue stream
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Practice Cultures: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Kevin C. Wooten, Ph.D.
Objectives:
- Learn how to focus on models of effective practice culture within the context of everchanging conditions
- Learn useful techniques for start-up operations, reframing the existing culture to address new business models and strategies
- Learn how to merge existing cultures into an over-arching group practice entity
Jointly Sponsored Sessions
9:00 – Noon
Joint Session With American Association of Clinical Directors (AACD): Understanding OR Metrics - Moderator: Michael P. Smith, M.D.
Introduction of AACD Glossary - William Mazzei, M.D.
Is Your OR Efficient? - Alex Macario M.D., M.B.A.
OR Metrics Applied to Your Contract - Joe Laden
Case Presentations and Discussions - Michael P. Smith, M.D.
Objectives:
- Identify and discuss aspects of the AACD glossary of times, including practical applications of the importance of an international common lexicon used to describe perioperative efficiency.
- Describe and discuss operating room metrics as reported in the literature and their impact on developing and monitoring the efficiency and effectiveness of operating room management strategies.
- Describe the utilization of operating room metrics with respect to the development of anesthesia service contracts. Identify and discuss the importance and impact of utilizing specific metrics with respect to the measurement of outcome improvement in patient care and efficiency.
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Joint Session With ASA’s Committee on Economics: Challenging Coding and Billing Cases - Stanley W. Stead, M.D., M.B.A.; Jason Byrd, J.D.; Sharon Merrick, CSS-P
Objectives:
- Overview of CPT/RUC process.
- New 2010 anesthesia and pain codes and how to use them.
- PQRI - new measure to report.
- Documentation - what you need to note for medical directions, postanesthesia, etc.
Conference on Practice Management
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Preview of Exhibits: Exhibit Hall Open
5:00 – 5:15 p.m.
Welcome to the Conference - Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
“I’m Here to Help: I’m From CMS!” -
Moderator: Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
5:15 – 5:45 p.m.
RAC Audits and You - Jason Byrd, J.D.
5:45 – 7:15 p.m.
Surviving a CMS Audit - Zeev Kain, M.D.; Vicky Myckowiak, Esq.; Devona Slater
7:15 – 9:15 p.m.
Welcome Buffet Reception With Exhibitors
Saturday , January 30, 2010
6:30 – 7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration
7:00 – 7:15 a.m.
Welcome/Announcements -Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
7:15 – 8:00 a.m.
ASA President’s Update - Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D.
Employment Situations -
Moderator: Harry Parr, D.O., M.B.A.
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
The Aging Partner: What to Do About Compensation, No Call, and When the Doctor Does Not Want to Cut Back - Shena J. Scott, M.B.A., FACMPE
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Part-Time and Day Anesthesiologists: Pro and Con - Patrick Giam, M.D.
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Employing CRNAs - Paul Rein, D.O.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
Show Me the Money! -
Moderator: Jay Mesrobian, M.D.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Making Pain Profitable - Jody Locke
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Pitfalls With Managed Care Contracts - Genie Blough, M.B.A.
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Practice Management Economics: Surviving Obama Reforms - Stanley W. Stead, M.D., M.B.A.
11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Afternoon Sessions -
Moderator: Amr Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Change: Creating a Culture of Success – The New Generation - Jeffery Vender, M.D., with Introduction by Joseph Szokol, M.D.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
The AMA Is Your Organization, Too! - Rebecca Patchin, M.D., with Introduction by Stanley W. Stead, M.D., M.B.A.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Generational Issues - Kevin Wooten, Ph.D., with Introduction by Asa C. Lockhart, M.D., M.B.A.
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Anesthesiology Practice Consolidations and Acquisitions: Survival of the Mid-Size Group - Judith Semo, J.D., with Introduction by Michael Champeau, M.D.
5:30 – 6:15 p.m.
Responding to “You’re Inefficient; Work Faster” - Amr Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
6:15 – 7:30 p.m.
Discussion Tables: Talk with Speakers
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Reception in Exhibit Hall with Door Prizes
Saturday, January 30, 2010 - Resident PM Track
Objectives: Broaden the knowledge of senior residents on:
- Contracts
- Evaluating prospective practices
- Preparing for the first job
- Basic billing and collecting
- Hospital/medical staff organization
- Peer review and medical staff rights
- Participation in organized medicine
- HIPAA, JCAHO and P4P compliances
- Working with non-physician anesthetists
- Q & A
* indicates general Conference on Practice Management events
*6:30 – 7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration
*7:00 – 7:15 a.m.
Welcome/Announcements - Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
*7:15 – 8:00 a.m.
ASA President’s Update - Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D.
8:05 – 8:15 a.m.
Welcome/Announcements - David A. Cross, M.D.
8:15 – 8:45 a.m.
Evaluating a Prospective Practice - David A. Cross, M.D.
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
Rules of Engagement: Getting Paid for What You Do - Stanley W. Stead, M.D., M.B.A.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Hospital/Medical Staff Relations - Asa C. Lockhart, M.D., M.B.A.
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Compliances - Lars E. Helgeson, M.D.
11:30 – 12:15 p.m.
“Pearls” in Negotiating With Your Hospital or Group - Judith Jurin Semo, J.D.
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Resident Luncheon
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
CV Formatting - Committee on Practice Management members: Lars E. Helgeson, M.D., Peter J. Panzica, M.D., Douglas G. Merrill, M.D., Lisa M. Councilman, M.D., Charles W. Otto, M.D.
2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Evaluating a Billing Company - Howard M. Schapiro, M.D.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Panel: Providing Value-added Services to Your Hospital: Making Your Anesthesiology Department Indispensable
Acute/Chronic Pain Service - Douglas G. Merrill, M.D.
Airway/Code Teams/ICU - Charles W. Otto, M.D.
OB/GI/EP Lab/Off-Site - Lisa M. Councilman, M.D.
Pre-Anesthesia Assessment/PACU/OR Management - Linda B. Hertzberg, M.D.
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
General Q & A - All Speakers
*5:30 – 6:15 p.m.
Responding to “You’re Inefficient; Work Faster” - Amr Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
*6:15 – 7:30 p.m.
Discussion Tables: Talk With Speakers
*7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Reception in Exhibit Hall with Door Prizes
Sunday , January 31, 2010
6:30 – 7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration
7:00 – 7:15 a.m.
Welcome/Announcements - Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
Moderator: Norman A. Cohen, M.D.
7:15 – 8:30 a.m.
FAQs: The Joint Commission and Other Accrediting Commissions
Medication Management - Jerry Cohen, M.D.
The Joint Commission: What You Need to Know and What You Need to Show - Robert S. Lagasse, M.D.
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
An Update From CMS - William D. Rogers, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
Moderator: Robert E. Johnstone, M.D.
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
AQI Update - Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A.
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Regulatory Update - Jason Byrd, J.D.; Sharon Merrick, CSS-P
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Washington Office Update - Manuel E. Bonilla, M.S.
11:45 a.m.
Final Announcements and Adjournment - Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
Conference Chair
*Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor and the Michael T. Phillips Family Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Certificate in Business Administration Sponsored Sessions Track Chair
*Asa C. Lockhart, M.D., M.B.A.
Principal,
Golden Caduceus Consultants
Partner,
East Texas Anesthesiology Associates
Tyler, Texas
Resident Track Chair
*David A. Cross, M.D.
Associate Professor,
Texas A&M Health Sciences Center
Department of Anesthesiology,
Scott and White Hospital
Temple, Texas
Faculty
Genie G. Blough, M.B.A.
Principal,
G. Blough Associates LLC
Mobile, Alabama
Manuel E. Bonilla, M.S.
Director, Congressional & Political Affairs
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Office of Governmental and Legal Affairs
Washington, District of Columbia
Jason Byrd, J.D.
Director, Practice Management, Quality & Regulatory Affairs
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Office of Governmental and Legal Affairs
Washington, District of Columbia
Jerry Cohen, M.D.
Associate Professor
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida
Norman A. Cohen, M.D.
2010 Section Chair for Professional Practice,
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
Lisa M. Councilman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Texas A&M Health Sciences Center
Co-Director, OB Anesthesiology
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
Temple, Texas
Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A.
Executive Director,
Anesthesia Quality Institute
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Park Ridge, Illinois
*Patrick Giam, M.D.
President, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists
Greater Houston Anesthesiology, P.A.
Houston, Texas
Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D.
President,
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Anesthesia Department
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, Massachusetts
Lars E. Helgeson, M.D.
Department of Anesthesia
Compliance Officer
Yale University School of Medicine
Madison, Connecticut
*Linda B. Hertzberg, M.D.
Anesthesia Consultants of Fresno
Fresno, California
Robert E. Johnstone, M.D.
Vice President for Professional Affair,
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Professor of Anesthesiology,
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Zeev N. Kain, M.D., M.B.A., MA (Hon)
Professor, Anesthesiology & Pediatrics & Psychiatry
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
Associate Dean of Clinical Research
School of Medicine, University of California - Irvine
Orange, California
Joe Laden
Anesthesia Associates of Louisville, PSC
Louisville, Kentucky
Robert S. Lagasse, M.D.
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York
Jody Locke
Vice President
Anesthesia Business Consultants
Jackson, Michigan
Dianne B. Love, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration
University of Houston – Clear Lake
Houston, Texas
Alex Macario M.D., M.B.A.
Professor of Anesthesia and Health Research & Policy
Program Director, Anesthesia Residency
Department of Anesthesia
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
William J. Mazzei, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California
Sharon Merrick, CCS-P
Coding and Reimbursement Manager
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Washington, District of Columbia
Douglas G. Merrill, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Anesthesia
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa
*Jay Mesrobian, M.D.
Summit Anesthesiology
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vicki Myckowiak, Esq.
Private Practice Lawyer
Myckowiak Associates, P.C.
Detroit, Michigan
Charles W. Otto, M.D., F.C.C.M.
Professor of Anesthesiology and Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, Arizona
Peter J. Panzica, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ipswich, Massachusetts
*Harry Parr, D.O., M.B.A.
South Oakland Anesthesia Associates
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Rebecca Patchin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Loma Linda, California
Paul Rein, D.O.
President
Virginia Anesthesia and Perioperative Care Services
Newport News, Virginia
William D. Rogers, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Medical Officer, Office of the Administrator
Director, Physicians Regulatory Issues Team
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Alexandria, Virginia
*Howard M. Schapiro, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, Vermont
Shena J. Scott, M.B.A., FACMPE
Executive Director
Brevard Anesthesia Services, PA
Melbourne, Florida
Judith Jurin Semo, J.D.
Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC
Washington, District of Columbia
Devona Slater
Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.
Leawood, Kansas
Michael P. Smith, M.D.
President, AACD
Staff Anesthesiologist
Professional Anesthesia Services, Inc.
Akron, Ohio
Stanley W. Stead, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair, ASA Committee on Economics
President, Stead Health Group, Inc.
Encino, California
Jeffery S. Vender, M.D., FCCM, FCCP, M.B.A.
Harris Family Foundation Chairman
NorthShore University Health Systems
Evanston, Illinois
Kevin Wooten, Ph.D.
Chair of Administrative Sciences
Professor of Management and Human Resource Management
School of Business
University of Houston, Clear Lake
Houston, Texas
*Member, ASA Committee on Practice Management
Registration Information
The Conference on Practice Management registration is limited to 600 persons. Registration for the separate preconference sessions on Friday is limited to 150.
Priority will be given to members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and members of the Anesthesia Administration Assembly (AAA). ASA members and AAA members will be registered in the order in which their registrations are received. Nonmembers will be accepted in a similar manner during the final 60 days before the course.
Registration Fees:
Friday Pre-Conference Sessions require a separate registration fee. It is NOT included in the Conference on Practice Management registration fee.
Friday Morning and Afternoon sessions with lunch: $200
Friday Morning session only with lunch: $150
Friday Afternoon session only with lunch: $150
Conference on Practice Management Registration Fees:
ASA Active Member: $425
ASA Resident Member: $99
AAA Member: $425
Nonmember: $1,025
The Conference on Practice Management registration fee includes a continental breakfast each morning, lunch on Saturday, refreshment breaks each day and two receptions.
Registration fee must accompany the registration form to guarantee enrollment. Registration is encouraged by December 30, 2009.
Hotel Rooms
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Marquis located at 265 Peachtree Center Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. For reservations, please call Marriott reservations at (800) 228-9290 or the hotel at (404) 521-0000 and mention that you are attending the ASA meeting. Reservations will be accepted until December 30, 2009, or until the block is filled, whichever occurs first.
Further Information
For additional information, contact the ASA Executive Office at (847) 825-5586 or m.teister@asahq.org.
