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This symposium will present a comprehensive series of lectures focused on developing and honing attendees’ leadership skills and optimizing the structure and function of their practices. Faculty will focus on issues that group leaders and their business executives face on a daily basis and will provide practical solutions and suggested actions that they can incorporate into their practices with minimal effort.

The faculty, chosen for their teaching ability as well as their expertise, will discuss such pertinent issues as strategic planning, productivity concerns, reimbursement management strategies, service and quality methodologies, the start-up and success of new ventures, merger considerations, throughput optimization, marketing, contracting, negotiations, recruiting, leadership development, and other practice-related topics. With new knowledge on these topics, attendees will be able to immediately implement solutions to strengthen their practice and improve their leadership.

The comprehensive course syllabus should provide substantial take-home information that registrants can use as a resource for improving the structure and the operations of their practices. The course will be interactive, using the audience-response system to provide immediate feedback. Registrants will be able to participate in the popular socioeconomic data project, comparing their radiology group with those of the other attendees. The course is practical; the faculty is comprised of nationally recognized teachers who have implemented these skills in their own practices and in many others across the country.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is intended for radiologists with leadership positions in their practices and for those who seek the skills to become practice leaders. The information is valuable for those in private practice, group practice, and academics, and for senior radiology business executives, particularly those involved with the operations, management, growth, marketing, and infrastructure development of their practices.

For maximum impact, groups should consider having both radiologists and business executives attend together for more efficient implementation of course information within their practices.

At the completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

·        Develop a successful marketing strategy for their practice 

·        Implement appropriate policies for practice members 

·        Assess the efficacy of their coding and compliance 

·        Evaluate with greater precision proposed new practice ventures 

·        Discuss the pros and cons of measuring productivity 

·        Negotiate hospital contracts more effectively 

·        Develop meaningful practice metrics 

·        Implement service and quality initiatives

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.

We invite those accompanying you to the meeting to participate in the Family Meal Plan.  Sign up for the Family Meal Plan during registration on-site at the meeting registration desk.

Educational Symposia gratefully acknowledges the following corporate supporters and exhibitors:

• AMICAS
• GE Healthcare
• Zotec Partners

Tuition includes all course materials, a comprehensive course syllabus, a welcome reception, daily breakfasts and afternoon apres-ski breaks.

Early registration is strongly suggested. There will be a $50 surcharge for anyone registering after February 11, 2009. Minimum and maximum attendance levels have been established for this meeting. If your registration cannot be accepted, you will be issued a full tuition refund.

Cancellations must be received in writing. A $50 processing fee will be applied to all cancellations. Refunds requested in writing prior to January 26, 2009 will be issued for the amount of tuition paid less the $50 processing fee. No refunds will be made on or after that date.

Scientific Sponsor

Educational Symposia

Accreditation

Physicians: Educational Symposia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Educational Symposia designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Program Co-Directors:
Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR
Frank J. Lexa, M.D., M.B.A.

Jonathan W. Berlin, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Radiology
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Evanston, IL

Richard Duszak, Jr., M.D., FACR
CPT Advisor and Chair
ACR Committee on Coding and Nomenclature
Mid-South Imaging and Therapeutics
Memphis, TN

Fred Gaschen, M.B.A., CHE
Executive Vice President
Radiological Associates of Sacramento

Kenneth C. Johnson, M.Sc.
President
Kenneth Johnson and Associates, Inc.
Columbus, OH

Frank J. Lexa, M.D., M.B.A.
Clinical Professor of Radiology
The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Adjunct Professor of Marketing & Project Faculty and East Asia Manager
The Global Consulting Practicum
The Wharton School
Adjunct Professor of Biotechnology
Instituto de Empresa, Madrid
 
Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR
CEO & President 
Imaging Consultants, Inc.
Tampa, FL
Clinical Professor of Radiology 
University of Florida and University of South Florida Colleges of Medicine

Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR
Director MRI, CT and Outpatient/Advanced Development
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Joseph P. White, C.P.A., M.B.A., CMPE
Principal
Healthcare
LarsonAllen, LLP
Minneapolis, MN

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009

5 – 6 p.m.  Registration and Welcome Reception

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

7 – 7:30 a.m. 
                Breakfast for Registrants and
                Meal Plan Participants

7:30 a.m.   Measuring and Managing Productivity:
                Gold Mine or Land Mine?
                Richard Duszak Jr., M.D., FACR

8:15 a.m.   The Economic Argument for 3T
                Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR

8:45 a.m.   Voice Recognition: Financial and
                Nonfinancial Factors
                Jonathan W. Berlin, M.D., M.B.A.

9:20 a.m.   Question and Answer Session        
                Faculty

9:30 a.m.   End of Session

4 – 4:30 p.m. 
                 Apres-Ski Break for Registrants
                 and Meal Plan Participants

4:30 p.m.   Cardiac CTA: Reimbursement, Turf,
                and Operations
                Jonathan W. Berlin, M.D., M.B.A.

5:20 p.m.   Reimbursement Management Strategies:
                Overcoming Obstacles on an Uneven
                Playing Field
                Richard Duszak Jr., M.D., FACR

6:20 p.m.   Question and Answer Session 
                Faculty

6:30 p.m.   End of Session        
 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009

7 – 7:30 a.m. 
                Breakfast for Registrants and
                Meal Plan Participants

4 – 4:30 p.m. 
                 Apres-Ski Break for Registrants
                 and Meal Plan Participants

4:30 p.m.   Service and Quality Methodologies:
                How to Find Out What Your Customers
                Really Think
                Frank J. Lexa, M.D., M.B.A.

5:30 p.m.   Exclusivity and Restrictive Covenants:
                Is Monogamy Good for Business?
                Richard Duszak Jr., M.D., FACR
 
6:20 p.m.   Question and Answer Session       
                Faculty        

6:30 p.m.  End of Session

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009

7 – 7:30 a.m. 
                Breakfast for Registrants and
                Meal Plan Participants

7:30 a.m.   Socioeconomic Indicators for Radiology:
                How Does Your Practice Compare?
                Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR

8 a.m.       Compression Management: How to
                Expedite the Acquisition, Start-up, and
                Success of New Ventures and/or
                Investments in New Technology
                Kenneth C. Johnson, M.Sc.

8:45 a.m.   Dashboards for Radiology Groups
                Joseph P. White, C.P.A., M.B.A., CMPE

9:20 a.m.   Question and Answer Session 
                Faculty

9:30 a.m.   End of Session

4 – 4:30 p.m. 
                 Apres-Ski Break for Registrants
                 and Meal Plan Participants
 
4:30 p.m.   Mergers of Radiology Groups
                Joseph P. White, C.P.A., M.B.A., CMPE

5:05 p.m.   Tools and Techniques to Optimize
                Room Throughput and Income
                Generation for Hospitals and Radiologists 
                Kenneth C. Johnson, M.Sc.

5:50 p.m.   Could Disney Run Your Practice
                Better Than You Do?
                Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR

6:20 p.m.   Question and Answer Session       
                Faculty

6:30 p.m.   End of Session 
      

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009

7 – 7:30 a.m. 
                Breakfast for Registrants and
                Meal Plan Participants

7:30 a.m.   Marketing for Radiology Practices
                Frank J. Lexa, M.D., M.B.A.

8:30 a.m.   Strategies to Remain Independent
                When Expecting to Join Hospitals/
                Health Care Systems
                Joseph P. White, C.P.A., M.B.A., CMPE
 
9:20 a.m.   Question and Answer Session 
                Faculty  

9:30 a.m.   End of Session       

4 – 4:30 p.m. 
                 Apres-Ski Break for Registrants
                 and Meal Plan Participants

4:30 p.m.   Contracting with Payers
                Fred Gaschen, M.B.A., CHE
   
5:20 p.m.   Strategic Planning for Radiology Practices
                Frank J. Lexa, M.D., M.B.A.

6:20 p.m.   Question and Answer Session       
                Faculty

6:30 p.m.   End of Session 

   
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009

7 – 7:30 a.m. 
                Breakfast for Registrants and
                Meal Plan Participants

7:30 a.m.   Recruiting and Retaining Employees
                Fred Gaschen, M.B.A., CHE

8:10 a.m.   Contracts and Policies for Radiology
                Practices   
                Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR 
  
8:50 a.m.   Information Infrastructure: What You
                Need to Run Your Practice
                Fred Gaschen, M.B.A., CHE
 
9:20 a.m.   Question and Answer Session         
                Faculty         

9:30 a.m.  End of Session

4 – 4:30 p.m. 
                 Apres-Ski Break for Registrants
                 and Meal Plan Participants

4:30 p.m.   Leadership in Radiology
                Frank J. Lexa, M.D., M.B.A.
    
5:30 p.m.   How to Negotiate a Difficult
                Hospital Contract
                Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR
 
6:20 p.m.   Question and Answer Session      
                Faculty        

6:30 p.m.   End of Course

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