Practice Management Essentials. May 1 & 2 HIPAA. Prepare today for tomorrow! STAFFING

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1 STAFFING PATIENTS QUALITY CODING HIPAA EFFICIENCY Practice Management Essentials for Prepare today for tomorrow! practice managers/administrators in gastroenterology practices May 1 & 2 The Riverside Hilton Held in conjunction with DDW. A PROGRAM OF THE AGA INSTITUTE

2 97 percent of last year s attendees said the information presented will help them in their practice. This course helped me fine-tune my practice management skills and compare what I am doing with other practices. Attending was very beneficial. I was able to evaluate what we are doing right, what we could be doing better; always new information to bring back to the office. Excellent course! I gained knowledge about the future of GI and ideas on how we can continue to be successful in the future. Love the panel discussions. Very insightful.

3 Course Highlights Learn how to make your practice thrive in a changing health-care environment by attending this 1 ½ day course designed exclusively for GI practice managers/administrators. Led by a faculty of experienced physicians and practice management experts, this unique course will address today's most pressing practice management-related topics, including coding for new technologies, preparing for an audit, implementing an electronic medical record and more. By attending, you will: Expand your knowledge on a wide variety of GI practice management issues. Discover time-tested strategies to help overcome the challenges that you face today and will face in the future. Network with faculty and your colleagues from around the country.

4 PROGRAM Saturday, May 1 7 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Check-In Session I: Preparing for the Future 7:30 8 a.m. Positioning Your GI Practice in This Era of Health Reform Mary Igo, RN, MBA 8 9:30 a.m. Finding Alternative Revenue Streams for the GI Practice Kathy Sammis, CMPE; Vicki King, CMPE; Craig Bakkan, CMPE 9:30 9:45 a.m. Panel Discussion and Q&A 9:45 10 a.m. Break Session 2: Human Capital 10 10:30 a.m. Making ER Call and a GI Hospitalist Service Work for You Craig Penno 10:30 11 a.m. Successfully Integrating Nurse Practitioners/ Physician Assistants in the GI Practice Jean Thompson 11 11:30 a.m. Physician and Staff Recruitment for Exceptional Results John Gleason 11:30 a.m. Noon Employment Law Issues Staff Rewards and Incentives Roselyn Koretsky, Esq. Noon 12:15 p.m. 12:15 1 p.m. Lunch Panel Discussion and Q&A Session 3: Information Technology and Office Efficiencies 1 1:30 p.m. EMR: Lessons for Selection and Implementation Marianne Sloan 1:30 2 p.m. Making Your Practice Management System Work for You Pete Donaldson, MBA 2 2:30 p.m. What Should Your EMR be Doing to Manage Practice Efficiencies? Larry Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF 2:30 3 p.m. Maximizing Efficiency in the Office Setting Kathy Sammis, CMPE 3 3:15 p.m Panel Discussion and Q&A 3:15 3:30 p.m. Break

5 PROGRAM Session 4: Contracting, Compliance and Legal Issues 3:30 4 p.m. Contract Negotiations with Payors Mary Igo, RN, MBA 4 4:30 p.m. What to Do When the RAC / Auditors Come Calling Danielle Trostorff, Esq. 4:30 5 p.m. Health Law Update: HIPAA Compliance, Pharmaceutical Samples and More Katie Gilchrist, Esq. 5 5:15 p.m. Panel Discussion and Q&A Sunday, May 2 7 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Session 5: Coding and Quality: Preparing for Value-Based Care 7:30 8 a.m. Incident to and GI Services Cecile Katzoff, MGA, CGCS 8 8:30 a.m. Coding Challenges: Unlisted and New Technologies Kathy Mueller, RN, CCS-P, CCC, CMSCS 8:30 9 a.m. Quality Reporting, Benchmarking and Report Cards: Engaging the MD s Frank Chapman, MBA, CMPE 9 9:30 a.m. The AGA Digestive Health Outcomes Registry John Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF 9:30 9:45 a.m. Panel Discussion and Q&A 9:45 10 a.m. Break Session 6: Financial Management and Survival Steps 10 10:30 a.m. Financial Management for the GI Practice Dave Silvernale 10:30 11 a.m. Cost Efficiencies in the Office and ASC Craig Penno 11:00 11:30 a.m. How Medical Homes and Accountable Care Organizations Will Impact GI: How to Get Started Joel Brill, MD, AGAF 11:30 a.m. Noon Is a Merger / Alignment / Acquisition in Your Future? Pros, Cons and Headaches Frank Chapman, CMPE, and Dorene Savage Noon 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion and Q&A

6 FACULTY Speakers for the 2010 course John Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF Minnesota Gastroenterology Councillor, AGA Governing Board St. Paul, MN Craig Bakkan, CMPE Administrator, Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Assoc. Denver, CO Joel Brill, MD, AGAF Chief Medical Officer Predictive Health LLC Chair, AGA Practice Management and Economics Committee Phoenix, AZ Frank Chapman, MBA, CMPE COO, Asheville Gastroenterology Associates Asheville, NC Peter Donaldson, MBA Administrator, Digestive Health Specialists Winston-Salem, NC Katie Gilchrist, Esq. Attorney, Adams and Reese John Gleason Administrator, Berks Center for Digestive Health Wyomissing, Pa Mary Igo, RN, MBA CEO, Minnesota Gastroenterology St. Paul, MN Cecile Katzoff, MGA, CGCS Director, AGA Center for Practice Management Bethesda, MD Vicki L. King, CMPE Administrator, Borland Groover Clinic Jacksonville, FL Lawrence Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF Illinois Gastroenterology Group Elgin, IL Roselyn Koretsky, Esq Attorney, Milling Benson Woodward, LLP Kathleen Mueller, RN, CCS-P, CCC, CMSCS Independent Consultant Lenzburg, IL Craig Penno Administrator, Digestive Care Dayton, OH Kathy Sammis, CMPE CEO /CFO, Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology Charlotte, NC Dorene Savage Administrator, Illinois Gastroenterology Group Elgin, IL Dave Silvernale CFO, Minnesota Gastroenterology St. Paul, MN Marianne Sloan Practice Manager, Digestive Health Associates PC Durango, CO Jean Thompson CEO, Consultants in Gastroenterology, PC Kansas City, MO Danielle Trostorff, Esq. Attorney, Baker Donelson

7 REGISTRATION INFORMATION EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by April 2 and save $50! Fees On or before April 2 After April 2 AGA Member $200 $250 Nonmember $275 $325 Not an AGA member? Join AGA by visiting before March 19 and save on your registration fee! Register Online You do not have to register for DDW to attend this course. Registrants may add on DDW separately for an additional $125 (for practice managers only). Accommodations Hotel reservations can be made after registering online or by calling (U.S. and Canada) or (international). Housing related refund requests can be sent to [email protected] Refund Policy Written cancellations and refund requests must be received on or before April 23. Requests will not be honored after this date. Requests submitted after April 2 must also include the tickets and badge you received in the mail. Substitutions are not permitted. Refunds, minus a $50 administrative fee, will be mailed after the meeting. Mail refund requests to: DDW Registration 107 Waterhouse Rd. Bourne, MA Continuing Education The American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) is the certification body for the Medical Group Management Association. This program may qualify for continuing education in the ACMPE. For More Information Questions about the course? [email protected] or call