CHEST 2011: Top Picks in Practice Management

Feeling overwhelmed and unprepared to navigate the rapidly changing landscape in health care? If you answered “yes,” you are similar to most members and not alone in your quest for the knowledge and skills to formulate strategies for the future. CHEST 2011 offers ample opportunities for participants to educate themselves on practice management topics. Session attendees will have the further benefit of networking with leading experts in physician management, physician-hospital alignment, electronic health records implementation, reimbursement, Physician Quality Reporting System, meaningful use, coding, and practice operations. It is by far the best annual opportunity for chest physicians and administrative staff to get ahead of the power curve.

To learn more…
Oct 22, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm: Postgraduate Multipass Course: Navigating Healthcare Reform: A Practical Guide to Business Tools and Quality Improvement
Oct 23, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Members in Industry NetWork Open Meeting: Profit as a Driver of Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Friend or Foe?
Oct 24, 7:15 am – 8:45 am: Practice Operations NetWork Open Meeting: Medicare’s Perspective: Compliance Tips, CMS Initiatives, and Fair Reimbursement in the Affordable Care Act Era – with guest Dr. Arthur Lurvey
Oct 24, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Choosing (or Changing) Your Career Path: Honest Sales Pitches for Private Practice, Research, Industry, and More
Oct 24, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: How to Run a Sleep Center in 2011
Oct 24, 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm: How to Run a Sleep Center: Accreditation Issues
Oct 24-25, 2:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Roundtables in the Clinical Resource Center: Coding and Reimbursement, EHR, ACOs, Using NPPSs in Your Practice, General Practice Management/Business of Medicine
Oct 24-26, By appointment: One-on-One Consultations with Diane Krier Morrow in the Clinical Resource Center - Call (847) 498-8364
Oct 24-26: Clinical Resource Center Presentations: Meaningful Use (Dr. Anitra Graves, FCCP), Coding and Reimbursement (Dr. Scott Manaker, FCCP), Negotiating Your First Contract (Dr. Michael Nelson, FCCP)
Oct 25, 10:15 am – 11:15 am: Coding and Billing Updates
Oct 26, 7:15 am – 8:45 am: The Changing Face of Health Care: Reimbursement, Financial Impact, and Trends
Oct 26, 10:15 am – 11:15 am: Accountable Care Organizations: Financial Rewards for Quality and Efficiency

Kim D. French, MHSA, CAPPM
NetWork Consultant