ASOA Business Management Course

Friday, April 25, 2014

7:30 AM-11:30 AM


ASOA Course: Maximizing Leadership Skills
Liz P. Parrott, COE, John Riordan and Sondra Hoffman, COE, CPC, CMPE, OCS

7:30 AM-4:30 PM


ASOA Course: Practice Management Boot Camp: Know to Succeed
Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA, Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA, Paul M. Stubenbordt, BS, Larry R. Brooks, AIA, Jane T. Shuman, COT, COE, OCS, Morgan L. Taylor III, CPA, COE and James W. Hartman III, CPA, COE

ASOA Course: ICD-10 Implementation Training B
Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC

ASOA Course: ICD-10  Implementation Training A
Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA, Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA, Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC, Linda R. Georgian, COE and Paul Marshall Larson, MBA, COMT

7:30 AM-5:00 PM


ASOA Course: COE Review Course Part 1
Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Bruce Maller, Alan E. Reider, MPH, JD, Allison Shuren, MSN, JD, Patricia Kennedy, COMT, CPC, COE, E. Q. Skip Fahel and Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA

12:30 PM-4:30 PM

Saturday, April 26, 2014

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


ASOA Course: Acquiring Ophthalmic Practices:  Strategic Investment, Profit Opportunity
Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA and Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM

ASOA Course: Is a Start Up, Solo Practice Possible in 2014?
Ravi R. Patel, MD, Ajit Nemi, MD, MBA and Edwin S. Chen, MD

ASOA Course: Know Your Market Area
Mark Johnson, ABOC, NCLEC

ASOA Course: Succession Planning for Practice Administrators
Elizabeth Holloway, MA, PHR and Maureen L. Waddle

1:00 PM-6:00 PM


ASOA Course: COE Reveiw Course Part 2
Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA, Kenneth E. Woodworth, COMT, COE, Derek A. Preece, MBA, Maureen L. Waddle, Laurie K. Brown, COMT, COE, Candace S. Simerson, COE and Sandra L. Boles, COE

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


ASOA Course: Optimizing Administrator Performance
John B. Pinto, BA, Craig N. Piso, PhD and Corinne Z. Wohl, MHSA, COE

ASOA Course: Achieving IT Nirvana
Kevin A. Cleveland and Chanda M. Williams, MS

ASOA Course: Hiring Seasoned Doctors: Paying for Experience, Avoiding Mistakes
Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA and Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM

ASOA Course: Internal Chart Auditing: Part 1
Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

ASOA Course: The HR Optical Dilemma: Managing the Staff
Suzi Martin, PhD and Nancy C. White, MA, COE

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


ASOA Course: Adopting and Implementing Laser Cataract Surgery into Practice
Robert S. Stutman, MBA and Scott E. LaBorwit, MD

ASOA Course: Digital Tools for Patient Education and Communication
Richard M. Awdeh, MD, William B. Trattler, MD, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, Candace S. Simerson, COE, Thomas F. Burke and Jennifer Erica King, JD

ASOA Course: Internal Chart Auditing: Part II
Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

ASOA Course: Ophthalmology Practice Buy-Ins: From the Authors of the Book
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM and Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA

ASOA Course: Secrets
 of 
Highly 
Successful 
Refractive 
Cataract Surgery 
Practices 
John A. Hovanesian, MD, David R. Hardten, MD and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC

Sunday, April 27, 2014

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


ASOA Course: ICD-10 Implementation: Critical Steps
Paul Marshall Larson, MBA, COMT

ASOA Course: Not Full Time: “Mommy Daddy” Track; Itinerant Specialists; Semi-Retired
Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA and Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM

ASOA Course: Teamwork Leads to Getting Claims Paid
Linda R. Georgian, COE and Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

ASOA Course: The Art of Conversion to Premium Services
Joan Wahlman, BS and Pat D. Kane, RN

9:15 AM-10:15 AM


ASOA Course: Get Answers from Experienced Administrators - First Half
John S. Bell, MBA, COE, CMPE, Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Kenneth E. Woodworth, COMT, COE, Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA and Candace S. Simerson, COE

ASOA Course: Introducing New LASIK Technology into a Competitive Market
Michael W. Malley, BA and Cory J. Pickett, BS

ASOA Course: Selling Your Practice When Not Ready to Retire
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM and Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA

ASOA Course: EMR Documentation – Making It Believable
Tracy J. Kenniff, MBA and Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

10:30 AM-11:30 AM


ASOA Course: Get Answers From Experienced Administrators  Second Half
John S. Bell, MBA, COE, CMPE, Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Kenneth E. Woodworth, COMT, COE, Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA and Candace S. Simerson, COE

ASOA Course: EMR from an Auditor’s Point of View
Patricia Kennedy, COMT, CPC, COE

ASOA Course: Reimbursement Challenges in an ASC
Nikki Hurley, RN, BSN, MBA, COE and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC

ASOA Course: Three Areas of Succession Planning for Senior Physicians
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM, Arthur De Gennaro and Jeffry M. Moffatt, CPA/ABV, CVA

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


ASOA Course: Associate Employment Agreements: What's Fair, Reasonable, and Competitive
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM and Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA

ASOA Course: Utilization Analysis
Dawn Apple, MBA and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


ASOA Course: Business Analytics: Real-time Dashboards and Increasing Capacity
Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Susan R. Thomas, COE and Jane T. Shuman, COT, COE, OCS

ASOA Course: EMR: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Jonathan Lohr and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC

ASOA Course: Handling Ancillary Businesses: ASC, Optical, Real Estate, etc.
Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA and Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM

ASOA Course: Marketing Optical Services
James Dawes, MHA, CMPE, COE

ASOA Course: Modifiers – Getting It Right!
Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


ASOA Course: Common Errors in Documentation and Coding
Corinne Z. Wohl, MHSA, COE and Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

ASOA Course: Critical Provisions of Practice Agreements: Governance, Termination, Buy-Out
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM and Daniel M. Bernick, Esq, MBA

ASOA Course: EHR Compliance Issues You Didn't Know You Had
David E. Silverstone, MD and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC

ASOA Course: Managing Astigmatism in your Cataract Practice
Karen Bachman, COMT, CCRC, COE and Paul Marshall Larson, MBA, COMT

Monday, April 28, 2014

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


ASOA Course: New (and not so new) Compliance Concerns
Alan E. Reider, MPH, JD and Allison Shuren, MSN, JD

ASOA Course: Anatomy of a CMS Review: The Facility
Katie Jacobs, AIA, LEED AP, Jeff Lehmann and Jeffery S. Eckert, AIA

9:15 AM-10:15 AM


ASOA Course: Building Annual Strategic Plan for Practice or ASC
Michael Trier, MBA and Kurtis Wankier, BS

ASOA Course: Common Compliance Errors - - and How to Avoid Them
Alan E. Reider, MPH, JD and Allison Shuren, MSN, JD

ASOA Course: Clinic Safety: Whose Job is it?
Dianna E. Graves, BS Ed, COMT

ASOA Course: Electronic Health Records in the Retina Practice
Joy Woodke, COE, OCS and Jaime C. Landon, COA, BS, OCS

ASOA Course: What to Look for in your Billing Office
Linda R. Georgian, COE and Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

10:30 AM-11:30 AM


ASOA Course: Can You Afford A Femtosecond Laser?
Stephen C. Sheppard, CPA, COE and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC

ASOA Course: Getting a Grip on Optical: Word from the Trenches
Nancy C. White, MA, COE and Suzi Martin, PhD

ASOA Course: How to Safeguard Your Practice from Employee Theft
Jill B. Maher, MA, COE and Linda R. Georgian, COE

ASOA Course: Leadership Tips for Women:  Learn from the Mistakes of Others
Maureen L. Waddle, Candace S. Simerson, COE, Laurie K. Brown, COMT, COE, Sherri L. Boston, MBA, COE, OCS and Jane T. Shuman, COT, COE, OCS

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


ASOA Course: 1000 Audits Identify Top 10 Compliance Issues
John S. Bell, MBA, COE, CMPE and Michael A. Manere, BA, BS

ASOA Course: ASC Regulatory Update
Crissy Benze, RN, BSN

ASOA Course: Optical Turnaround Case Studies Part 1
James Dawes, MHA, CMPE, COE, Mark Johnson, ABOC, NCLEC and Nancy C. White, MA, COE

ASOA Course: Retina Coding and Reimbursement 101
William T. Koch, COA, COE, CPC

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


ASOA Course: Optical Turnaround Case Studies Part 2
James Dawes, MHA, CMPE, COE, Mark Johnson, ABOC, NCLEC and Nancy C. White, MA, COE

ASOA Course: Shifting Reimbursement Paradigms
Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC

ASOA Course: The Holy Grail of Leadership for Physicians and Administrators
Craig N. Piso, PhD, Corinne Z. Wohl, MHSA, COE and John B. Pinto, BA

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


ASOA Course: Documenting Minor Surgical Procedures
Patricia Kennedy, COMT, CPC, COE

ASOA Course: EMR Challenges for Retina. Paper is Gone
William T. Koch, COA, COE, CPC and Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC

ASOA Course: Numbers for Nurses:  ASC Financial Statements
Maureen L. Waddle and Derek A. Preece, MBA

ASOA Course: Reimbursement Compliance Issues:  Getting It Right!
Alan E. Reider, MPH, JD and Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

ASOA Course: Strategic Guidelines for Residents
Jeffry M. Moffatt, CPA/ABV, CVA

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


ASOA Course: How Much is my Practice Worth?
Jeffry M. Moffatt, CPA/ABV, CVA

ASOA Course: Risk Management in the ASC
Sandra J. Jones, LHRM, CASC

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

9:15 AM-10:15 AM


ASOA Course: Integration of Surgical Retina into your ASC- A Panel Discussion
Todd D. Albertz, Donald B. Holmes, MA and Nikki Hurley, RN, BSN, MBA, COE

10:30 AM-11:30 AM