EventAgenda

  Session: Top Five Challenges of Today and Tomorrow
Sponsored by: RemitDATA
This session will address the key billing issues that plague medical practices, including discussion on recognizing opportunities and process improvement in the billing and collection functions. Judy will provide concrete recommendations to improve billing and payment performance. After this presentation, you will be better prepared to deal with billing matters in a turbulent and changing environment.
   
  Session: Medical Assistants: A Smart Move for Your Practice
Sponsored and Provided by: American Medical Technologists
Improve your office efficiency and cost-structure by hiring Medical Assistants to perform a variety of clinical and administrative tasks.
   
  Session: Get Paid, No Matter the Model
By: Susanne Madden, Founder & CEO, The Verden Group
Sponsored by ZirMed
Bundled payments. Capitation. Accountable care. Whatever happened to just getting paid for what you do? And how can you be sure you'll make what you're regardless of the methods of physician reimbursement? It's all about demonstrating your value to patients and payers. Here's how.
   
  Session: Do You Have the Right Job?
By Michelle Mudge-Riley, D.O., Founder of Physicians Helping Physicians
Are you happy with your current employer or do you think it may be time to consider a change? Are you sure you're making what you're worth, that your employment contract is fair, and that the practice environment is right for you? For physicians at any career stage, here's a guide to evaluating your job prospects against your current situation.
Ask an Expert: Susanne Madden
Ask a Coding Expert: Tanai Nelson, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, Coding and Education Consultant, TSN Precise Consulting
   
  Session: You Don't Have to Sell
By Susanne Madden
Concerned about long-term survival as an independent practice in a reformed healthcare system, but not wild about the prospect of selling out to the local hospital? You may not have to: Here are ways to integrate your practice with a larger health system while protecting your own independence.
Ask an Expert: Michelle Mudge-Riley
Ask a Coding Expert: Tanai Nelson
   
  Session: When You Think You Might Get Sued
By Ericka Adler, Partner at Kamensky Rubinstein Hochman & Delott, LLP
Sure, you've heard all the guidance about the importance of good patient relations and fastidious documentation as a way of avoiding a malpractice suit. And you've tried to follow that advice. But now you think you may have a problem. Here's what to do, and what not to do, when you get the first hint that a lawsuit may be coming.
Ask an Expert: Judy Capko, Author & Healthcare Consultant
Ask a Coding Expert: Bill Dacey, Principal, The Dacey Group
   
  Session: Avoiding Technology Mistakes
By Rosemarie Nelson, Principal, MGMA What are the biggest mistakes practices make when considering new technology integration, and how do you avoid them?
Ask an Expert: Judy Capko
Ask a Coding Expert: Bill Dacey
   
  Ask an Expert: Rosemarie Nelson

ExpertBios

Bill Dacey
Bill Dacey, CPC, MBA, MHA, is principal in the Dacey Group, a consulting firm dedicated to coding, billing, documentation, and compliance concerns. Dacey is a PMCC-certified instructor and has been active in physician training for more than 20 years.

 
Ericka L. Adler
Ericka L. Adler is a partner at the firm of Kamensky Rubinstein Hochman & Delott, LLP. Her primary practice focus is in the areas of regulatory and transactional healthcare law. Adler advises physicians and other providers regarding day-to-day practice management, physician contract matters, compliance and other business issues.

 
Judy Capko
Judy Capko is a healthcare consultant and author of the popular books "Secrets of the Best Run Practices," 2nd edition, and "Take Back Time." Based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., she is a national speaker on healthcare topics.

Michelle Mudge-Riley
Michelle Mudge-Riley, is the founder of Physicians Helping Physicians, a consulting firm that works to help doctors reduce or avoid burnout, optimize revenue, and find strategies to diversify their skills. She has spent the past eight years advising other doctors on how to enhance their careers and on transitioning to non-clinical careers in healthcare and other industries.


Rosemarie Nelson
Rosemarie Nelson is a principal with the MGMA healthcare consulting group. She conducts educational seminars and provides keynote speeches on a variety of healthcare-technology and operational topics. Drawing upon her diverse experience, Nelson provides practical solutions to help medical groups succeed in their practices.

Susanne Madden
Susanne Madden is founder and CEO of The Verden Group, a business intelligence and strategic services consulting firm founded to help practices navigate through the increasingly complex business of healthcare. Susanne writes frequently and speaks regularly on the business aspects of healthcare and is frequently quoted in industry and media publications.

Tanai S. Nelson
Rene Tanai S. Nelson, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, proprietor of TSN Precise Consulting, is an accomplished coding and education consultant. Nelson is an HIM professional possessing 13 years experience in various coding and reimbursement roles within multiple healthcare settings including physician practice, hospital outpatient care, and hospital acute care. Nelson's experience also includes seminars, publications, and distance learning training content and development.