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| 2005 Committee on Practice
Management and Staff |
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| Front row:
Jack S. Folbe, M.D., Orin F. Guidry, M.D., Joanne
Jene, M.D., Robert E. Johnstone, M.D., Karin
Bierstein, J.D., Steven L. Sween, M.D. Second
row: Susan G. Dobbs Curling, M.D.,
Genie Blough, M.B.A., Steven D. Goldfien, M.D.,
Asa C. Lockhart, M.D., Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum,
M.D., Ezzat I. Abouleish, M.D., David C. Mackey,
M.D. Back row: Paul
Rein, D.O., Eric Mason, M.D., Gifford V. Eckhout,
Jr., M.D., Karl E. Becker, Jr., M.D., Craig
M. Johnson, M.D. |
he 2005 Conference on Practice Management held on
February 4-6, in San Francisco, California, offered
its greatest number of selections ever, and attendees
rated them highly. This conference is now the second
largest yearly ASA meeting, and it is profitable.
Michael Scott, J.D., recently retired Director of
Governmental and Legal Affairs and one of the conference
founders, gave his final Practice Management presentation,
proudly reviewing its history and growth.
Included among the main program presenters were nine
anesthesiologists, eight administrators, four lawyers,
a business professor, a medical association leader
and an insurance executive.
Speakers, practice management committee members and
expert anesthesiologists led 20 discussion tables
[Table 1]. These again proved popular, as attendees
moved among discussion groups to round out their conference
experiences. The discussion topics mirrored the breadth
of the conference. Practice management committee members
(see photo below) volunteer their time, learning more
than enough to make the effort worthwhile.
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| There were 20 discussion
table sessions during this year’s Conference
on Practice Management in San Francisco. Each
year the conference grows in both attendance
and in educational sessions offered. The Committee
on Practice Management expects another banner
year at the 2006 conference in Orlando, Florida. |
Discussion Tables
at 2005 Conference on Practice Management
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Hospital Stipends
Genie Blough, M.B.A., C.M.P.E.
Shena Scott, M.B.A., C.M.P.E.
Asa C. Lockhart, M.D.
Part-time and Other Workforce Trends
Gifford V. Eckhout, M.D.
Orin F. Guidry, M.D.
Employing
CRNAs
Eric W. Mason, M.D.
David C. Mackey, M.D.
Employing
AAs
Steven D. Goldfien, M.D.
Steven L. Sween, M.D.
Academic Anesthesia
Amr E. Abouleish, M.D.
Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D.
Pay-for-Performance
Robert E. Johnstone, M.D.
Ronald Szabat, J.D., LL.M.
Management
Techniques
David Fugate, M.S.
Kevin Wooten, Ph.D.
Adding
Critical Care to a Practice
Neal H. Cohen, M.D.
Gerald A. Maccioli, M.D.
Making
Pain Medicine Profitable
Karl E. Becker, Jr., M.D.
Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D.
Staffing and Scheduling
Michael Monea
Joseph Laden
Improving O.R. Efficiency
Craig J. Johnson, M.D.
Understanding
JCAHO
Robert S. Lagasse, M.D.
Taming
Medicare
Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D.
Evaluating Peers
James S. Hicks, M.D.
Joanne Jene, M.D.
Paul Rein, D.O.
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Karin Bierstein, J.D., M.P.H.
Judith Jurin Semo, Esq.
Negotiating
With Hospitals
David Wofford
Robert Rowland
Susan D. Curling, M.D.
Affording
Liability Insurance
Dana Simpson, Esq.
Profit
Strategies
Greg Green, M.B.A., C.M.P.E.
Marc Miller, M.B.A., C.M.P.E.
Should You Get an M.B.A.?
Randall P. Maydew, M.D.
Achieving
Excellence Through Six Sigma
Zeev N. Kain, M.D. |
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