SEMINARS

Sunbelt International Consulting, LLC presents

BUSINESS SAVVY FOR THE MEDICAL PRACTICE

Presented by Dr. Chris Rainer, a physician and practice manager.

Topics:

DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2007
FOUNDATIONS OF A HEALTHY PRACTICE

12:00 – 13:00: Lunch will be served.

13:00 – 13:45: Essential tools for a profitable practice. Coding, capital, computers and professional help.

13:45 – 14:00: Questions

14:00 – 14:45: Negotiating profitable contracts with health plans. Signing good contracts sets the stage for your future earnings.

14:45 – 15:00: Questions

15:00 – 15:45: Electronic medical records. Save money and improve patient care by replacing paper with computers.

15:45 – 16:00: Questions

16:00 – 16:45: Personnel recruitment and hiring. What motivates good employees, effective policies/procedures manuals, employee benefits.

16:45 – 17:00: Final questions

 

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2007
STRATEGIES FOR PROFIT ENHANCEMENT

12:00 – 13:00: Lunch will be served.

13:00 – 13:45: Billings. Poorly organized billings reduce revenue. Streamline your billings process and bring in more dollars. Learn to read your EOBs.

13:45 – 14:00: Questions

14:00 – 14:45: Diversification strategies.
Boutique medicine, adding procedures or ancillary services.

14:45 – 15:00: Questions

15:00 – 15:45: Practice operations from the point of view of your patients. How easy is it to interact with your practice?

15:45 – 16:00: Questions

16:00 – 16:45: Marketing your practice. Traditional methods and cutting edge new media.

16:45 – 17:00: Final questions

 

DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2007
CODING FOR MAXIMUM REVENUE

12:00 – 13:00: Lunch will be served.

13:00 – 13:45: The Ins and Outs of E/M coding: Learn to bill what your documentation supports. Are you
under-coding?

13:45 – 14:00: Questions

14:00 – 14:45: Medical Necessity.
What's this? Learn how to use your diagnosis coding to support your services.

14:45 – 15:00: Questions

15:00 – 15:45: Modifiers. What are these? Learn about the use of modifiers to get paid appropriately the first time.

15:45 – 16:00: Questions

16:00 – 16:45: ICD-9 changes/HCC Coding: Learn what the changes are and how they will affect your reimbursement.

16:45 – 17:00: Final questions

 

DAY 4 - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2007
THE PRACTICE WELLNESS CHECKUP

12:00 – 13:00: Lunch will be served.

13:00 – 13:45: Practice symptoms and solutions. 12 hour days, lack of earnings, high debt, deferring purchases and payments.

13:45 – 14:00: Questions
14:00 – 14:45: Risk reduction strategies.
Communication, documentation, chaperones.

14:45 – 15:00: Questions

15:00 – 15:45: Asset protection. Limitations of your medmal insurance and alternative solutions such as going bare.
15:45 – 16:00: Questions

16:00 – 16:45: The business morbidity and mortality conference. Satellite offices, expensive technology, ancillary personnel, missed business diagnoses.

16:45 – 17:00: Final questions

 

SIGN UP NOW!

Location: Cowden Conference Center

Just west of John C. Lincoln Hospital North Mountain
9202 N. 2nd Street Phoenix, AZ 85020
(major x-roads: Dunlap and Central)

Click Here for map To John C. Lincoln

Fees: Sign up for one day, or more than one.

One day: $250
Two days: $200/day ($400 total)
Three days: $200/day ($600 total)
Four days: $200/day ($800 total)

AzOMA members can sign up any time for just $200/day,
no matter how many days they attend.

Office managers sign up for just $150/day.

This program qualifies for 16 of AOA Category
1B credit hours by the AOA CCME.

Refund Policy:

Refunds and Cancellations are available until May 1st, 2007. Upon notification of cancellation you will receive a refund for fees paid minus $50 processing fee. Cancellations after May 1st, 2007 will not be refunded. To request refunds, please e-mail to info@sunbeltinternationalconsulting.com, or call 602-380-6012.

Registration:

Click Here for Registration Form.