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Building a Healthy, Independent Practice
GET OUT
of the insurance billing
business
& start practicing
MEDICINE again!
Presented by Association of American Physicians & Surgeons
&
Montgomery County Medical Society
| DATE: | Friday, May 30, 2008
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| WHEN: | Registration 12:30 PM
Meeting - 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
6:00 PM Reception & buffet with AAPS Board, Staff & Members
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| LOCATION: | Dayton, OH
Marriott Dayton
1414 S Patterson Blvd, 45409
(800) 228-9290 for room reservations
AAPS Group rate $105.00/night
and mention AAPS |
| COST: | $75 AAPS member,
$125 non-member, $25 staff
NEW Member $150 includes 1st year's dues (regularly $325)
Residents and Medical Students FREE
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*SPECIAL FOR NEW MEMBERS—Save $215
Join AAPS at the special rate of $150
& attend the workshop for free
ONLINE REGISTRATION:
Jumpstart your practice
with the workshop developed by
physicians, not “consultants.”
If you’ve been thinking about moving your practice
away from third-party contracts or eliminating them
altogether, this workshop is designed for you.
Get out of the insurance billing business & start practicing MEDICINE again!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Physicians, residents, & staff who want to:
- Reduce exposure to prosecution/audits/licensing actions
- Convert to, or set up a cash-only practice
- Reduce or eliminate government & third-party contracts
- Incorporate the right “consumer-driven-health-care” into your practice
FACULTY/AGENDA:
1:00 – 1:45 Patient-Doctor Direct Models, Impact of Policy & Regulations
Kathryn Serkes
Director, AAPS Policy & Public Affairs
1:45 – 2:30 Legal Wellness & Defending Your Practice;
Legal issues & case studies in Patient-Doctor-Direct Practices
Andrew Schlafly, Esq.
AAPS General Counsel
2:15- 2:45 Hospital Contracts & the Dark Side of Peer Review”
Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D.
Editor, Journal of American Physicians & Surgeons
3:00-3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 5:00 Case Studies in Patient-Doctor-Direct Practices:
Specific Steps to Setting up or Converting Your Practice
Mark Schiller, M.D.
Past President, AAPS
Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF
Adult Neuropsychiatry
San Francisco & Marin County, CA
www.DrMarkSchiller.com
George Watson, DO
Director, AAPS
Family Practice
Wichita, KS
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this workshop, the attendees:
1. Will know risk-management policies and procedures to:
A. Identify and implement policies and procedures to improve
compliance with government regulations, reduce administrative errors, and prepare for audits.
B Identify and implement policies to minimize third-party disruptions of patient care
and interference with the patient-physician relationship.
C. . Identify and implement procedures to minimize exposure to licensure actions and criminal
prosecutions and to protect personal and professional assets through applied risk management; and
2. To maintain the focus of their medical practice on improved patient care rather than malpractice or compliance defense.
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