Practice Management & Coding Program Webcast: Practice Management Session (2022)
VIEW AND ACCESS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SESSION ONLY
Management, Leadership and Coding for Your Urology Practice!
This two session webcast combines the AUA’s ever popular Practice Management Conference and annual Coding Seminar into one comprehensive course offering. The purpose of this webcast is to educate physicians and non-physicians alike on the topics impacting the management of today’s urology practice with an increased emphasis on coding and reimbursement.
The Practice Management Session focuses on practice management content delivered by expert Faculty in the following content buckets:
- Best Practices in Operations
- Professional Development & Leadership
Registration Fees
Membership Category | Practice Management Session Only
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Member/Practice Managers' Network Subscriber (PMN) | $545 |
Non-Member | $685 |
Target Audience
- Practice Administrators
- Coders
- Physicians involved in managing a urology practice
- Other Office Staff
Learning Objectives
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SESSION
Professional Development & Leadership
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify and apply effective management strategies to sustain practice success.
- Explore the most common methods of communication, why effective communication skills are so important in healthcare, and how to apply these skills for practice success.
Best Practices in Operations
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Effectively interpret and utilize data to monitor practice performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Identify front-end, point of service, and back-end practices that achieve optimal results and envision a balanced scorecard approach for evaluating practice performance across various domains.
- Utilize and apply benchmarking, revenue cycle key performance indicators and best practices for effective denials management to achieve optimal practice performance.
- Acquire several ideas, tips and tricks they can utilize in their practice to improve staff engagement and retention.
- Obtain the basic knowledge to advertise, interview, hire, and properly on-board and support (education, credentialing, etc.) a Medical Assistant.
- Comprehend the legal basics of medical assisting education, certification, and scope of practice.
- Recognize and apply best methods to hire and onboard an APP into urology practice.
Practice Management & Coding Program Webcast: Practice Management Session (2022)
Management, Leadership and Coding for Your Urology Practice
Course Co-directors: Angela Gilfillan, CPME, CSC; Edna R. Maldonado, CPC, ASC-UR, ICD-10-CM AHIMA Trainer
Practice Management Session
Professional Development & Leadership
- Best of the Best: What Effective Managers Do to Sustain Success
- Sean M. Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC
- Communication and Listening Skills That Work
- Jeffrey Daigrepont, CAAPM, EFPM, MCPM
- Panel Discussion: Why Should You Have a Personal Network?
- Moderator: Angela Gilfillan, CMPE, CASC
- Panel: Twila Puritty, MBA; Daniel A. Schonwald, CMPE
Best Practices in Operations
- Understanding Data: People Pay Attention to What is Measured
- Twila Puritty, MBA
- Operational Efficiency: Best Practices and Key Areas of Focus
- Kelly Raffel, MBA; Andrew Sobczyk, MHA
- Financial Management for Optimal Performance
- Kelly Raffel, MBA; Andrew Sobczyk, MHA
- Staffing: Engagement & Retention
- Allison Griffin
- Improving and Maintaining Competency for Medical Assistants
- Paula Purdy, CMA (AAMA); Donald A. Balasa, JD, MBA (AAMA)
- Panel Discussion: Onboarding Advanced Practice Providers
- Moderator: Anne Lizardi-Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP, RNFA
- Panel: Angela Gilfillan, CMPE, CASC; Joshua Langston, MD, FACS; Daniel A. Schonwald, CMPE
Education Council Disclosures
Education Council Disclosures 2022
COI Review Work Group Disclosures
COI Review Work Group Disclosures 2022
AUA Office of Education Staff has nothing to disclose.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Angela Gilfillan,
Edna Maldonado, CPC
Donald Balasa, MBA
Jeffrey Daigrepont,
Allison Griffin,
Joshua Langston, MD
Anne Lizardi-Calvaresi, NP
Paula Purdy, CMA,CMA
Twila Puritty, MBA
Kelly Raffel, MBA
Daniel Schonwald, BA
Andrew Sobczyk, MHA
Sean Weiss, CPC
AUA ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:
Learners will participate in this online educational activity by viewing the webcast and completing the post-test and evaluation. To claim CME credit for this enduring material, learners must complete the post-test, passing with 80% accuracy and submit the program evaluation.
Estimated time to complete this activity: 8 hours
Release Date: August 15, 2022
Expiration Date: August 15, 2025
ACCREDITATION:
The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION:
The American Urological Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
OTHER LEARNERS:
The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
EVIDENCE BASED CONTENT:
It is the policy of the AUA to ensure that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.
AUA DISCLOSURE POLICY:
All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships may influence the educational content and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.
MITIGATION OF IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
All disclosures will be reviewed by the AUA Conflict of Interest (COI) Review Work Group Chair and/or Vice Chair for identification of conflicts of interest. The AUA COI Review Work Group, working with Office of Education staff, will document the mechanism(s) for management and mitigation of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to mitigate conflict of interest:
- Peer review for valid, evidence-based content by the AUA COI Review Work Group.
- Attestation that clinical recommendations are evidence-based and free of commercial bias.
- Introduction of a debate format (point-counterpoint)
- Inclusion of moderated panel discussion with unbiased moderator
- Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
- Divestiture of the relationship by faculty
- Recusal from controlling relevant aspects of planning
- Selection of alternative faculty for specific topic
OFF-LABEL OR UNAPPROVED USE OF DRUGS OR DEVICES:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.
Available Credit
- 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 8.00 Non-Physician Participation
Price
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Course Registration Fees
Membership Category | Practice Management Session Only |
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Member/Practice Managers' Network Subscriber (PMN) | $545 |
Non-Member | $685 |
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