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Socioeconomic
Forum & Practice Management Courses
Sunday, October 26 ~ 8:00 - 2:40
Program
Directors:
Jeffrey E. Kaufman, M.D., Chairman, WSAUA Health Policy Committee,
Past-President AACU & CUA
Joe Kuntze, M.D., President, California Urological Association
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This
year we learn how to increase practice success by knowing how to
navigate the difficult reimbursement environment. Knowing the issues
and players is important to survival. This year's forum does that
and provides some creative ways to survive and be successful.
Learn
About
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Medicare
updates |
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Knowing
the political landscape |
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Participating
in P4P |
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How
to cut overhead costs |
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Understanding
ABU Certification |
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Knowing
new Medicare administrative structure |
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Smart
financial planning & investment |
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Lunch
Service Begins / Poster Session Breaks for Lunch
11:30AM |
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Topics:
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AUA
State and National Update
Jeffrey E. Kaufman, M.D. |
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The
Transition to the new Medicare Administrative Carrier System
Art Lurvey, M.D., MAC Medical Director - Western Region |
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Urology
Workforce - Too Little, Too Much or Just Right?
Peter Carroll, M.D., Immed. Past-President, Board of Urology |
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Health
Care Reform Updates, California and Beyond
Dustin Corcoran, CMA Vice President fo Government Relations |
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Financial
Planning: Critical Strategies for Current Economic Conditions
Ronald J. Paprocki, JD, CFP, Chief Executive Officer of Mediqus
Asset Advisors, Inc. |
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(Times
and Events Subject to Change)
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Practice
Management Workshops
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by Amani Abou Zamzam, MBA, Urology Practice Consultant
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| 8:00
– 9:15am |
Capturing
Compliant Revenue and Medicare Updates: Analyzing billing
trends and capturing data in Urology billing with a review of Medicare
changes and updates to coding for 2009.
Mark
Painter, PRS |
| 9:30
– 10:30am |
Strategies
of Office Overhead Reduction: Controlling Cost in the Medical
Environment.
Dr.
Alan Weinberg is a practicing urologist in Southern California
with more than 20 years experience with managed care, PPO's and
Medicare and is an expert consultant in managing the urology office
and maximizing income.
Alan
Weinberg , MD |
| 10:45am
- 11:15am |
Pay
for Performance Update
David
Penson, M.D., Associate Professor of Urology and Preventive
Medicine Keck School of Medicine USC/Norris Cancer Center. |
(Times
and Events Subject to Change)
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