Conference Program Information
Invitation from the Conference Directors
On behalf of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Medical Business Solutions, LLC, we invite you to attend the 2016 Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management to be held June 3-5, 2016 at The Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas.
The 2016 Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management is the only anesthesia conference in the marketplace that focuses on practice management issues with the goal of enlightening attendees on broader group strategy issues, including numerous talks on billing, coding and compliance. All of our speakers are nationally renowned.
Sincerely,
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Charles Goodman, MD
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Frank Rosinia, MD |
Vincent J. Vilasi, MD, MBA
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Program Speakers
| Michael Hicks, MD, MBA, MHCM Chief Executive Officer EmCare Anesthesia Services Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX |
Zeev Kain, MD, MBA CEO, Kain Consulting Group Chancellor’s Professor of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA |
| Emil Engels, MD, MBA, CPC Practice Compliance Officer, Mednax Consultant, Auditing for Compliance and Education (ACE) President-Elect, Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists Fairfax, VA |
Sonia Szlyk, MD Director of Regional Anesthesia Mid-Atlantic Division North American Partners in Anesthesia Fairfax, VA |
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Thomas Blasco, MD, MS |
Mark F. Weiss, Esq. The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm Dallas, TX |
| Vicki Myckowiak, Esq. Myckowiak Associates, PC Detroit, MI |
E. Brent Hill, JD Partner, Board of Directors Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP Nashville, TN |
| Amanda K. Jester, JD Partner Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP Austin, TX |
Robert Johnson, MBA Enhance Healthcare Baltimore, MD |
| Jeff Peters, MBA President Surgical Directions Chicago, IL |
Jody Locke, MA Vice President of Anesthesia and Pain Practice Management Services Anesthesia Business Consultants Jackson, MI |
| William Britton, MBA Co-Founder and Managing Director Cross Keys Capital, LLC Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Marjorie Chang Vice President Cross Keys Capital, LLC Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Marvel J. Hammer, RN, CPC, CCS-P, ACS-PM, CPCO MJH Consulting Denver, CO |
Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CAN-PC, CHCA, CPC, CPC-I Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. Leesburg, FL |
| Devona Slater, CHA, CHC, CMCP President Auditing for Compliance and Education Overland Park, KS |
Judith Blaszczyk, RN, CPC, ACS-PM, ICDCT-CM Compliance Auditor Auditing for Compliance and Education Overland Park, KS |
Course Directors
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Charles Goodman, MD |
Vincent J. Vilasi, MD, MBA |
Frank Rosinia, MD |
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify anesthesia billing compliance issues, including the main compliance risk areas for anesthesia practices.
- Explain billing and coding for pediatric anesthesia, subspecialty anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management services.
- State the specific CPT codes to enhance practice revenues and maximize reimbursement.
- Identify future trends in the anesthesia marketplace with emphasis on hospital relationships, the sale and acquisition of group practices and how groups will look like in the future.
- Describe the salient points of educating providers and billing companies to governmental quality programs including PQRS, QCDRs, MACRA and MIPS
- Describe how the Perioperative Surgical Home will affect anesthesia groups, now and in the future.
- Identify the new trends in the anesthesia marketplace that will allow anesthesia practices to remain viable.
Target Audience
The target audience includes Anesthesiologists, CRNAs, Practice Administrators, Billing Managers, Professional Coders and other Allied Health Professionals.
Accreditation and Credit Designation
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Medical Business Solutions, LLC. Tulane University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
- Tulane University Health Sciences Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- This conference has been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 18 AANA Credits.
- This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 19 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.
- This conference has been pre-approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 18 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) towards the maintenance of the ACS-AN or SCP-AN credential.
Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Medical Business Solutions, LLC. present this activity for educational purposes only and do not endorse any product, content of presentation or exhibit. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected because of their recognized expertise.
To access registration forms, please proceed to the bottom of the page or click here.
Group Discounts:
We are offering discounts for groups who bring four or more attendees. If you are interested in a group discount contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Location and Accommodations
This year our conference will once again take place at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas believes “Meetings should be interesting. And enjoyable. Even unforgettable.” For full details on Accommodations, please click on Location & Accommodations
Conference Agenda
Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management
Place: The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates: June 3-5, 2016
Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management 2016
Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of the Center for Continuing Education at Tulane University Health Sciences Center to plan and implement all of its educational activities in accordance with the ACCME's Essential Areas and Policies to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. In accordance with the ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support, everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is required to disclose all financial relationships with any commercial interests within the past 12 months that creates a real or apparent conflict of interest. Individuals who do not disclose are disqualified from participating in a CME activity. Individuals with potential for influence or control of CME content include planners and planning committee members, authors, teachers, educational activity directors, educational partners, and others who participate, e.g. facilitators and moderators. This disclosure pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. Any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of the presentations must be resolved prior to the educational activity. Disclosure of off-label, experimental or investigational use of drugs or devices must also be made known to the audience.
Registration
The fee is $975 prior to April 22; $1,025 after April 22. Fees include a thumb drive syllabus, full buffet breakfasts, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, wine and cheese reception on Friday and a buffet luncheon on Saturday. The optional lunches on Friday are $60. An optional printed syllabus is available for $50.
Checks should be made out to Tulane University. If you cancel your participation in this conference, your registration fee, less $175 will be refunded when written notification is received by May 13, 2016. No refunds will be issued after May 13, 2016.
Online:
Registration via credit card payment only. Click here to register.
Or download our Registration Form in .pdf format
Email:
The completed Registration Form. Credit card payments only This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Mail:
The completed Registration Form, with payment (check or credit card) to:
Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management
c/o Center for Continuing Education
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave (TB 51)
New Orleans, LA 70112
Fax:
The completed Registration Form. Credit card payments only to: 504-988-1779
