ASOA Business Management Course

Friday, April 17, 2015

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


A17-2
Practice Management Boot Camp
Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA

A17-4
Pinto Practice Coaching
John B. Pinto

A17-6
Maximizing Leadership
Sondra Hoffman, COE, CPC, John Riordan and John S. Bell, MBA, COE, CMPE

8:00 AM-3:00 PM


A17-10
Moving Up Successfully: Skills for New Managers
Jane T. Shuman, COT, COE, OCS, Dianna E. Graves, BS Ed, COMT, Laurie K. Brown, MBA, COMT, COE, Tracy Farrington and Connie L. StClair, COE

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


A17-1
ICD-10 Implementation Training
Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA

A17-7
COE Review Course Part 1
Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA, Kenneth E. Woodworth Jr., COMT, COE, Bruce Maller, Alan E. Reider, MPH, JD and Allison Shuren, MSN, JD

A17-9
Lean Management
Dennis McCafferty, MBA, COE

Saturday, April 18, 2015

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


A18-402
Audits and Appeals – What You Need to Know
Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A18-404
Retina 2015 and Beyond:  Keys to Management Success
Jefferey T. Brockette, Warren E. Laurita, MBA, Linda R. Georgian, COE, William T. Koch, COA, COE, CPC and Angela M. Chambers, RN, MBA

A18-406

A18-409
MU2 in 2015: Meeting the Difficult Measures
Jeff Grant and Paul M. Larson, MBA, COE

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


A18-456
COE Review Course Part 2
Kenneth E. Woodworth Jr., COMT, COE, Derek A. Preece, MBA, Maureen L. Waddle, Laurie K. Brown, MBA, COMT, COE, Candace S. Simerson, COE and Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


A18-501
Handling HR Headaches
Savory Turman, COMT

A18-502

A18-503
Ophthalmic Practices - Responding to Mega-Trends
Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Bruce Maller, Mark Rosenberg and Richard Edlow, OD

A18-504
Financial Management in a Retina Practice
Morgan L. Taylor III, CPA, COE

A18-506

A18-508

A18-509
The Dark Side of EHRs - Medical Liability
Gerald Meltzer, MD and Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


A18-603
Improving Patient Flow
Sharon M. Brown, COT, COE and Lisa Miller, COMT, COE

A18-607
Coping With the ACA – Issues and Strategies
Stephen C. Sheppard, CPA, COE and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA

A18-609

Sunday, April 19, 2015

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


A19-102

A19-103
Conflict Resolution
Elethia Dean, RN, PhD

A19-104
Pearls of Payer Contracting    
Angela M. Chambers, RN, MBA

A19-107
Protecting the Practice: Restrictions on Partners and Associates
Daniel M. Bernick, JD, MBA and Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM

A19-109
Technician Scheduling: Snafus and Solutions
Emily M. Beem, BS, COA and Jacqueline Pereira, BS, COT

9:15 AM-10:15 AM


A19-201
Compliance Quandaries
Alan E. Reider, MPH, JD and Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

A19-202
Internal Chart Auditing: Part 1
Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A19-204
Deciphering Retina Coding Controversies
Firas M Rahhal, MD and Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A19-207
Buy-In and Pay-Out Arrangements for Ophthalmology Practices
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM and Daniel M. Bernick, JD, MBA

10:30 AM-11:30 AM


A19-301
How to Safeguard Your Practice From Employee Theft and Embezzlement
Jill B. Maher, MA, COE and Linda R. Georgian, COE

A19-302
Internal Chart Auditing: Part II
Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A19-303
A Success At Failure
Dianna E. Graves, BS Ed, COMT

A19-305

A19-306
The Rules, Regulations, and Complexities of ASC Pharmaceutical Compounding
Donald B. Holmes, MA, Todd D. Albertz and Rhonda J. Kurz, RN

A19-307
Handling Ancillary Businesses: ASC, Optical, Real Estate and Others
Daniel M. Bernick, JD, MBA and Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


A19-401

A19-402
Modifiers – Getting it Right!
Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

A19-404

A19-406
BUT...We Have Always Done it That Way
Jane T. Shuman, COT, COE, OCS

A19-407
Selling your Ophthalmic Practice: From Valuation to Closing
Daniel M. Bernick, JD, MBA and Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM

A19-409
Meaningful Use - Getting in the Game...or Not!
Leslie MacKneer, Scott W. Peterson and Sonja Kratzer

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


A19-504
EHR Documentation and Compliance: The Retina Point of View
William T. Koch, COA, COE, CPC and Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A19-505

A19-507
What's "Normal" for New Associate Employment Contract?
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM and Daniel M. Bernick, JD, MBA

A19-509

A19-510

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


A19-601
Update on the Affordable Care Act and ACOs
Bruce Maller and John S. Bell, MBA, COE, CMPE

A19-602
Things You Never Knew About Diagnostic Tests
Kirk A. Mack, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A19-604
Merging with a Hospital – Expect the Unexpected
Tracy L Winans, COE, COA, LDO and Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A19-605
Optical Business Turnaround Case Study
James Dawes, MHA, CMPE, COE

A19-607
Buying Ophthalmology Practices: Current Opportunities
Mark E. Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM and Daniel M. Bernick, JD, MBA

Monday, April 20, 2015

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


A20-103

A20-105
Optical Capture Rate: Embracing Your Optical from a Doctors Viewpoint
Carolyn Salvato, ABO and Joseph E Humble, MD

A20-107
The Big 10: The Most Important Metrics Your Practice Should Be Tracking
Andrew T. Maller, MBA, COE and Elizabeth Holloway, MA, PHR

A20-108

9:15 AM-10:15 AM


A20-202
2015 Medicare Update
E. Ann Rose

A20-203
Succession Planning for Practice Administrators
Elizabeth Holloway, MA, PHR, Maureen L. Waddle and Andrew T. Maller, MBA, COE

A20-206
Ask the ASC Administrative Experts - A Panel Discussion
Donald B. Holmes, MA, Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Maggie Lee Dean, CPC, CASCC and John R Grant III

A20-207

A20-209
Delegating Smartly
Sherri L. Boston, MBA, COE, OCS

10:30 AM-11:30 AM


A20-301
EHR Documentation – Avoiding the Hazards
Tracy J. Kenniff, MBA and Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

A20-303
Becoming a More Effective Change Agent
John B. Pinto, Craig N. Piso, PhD and Corinne Z. Wohl, MHSA, COE

A20-304
Making a Compliance Plan Work in Your Practice
Sandra Gail Barrett, COE, CPSS and Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A20-305
Reimbursement Compliance Issues in the Optical Dispensary
Carolyn Salvato, ABO and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA

A20-306
Ask the ASC Clinical Experts - A Panel Discussion
Regina Boore, RN, BSN, MS CASC, Vanessa Nicole Towers, BSN and Lucy L. Silva, RN, BSN

A20-308
To Buy or Not to Buy: Crossroads of Laser Cataract Surgery
Cory J. Pickett, BS and Michael W. Malley, BA

A20- 307
Get Answers from Seasoned Administrators
John S. Bell, MBA, COE, CMPE, Kenneth E. Woodworth Jr., COMT, COE, Daniel D. Chambers, MBA, COE, Candace S. Simerson, COE, Laurie K. Brown, MBA, COMT, COE and Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


A20-401
Ethically Speaking
Dianna E. Graves, BS Ed, COMT

A20-402
Co-management: Improve Communications with Your Provider Network
Deanna Calleen Heisey, COE COT and Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A20-403
Communication Differences Between Men and Women
Sherri L. Boston, MBA, COE, OCS

A20-404
Financial Benchmarking 2.0 - Creating Meaningful Change in Your Practice
Andrew T. Maller, MBA, COE and Maureen L. Waddle

A20-405
Designing a Functional and Profitable Optical
Dan Sloan, BS and Richard J. Winig

A20-406
Nursing Documentation in the ASC
Crissy Benze, RN, BSN

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


A20-501
How to Be a Great Coach for Your Team
Nancy J Riesz, MBA, ACC

A20-502
Understanding Modifiers and Avoiding Pitfalls
Patricia Kennedy, COMT, CPC, COE

A20-503
Achieving Goals at Home and Work - Examples and Metaphors
Kenneth E. Woodworth Jr., COMT, COE

A20-504
Teamwork Leads to Getting Claims Paid
Linda R. Georgian, COE and Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

A20-505
Incentive Plans for Opticians
Arthur De Gennaro

A20-506

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


A20-601
Creating Results through Staff Engagement
Elizabeth Holloway, MA, PHR

A20-602
Surgical Coding:  Clearing Up the Confusion
Patricia Kennedy, COMT, CPC, COE

A20-605
The Administrator's Role in the Optical Department
Mark N. King and Suzi Martin, PhD

A20-607
What Could Possibly Go Wrong With Refractive Cataract Surgery?
Mary L. Parisi, COE and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


A21-102

A21-105
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Pitfalls
Sonja Kratzer, Scott W. Peterson and Leslie MacKneer

A21-106
A Tale of Two Femtos
Nikki Hurley, RN, BSN, MBA, COE

8:30 AM-12:00 PM


A21-123-10
COE Exam
Shannon M. Mueller

9:15 AM-10:15 AM


A21-202
Documenting Eye Exams
Patricia Kennedy, COMT, CPC, COE

A21-203
What Do You Think? Are You a Genius?
Nancy J Riesz, MBA, ACC

A21-204
The Many Misdemeanors of Hiring and Firing
Jon M. Hoffenberg, Ananth A. Ganesan and Ed Syring III

A21-206
Implementing and Integrating Practice EHR into the ASC
Chanda M. Williams, MS and Mark E. Johnson

A21-207
Utilization Analysis
Dawn Apple, MBA and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA

10:30 AM-11:30 AM


A21-301
Website Optimization
Karen M. Rogers, BA

A21-302
Understanding Global Surgery Rules
Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA

A21-305

A21-306
ASC Reimbursement Challenges
Nikki Hurley, RN, BSN, MBA, COE and Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA

A21-307
The Patient Experience: A Walk in Their Shoes
Angela Marie Lehmkuhle, LDO

A21-308
Handling Patient Objections - Using the Objection Cycle to Grow Results
Ananth A. Ganesan, Jon M. Hoffenberg and Ed Syring III