Medical Group Management Association®

MGMA® 2011 Financial

Management and Payer
Contracting Conference
March 27-29, 2011
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront

Finding opportunity in uncertain times

• L earn how to financially position your practice and prepare
yourself for success in the current healthcare environment
• F ocus on in-depth education, peer learning and
state-of-the-art thinking
• L eave this conference armed with practical knowledge,
tools and techniques you can implement in your practice
immediately

Join your colleagues at the only face-to-face MGMA

education program focused on in-depth financial
management for 2011.
What you need to know about financial management and payer
contracting in the new healthcare environment.
Whether you are new to financial management or payer contracting or an experienced professional, this conference is
designed to provide in-depth, practical education, with many knowledge-building sessions followed by labs that will give
you tools and techniques, hands-on learning experiences and peer-to-peer interaction.
You won’t want to miss the keynote and general session, where speakers will discuss models of group practice that are
emerging from healthcare reform, laying the foundation for the entire conference.

Additional learning opportunities

Who should attend:
Three complimentary Leading Edge sessions
n Practice professionals with financial management
n Foundations of Payer Contracting for those new to
and/or payer contracting responsibilities
contracting
n Chief financial officers (CFOs)
n Foundations of Financial Management for those new
n Controllers, accountants, managed care/payer
to this area
contracting professionals or other positions reporting
n Advanced Applications for Microsoft Excel® Pivot
to CFOs
Tables in a Medical Practice for experienced
administrators Special team attendance offer: When two or more
colleagues from the same practice register, the second
Revenue cycle track and subsequent team member(s) receives $100 off his/
her registration fee. Team members must register at the
This track covers pre-visit, time-of-service and post-visit
same time via phone. Please call toll-free 877.275.6462,
billing issues and includes useful tools and takeaways.
ext. 1888.

Interactive education
Conference site
n At the “Refreshing Ideas” session, with hors d’oeuvres
Located in Harbor East,
and cocktails, Henry Evans will discuss his book,
Baltimore’s premier
Winning With Accountability: The Secret Language
neighborhood, the
of High-Performance Organizations and facilitate
Baltimore Marriott
discussion from the audience. You will receive a
Waterfront sits on the
complimentary copy of his book when you arrive in
water’s edge. You’ll enjoy
Baltimore.
the spectacular views
n During the innovative lab sessions, you’ll have the
of the Baltimore Harbor,
opportunity to roll up your sleeves and apply the
as well as easy access to
knowledge you acquired in the preceding lectures
the city’s finest shopping
using practical tools, techniques and peer-to-peer
and restaurants. Choose
exchanges.
from more than 50 dining
Be confident you have the knowledge and skills you need options within a few blocks of the hotel, or explore the
to lead your practice in the new healthcare environment. National Aquarium, the Maryland Science Center and
more.

Register today – seating is limited.

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Program content/format
The sessions included in the MGMA 2011 Financial
Management and Payer Contracting Conference were
selected to provide in-depth and practical education on
the most important topics of financial management and
payer contracting in today’s medical practice. By taking
advantage of up-to-date and relevant knowledge and
tools, attendees will be better positioned to successfully
manage the adaptation and change that is necessary in
the current healthcare environment. Because financial
management and payer contracting elements are often
found in all aspects of a medical practice, the content of
the sessions will cover financial and payer contracting
issues and topics found in all domains of the Body of
Knowledge for Medical Practice Management, 2nd
Edition, developed by the American College of Medical
Practice Executives (ACMPE), MGMA’s standard-setting
and certification body. The educational content is highly
relevant for the day-to-day challenges in medical practice
and in preparation for the ACMPE board certification
examinations.
The Body of Knowledge domains include: Business
Operations, Financial Management, Human Resource,
Management, Information Management, Organizational
Governance, Patient Care Systems, Quality Management
and Risk Management. The domains form the framework
of MGMA’s core educational curriculum.
Visit mgma.com/BodyofKnowledge to download the Body
of Knowledge brochure and to access domain-specific
resources and free quizzes.
About MGMA:
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is
the premier membership association for professional
administrators and leaders of medical group practices.
Since 1926, MGMA has delivered networking, professional
education and resources, and political advocacy for
medical practice management. MGMA serves 21,500
members who lead 13,700 organizations nationwide in
which some 275,000 physicians provide more than 40
percent of the healthcare services delivered in the United
States.
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About ACMPE:
The American College of Medical Practice Executives
(ACMPE) is the standard-setting and certification body of
MGMA. ACMPE was established in 1956 as an affiliate to
MGMA to provide board certification, self-assessment and
leadership development for medical practice executives.
Earning your professional ACMPE certification elevates you
in the eyes of your peers and your supervisors, and helps
advance your career and salary opportunities.
Conference planning volunteers
n Randy W. Cook, MPH, FACMPE, senior medical
practice consultant, State Volunteer Mutual
Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
n Jennifer “Nifty” Gosney, CPA, director of finance,
Department of Surgery, Scott and White Health
System, Temple, Texas
n Stephen Mandolesi, MPH, director of payer
contracting, East Region, RMS Lifeline Inc./DaVita
Inc., Fairfax, Va.
n Daniel D. Mefford, MBA, FACMPE, CPA, consultant,
Practice Resource Management Group Inc.,
Columbus, Ohio
n Edward J. Myslik, MBA, CMPE, CPA, director of
finance, Capitol Anesthesiology Association, Austin,
Texas
n Gregory S. Pawson, CMPE, CPA, CMA, chief financial
officer, Women’s Healthcare Associates LLC,
Beaverton, Ore.
n Donald Stumpp, CPA, manager of payer contracting,
American Health Network Inc., Indianapolis
n Charles Virnau, MBA, CPA, director of business
administration and operations, Scott and White
Inpatient Medicine, Temple, Texas
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Schedule at a glance
Sunday, March 27 11:25 am-12:40 pm
Concurrent sessions – 200 series
8:00 am-6:30 pm 12:40-1:35 pm
Conference registration open Lunch
8:00 am-3:30 pm 1:35-3:45 pm
ACMPE workshops* Exhibit Hall open with Industry Insight presentations
2:00-5:00 pm 1:35-2:50 pm
Leading Edge sessions Concurrent sessions – 300 series
5:00-7:45 pm 2:50-3:45 pm
Exhibit Hall open with Industry Insight presentations Networking break
5:00-5:45 pm 3:45-5:00 pm
Networking break Concurrent sessions – 400 series
5:45-6:45 pm 5:00-6:30 pm
Keynote session: Adapting to the New Healthcare Market Refreshing Ideas: Hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and discussion
6:45-7:45 pm of Henry Evans’ Winning with Accountability
Happy Hour
* Additional registration fee required Tuesday, March 29
7:30 am-1:00 pm
Monday, March 28 Conference registration open
7:30 am-5:00 pm 7:30-8:15 am
Conference registration open Continental breakfast
7:30-8:00 am 8:15-9:30 am
Continental breakfast Concurrent sessions – 500 series
8:00-9:15 am 9:30-9:45 am
General session: Succeeding in an Accountable Care Stretch break
World 9:45-11:00 am
9:00 am-12:30 pm Concurrent sessions – 600 series
Exhibit Hall open with Industry Insight presentations 11:00-11:15 am
9:15 am-10:00 am Stretch break
Networking break 11:15 am-12:30 pm
10:00-11:15 am Concurrent sessions – 700 series
Concurrent sessions – 100 series
11:15-11:25 am
Stretch break

MGMA members – bring your team and save!

Physicians registering with an MGMA member pay the member price.

When two or more colleagues from the same practice register for this conference, the second and
subsequent team member(s) receives $100 off his/her registration fee.

Teams must register by calling MGMA toll-free 877.275.6462, ext. 1888. Team members are
encouraged to register at the same time.

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 ACMPE preconference
Engage yourself
Get engaged in a process that will take your career to the next level – earning credentials through the American College of
Medical Practice Executives. The rewards enjoyed by Certified Medical Practice Executives (CMPEs) and Fellows in ACMPE
(FACMPEs) are worth the challenge. For more information, visit mgma.com/acmpe or call the ACMPE certification help desk
toll-free at 877.275.6462, ext. 1869.

Engage with like-minded colleagues at the Pathway workshops to accelerate your pursuit.
ACMPE workshops: Earning the CMPE and Pathway to Fellowship: Earning the
FACMPE Designations* FACMPE Designation*
Sunday, March 27 Sunday, March 27
8:30 am-3:30 pm 12:30-3:30 pm
Registration fee: $225 (lunch provided) Registration fee: $95
ACMPE credit: 6.5 hours ACMPE credit: 3.0 hours
Attend both workshops for a discounted package price and This energetic session will jump-start your pursuit of
pursue your certification and Fellowship simultaneously. Fellowship with:
• An overview of the Fellowship requirements
• Exercises to get you started on your paper or case studies
“I believe that the CMPE designation helps • Topic brainstorming and development (Bring any topic ideas
secure better positions and better pay. It aided you may have!)
• An outline evaluation exercise illustrating the grading
me in obtaining my current position and has process
helped me attain goals that, at one time, • Tips on avoiding the common pitfalls in developing an
outline
seemed unreachable.”
*Additional fee required. Sign up for these programs on the
Kathryn Rhodes, MBA, CMPE, Administrator,
registration form, page 19.
The Healthcare Strategy Group, Louisville, Ky.

“Achieving Fellowship wasn’t the end of my

Pathway to Certification: Earning the CMPE professional development road — it was
Designation* more like a beginning: expanded leadership
Sunday, March 27
opportunities, thought-provoking discussions,
8:30 am-12:00 pm
Registration fee: $150 (lunch provided) a much more informed take on healthcare in
ACMPE credit: 3.5 hours general. It’s easy to see why Fellows are held in
During this interactive session, you will: such high regard.”
• Gain valuable test-taking tips and assess your readiness to
take the exams Patricia L Brewster, MHA, FACMPE, Chief Executive
Officer, Southern Orthopaedic Foundation Inc &
• Take a 50-question sample objective exam
Southern Orthopaedic Specialists LLC, Atlanta, Ga.
• Learn the essay grading criteria
• View “passing” and “not passing” essay responses
• Write a response to an essay question
• Receive feedback on your essay response from an ACMPE
Fellow
• Learn about the process to complete the other two board The American College of Medical Practice Executives
certification requirements – presentations and continuing (ACMPE) is the certification and standard-setting body of the
education hours Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

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Conference schedule Sunday, March 27
Sunday, March 27
1:00-6:30 pm
Conference registration open
2:00-5:00 pm
Leading Edge Sessions
Leading Edge sessions are for individuals who want to take full
advantage of the many educational offerings and get a head
start on the conference. Two of the sessions, Foundations of
Payer Contracting and Foundations of Financial Management,
are for attendees who want to gain or further develop the
fundamental knowledge that is essential for effective group
practice management. The third session, Advanced Applications
for Microsoft Excel® Pivot Tables in a Medical Practice, is for
individuals who want to explore how Excel pivot tables can
dramatically affect productivity.

2:00-5:00 pm
Foundations of Payer Contracting
Randy Cook, MPH, FACMPE, senior medical practice consultant,
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
Session description:
This foundation-level course offers a comprehensive overview
of the knowledge and skills a medical practice administrator
must have to create an effective payer-contracting strategy. You
will find out how to develop a fee-analysis system and conduct
a reimbursement analysis. Additionally, you will learn about
measuring cost and using it to set a pricing policy. All attendees
will receive a link to a resource package of templates, tools,
worksheets and other resources. You will leave this session with a
complete model of how to build managed-care strategies for your
practice.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Evaluate the financials and meaning of a written contract
• Calculate the “walk-away opportunity”
• Determine what data to gather from your practice-
management system
2:00-5:00 pm
Foundations of Financial Management
Lee Ann H. Webster, FACMPE, CPA, practice administrator,
Pathology Associates of Alabama PC, Birmingham, Ala.
Session description:
Managing a successful medical practice requires a solid
understanding of a variety of topics. Financial management
is key among these. This session is designed for new and
experienced practice administrators, as well as for experienced
financial professionals. New administrators will gain the
fundamental knowledge necessary to succeed as a practice
executive or financial manager. Experienced administrators
will solidify and improve their financial skills, and experienced
financial professionals new to practice management will gain
an understanding of medical practice financial terminology and
issues. All will walk away with relevant, practical tips on how
to present financial information in a clear and concise way to
members of their medical staff.

This session will provide you with the knowledge to:

• Apply the core financial concepts and skills for managing a
practice
• Identify key financial indicators and their meanings in your
organization
• Analyze and explain financial reports to physician and
nonphysician providers

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 Conference schedule Sunday, March 27
2:00-5:00 pm
Advanced Applications for Microsoft Excel® Pivot
Tables in a Medical Practice
Nate Moore, MBA, CMPE, CPA, president, Moore Solutions Inc.,
Salt Lake City
The pivot table feature in Microsoft Excel® is a powerful tool
to help medical practice administrators efficiently analyze
large amounts of practice data and bring clarity to complicated
medical practice challenges. This live demonstration will illustrate
a variety of medical practice scenarios that can be solved and
depicted using pivot tables. You will learn how to approach and
solve problems through the manipulation of pivot tables and how
to apply the “logic” of pivot tables to resolve data-analysis issues.
Also, you will find out how to create pivot tables that you can use
throughout your practice and how to build upon basic pivot table
knowledge.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Review practice scenarios where pivot tables present a
powerful solution
• Coach novice users in working with pivot tables
• Design pivot charts as visual solutions to organizing practice
data
5:00-7:45 pm
Exhibit Hall open with Industry Insight
presentations
5:00-5:45 pm
Networking break
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5:45-6:45 pm
Keynote session: Adapting to the New
Healthcare Market
Thomas C. Royer, MD, president and chief executive officer,
Christus Health System, Irving, Texas
Healthcare reform and other changes will shape our marketplace
more in the next five to 10 years than over the last 30. Is
your practice ready? Royer’s keynote session will focus on
understanding the exceptional changes that are occurring and
will occur in the near future. He will also address the critical
leadership roles that practices will assume in the creation of
innovative health and wellness programs in the future.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Explain the market drivers of healthcare reform
• Evaluate the effects of an outcome-based marketplace
• Examine ways of leading your practice through change
Thomas Royer, MD, is chief
executive officer and president
of the Christus Health System.
Dr. Royer leads day-to-day
operations for Christus Health
and lends extensive expertise in developing
physician partnerships and community health
programs. His extensive executive experience
includes time as the chairman of the board of
governors for the Henry Ford Medical Group and
senior vice president of medical affairs for the Henry
Ford Health System. He also spent two years at the
Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corp. and Wyman
Park Medical Associates in Baltimore in a variety of
positions, including chief executive officer, president
and chief operating officer, as well as vice president
of clinical operations. Prior to his time in Baltimore,
he spent 18 years with the Geisinger Medical Center
and Clinic in Danville, Pa., holding posts as senior
vice president and medical director.
6:45-7:45 pm
Happy Hour
The conference’s kickoff networking event will take place in the
Exhibit Hall, with exhibitors providing products and solutions to
help make your practice more efficient. Join your fellow attendees
for drinks, appetizers and networking with your peers.
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Conference schedule Monday, March 28
Monday, March 28 9:15 am-10:00 am
Networking break
7:30 am-5:00 pm
10:00-11:15 am
Conference registration open
Concurrent sessions – 100 series
7:30-8:00 am
Continental breakfast 101. Revenue-Cycle Track: Fine-Tuning Pre-Visit
Revenue-Cycle Processes
9:00 am-12:30 pm Sarah Holt, PhD, FACMPE, practice administrator, Cape Girardeau
Exhibit Hall open with Industry Insight Surgical Clinic Inc., Cape Girardeau, Mo.
presentations The revenue cycle starts long before an invoice reaches the
business office. This session will address the pre-visit processes of
8:00-9:15 am insurance verification, benefits eligibility, charge capture and pre-
and time-of-service collections. You will explore how to capture
General session: Succeeding in an potentially lost revenue by identifying accurate insurance and
Accountable Care World demographic data before the patient arrives, and discover proven
methods to identify lost charges and how to use tools to improve
John A. Deane, MPA, chief executive officer, Southwind Health
your pre-visit processes. The session will help you save hours of
Partners LLC, The Advisory Board Company, Nashville, Tenn.
work for your insurance staff, and prevent extensive rework on
In this general session, Deane will focus on how medical groups the back end.
should adapt to a marketplace that is shifting from a unit-based
revenue system to a system that rewards accountable and reliable This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
outcomes. He will discuss several business models for adapting • Review pre-visit processes that support revenue collection
to healthcare market changes, including taking the market-leader • Examine the fiscal effects of an efficient and accurate
role, niche markets, and models for aligning with hospitals and pre-visit information-collection process
other entities. • Refine pre-visit processes within your clinic’s patient flow

This session will provide you with the knowledge to:

• Recognize the various adaptation options for a physician
practice
• Select the adaptation option that is a fit for you
• Align incentives with affiliation partners

John Deane is founder and chief executive officer of Southwind, a contract-management,

interim-management and consulting company focused on improving the performance of
physician practices owned by hospitals, health systems and academic medical centers. Deane
has more than 24 years of senior physician practice management and managed care experience.
He has led turnaround engagements for a number of large, institutionally sponsored medical
groups, facilitating annual savings from $2 million to $20 million. In addition, he has consulted
for major health systems regarding physician alignment, leading engagements focused on strategic planning,
physician-compensation model design, practice acquisition, turnaround restructuring and alternative models of
physician alignment.

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102. Assess Your Practice’s Readiness for Healthcare
Reform and a Transformed Health System
Dave Gans, MSHA, FACMPE, vice president, innovation and
research, Medical Group Management Association, Englewood,
Colo.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will
fundamentally change our nation’s health-insurance and
healthcare-delivery systems. With healthcare reform already
underway, it is essential that practice leaders understand how
patient demographics, demand for services, payer mix and
physician compensation could be very different in the future. This
session will offer strategies you can use to prepare your practice
for the new healthcare environment and provide metrics that can
assess your organization’s readiness to function in a transformed
health system.

This session will provide you with the knowledge to:

• Review major goals and timelines of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act
• Explore potential changes in patients, service demands, care
delivery and payments
• Define metrics for assessing a practice’s readiness for
healthcare-reform changes

103. Accountability Matters: Deterring Fraud and

Embezzlement in Medical Groups
Denise McClure, CPA, CFE, president, Averti Fraud Solutions LLC,
Boise, Idaho
How would you like to increase profitability by 5 percent
annually? It’s possible your medical practice is losing that much
each year due to systemic problems in your billing, collection
and accounting processes. Most of us believe that fraud and
embezzlement will not affect us, but it happens every day. And
unfortunately it’s often the result of actions by those we would
least suspect. In this session, you will hear how to safeguard your
practice by building accountability and transparency into your
systems and processes. You will leave with tools and approaches
to prevention you can use in your own medical practices.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Explain how and why theft and embezzlement are threats to
medical practices
• Identify accountability gaps that increase risk of fraud,
embezzlement and unidentified errors
• Develop transparency and accountability in accounting,
billing and collection processes to close the accountability
gaps
104. Moore Ways to Use Microsoft Excel® in a
Medical Practice
Nate Moore, MBA, CMPE, CPA, president, Moore Solutions Inc., Salt
Lake City
Microsoft Excel® has several built-in tools medical practice
managers can leverage to analyze and report on medical practice
data. This live demonstration using Microsoft Excel 2010
will focus on conditional formatting and the tables features
introduced in Excel 2007. Conditional formatting instantly
highlights relevant data. Tables allow users to filter, sort and
analyze critical practice data quickly. Participants will be able to
apply both tools and determine when each is appropriate for their
data.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Implement conditional formatting tools in practice reports
• Filter, sort and analyze data with tables
• Determine which tools are appropriate for your practice data
11:15-11:25 am
Stretch break

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11:25 am-12:40 pm
Concurrent sessions – 200 series
201. Revenue-Cycle Track: Time-of-Service
Revenue-Cycle Processes and Collections
Sarah Holt, PhD, FACMPE, practice administrator, Cape Girardeau
Surgical Clinic Inc., Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Have you optimized your revenue stream? Are you doing the
right things during the patient visit? To maximize revenue, you
must calculate, benchmark and analyze the key revenue-cycle
performance indicators for your medical practice. In this session
you will learn about time-of-service tools that you can use to
recognize and examine revenue enhancers during the patient
visit. You will explore key tools to help you make the most of the
visit and do the right things at the right time to maximize revenue
in your practice.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Examine processes that maximize revenue collection during
the patient visit
• Manage patients’ expectations of revenue collection through
the face-to-face encounter
• Implement methods to track and monitor revenue
performance
202. Utilize Benchmarking to Maximize Profits
Todd Evenson, MBA, assistant director, survey operations, Medical
Group Management Association, Englewood, Colo.
Administrators from the most profitable medical practices
understand how productivity, operating costs and revenue
interact to determine a practice’s profit. This knowledge allows
them to focus their attention on maximizing profit for their
organizations. This session will describe how to measure your
practice’s performance in multiple dimensions and how to use
process benchmarking, the concept of learning from the best, to
improve your practice’s bottom line.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Recognize how the dynamic relationship of productivity,
revenue and operating costs affects a medical group’s
profitability
• Describe how to use process benchmarking to model the
practices of successful medical groups
• Compare staffing, productivity, expenses and profits to other
medical groups and better performing practices
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203. MGMA Washington Outlook
Anders Gilberg, MGA, vice president, public and private economic
affairs, Medical Group Management Association, Washington, D.C.
With a new Congress settling in, this session will provide a
timely look at pertinent healthcare issues under consideration.
Attendees will hear about recent legislative and regulatory
developments and how proposed changes might affect the
day-to-day activities of medical group practices. The discussion
will include background information and a progress report
on key Medicare payment initiatives enacted as part of
healthcare-reform legislation. These will include accountable
care organizations, bundled payment pilots and new value-based
payment modifiers.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Identify how relevant legislative and regulatory initiatives
might affect group practices
• Conclude when to expect implementation of significant
healthcare-reform provisions
• List the key elements of pending Medicare payment models
204. Managing Practice Data Using the VLOOKUP
Function in Microsoft Excel®
Nate Moore, MBA, CMPE, CPA, president, Moore Solutions Inc., Salt
Lake City
The VLOOKUP feature in Microsoft Excel® is an indispensable tool
for medical practice administrators to combine data stored in
multiple places. This session will demonstrate the fundamentals
of VLOOKUP and build to more complex applications of this
versatile function. Participants will come away with a variety
of scenarios and practical tools they can apply to benefit from
VLOOKUP in their medical practice. The session will be a live
demonstration using Microsoft Excel 2010.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Apply the fundamentals of VLOOKUP
• Combine functions to add power to VLOOKUP
• Discover multiple applications for VLOOKUP in a medical
practice
12:40-1:35 pm
Lunch
1:35-3:45 pm
Exhibit Hall open with Industry Insight
presentations
 Conference schedule Monday, March 28
1:35-2:50 pm
Concurrent sessions – 300 series
301. Revenue-Cycle Track: Post-Visit
Revenue-Cycle Optimization
Sarah Holt, PhD, FACMPE, practice administrator, Cape Girardeau
Surgical Clinic Inc., Cape Girardeau, Mo.
How can you enable your insurance staff to do what they do
best: bring in all the revenue that your organization is entitled
to receive? Your insurance staff always has too much work to do,
and your organization always needs to generate more revenue.
What can you do to refine your post-visit billing processes? This
session will explore the expertise and tools needed to take full
advantage of the post-visit. You will discover how to set post-visit
priorities and refine billing processes to capture maximum
revenue. Additionally, you will learn to apply the best practices of
clean claims and timely filing. At the end of the session you will
have the knowledge and tools needed to ensure no revenue falls
by the wayside.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Maximize revenue through minimizing loss of billable
charges
• Identify the elements of coding clean claims and avoiding
rework
• Use tools to maximize collections and minimize write-offs
302. Numbers to Knowledge: Translating Data Into
Actionable Information
Todd Evenson, MBA, assistant director, survey operations, Medical
Group Management Association, Englewood, Colo.
Just having data doesn’t mean you will identify the “right”
question or find the optimal solution. Your ability to analyze and
communicate data is prerequisite to translating it into actionable
information. This session will cover basic analytics and explore
effective methods for depicting data in meaningful ways to
different stakeholders. You will learn the importance of creating
easy-to-read reports that support the decision-making needs of
physician boards and practice leaders alike.
You will have an opportunity to apply these skills in the “Analytics
and Communicating Information” lab, session 402.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Define “actionable information” (what it is and how have incorporated into our practice.
you get it)
• Identify each stakeholder’s acumen and preferences for how
information is displayed
• Illustrate how to create effective charts
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303. Reporting Practice Data to Your Physicians
Thomas Stearns, FACMPE, vice president, medical practices services,
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
Miscommunication is a common source of frustration between
physicians and administrators. Effectively communicating
performance and financial data to physicians is a skill that can be
learned and developed. This session will cover the essentials of
how to communicate data to physicians so they hear the message
you intend. You will learn about the common mistakes to avoid
and reap the benefits of improved communication in your
practice.
You will have an opportunity to apply these skills in the “Analytics
and Communicating Information” lab, session 402.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Recognize how physicians hear a topic
• Translate essential practice metrics for increased physician
understanding
• Identify common mistakes in communicating with
physicians
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away or I have a coupon to give you. It is because
the quality of the content is always top-notch and
you will be able to take back more than enough new
ideas to incorporate into your practice to more than
cover the costs of airfare, hotel, food, incidentals,
etc. I have been to a number of conferences one
time never to return because no matter how great
the city or the weather, the conference was not of
value to my company. I have always found value at
the MGMA FM-PC conference and credit it for many
improvements and money-saving processes that I
This is a conference focused on improving your
bottom line and if you attend, I will guarantee that
you will “save yourself some money” in the long run.
Nancy Wilkes VP, Practice Management Technology
UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc.
Columbia, S.C..
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304. Positively Transform the Practice With
Web-based Technology
Rosemarie Nelson, MS, principal, MGMA Health Care Consulting
Group, Jamesville, N.Y.
In this fast-paced session you will get time-saving tips about
specific operational issues. You will learn new ways to work
harder and smarter as you apply Web-based tools to make
more effective use of physician and staff time. You’ll leave this
session with new ideas about using technology to improve daily
financial outcomes. And you’ll learn to evaluate how to adopt
new technology tools for your organization to assist staff and
physicians with the change-management process.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Identify the variety of Web tools available to reach your
patients and excel at service delivery
• Determine the effects of various Web-based services on your
practice’s efficiency and your patients’ satisfaction
• Prioritize technology implementations to meet your practice
objectives and goals
2:45-3:45 pm
Networking break
3:45-5:00 pm
Concurrent sessions – 400 series
401. Silent PPOs: An Enforcement Strategy
Randy Cook, MPH, FACMPE, senior medical practice consultant,
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
Small payers, which usually constitute less than 1 percent of the
practice’s business, often can be the second- or third-largest payer
group. How can this be? These small payers often take discounts
that are not earned. They take inappropriate discounts given
their volume, and they do this without contractual authority.
This session will show you how to identify payer contracts that
are leased to other networks and will detail how to establish
a small-payer enforcement process. You will receive a resource
package of enforcement letters, contract templates and a model
enforcement plan.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Use a pricing policy to set an enforcement threshold
• Identify payer contracts that are leased to other networks
• Articulate the fundamentals of building your own
enforcement plan
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402. Analytics and Communicating
Information (Lab)
Todd Evenson, MBA, assistant director, survey operations, Medical
Group Management Association, Englewood, Colo. and Thomas
Stearns, FACMPE, vice president, medical practices services, State
Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
Miscommunication is a common source of frustration between
physicians and administrators. Effectively communicating
performance and financial data to physicians is a skill that
can be learned and developed. This lab experience will cover
the essentials of how to communicate data to physicians so
they hear the message you intend. You will learn about the
common mistakes to avoid and reap the benefits of improved
communication in your practice.
This lab focuses on the tools and applications associated with the
presenters’ earlier sessions.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Recognize how physicians hear a topic
• Translate essential practice metrics for increased physician
understanding
• Identify common mistakes in communicating with
physicians
403. Optimizing the Benefit of Using Nonphysician
Providers
Dave Gans, MSHA, FACMPE, vice president, innovation and
research, Medical Group Management Association, Englewood,
Colo.
Most medical groups employ nonphysician providers – nurse
practitioners, physician assistants and other licensed
professionals. In general, medical groups that use nonphysician
providers report increased financial performance. However,
questions persist concerning how to best incorporate these
professionals in the practice. What is the optimal ratio of
nonphysician providers per physician? Is there a diseconomy in
which having more nonphysician providers decreases, rather
than increases, profitability? This session will describe strategies
a medical practice can draw upon to employ nonphysician
providers. You will also learn about the financial and productivity
metrics you can use to assess practice and provider performance.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Describe how nonphysician providers affect a medical
group’s economic performance
• Outline strategies for employing nonphysician providers
• Identify metrics to assess provider productivity and overall
financial performance
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404. Optimize Your EHR for the Future With Data
Analysis
Rosemarie Nelson, MS, principal, MGMA Health Care Consulting
Group, Jamesville, N.Y.
Do you have an electronic health records (EHR) system that you
are not fully utilizing? Are you realizing the full benefits an EHR
can deliver, especially in the analysis of clinical data and the role
that analysis plays in contracting? This interactive session will
present the methods for collecting clinical data and presenting
information to providers to facilitate the adoption of protocols
and standards. The framework provided will position your
practice’s success with clinical performance contracting.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Determine methodology for delivering timely feedback to
providers about adherence to clinical protocols
• Identify deliverables based on standardization
• Produce data for providers to promote the adoption of
standards
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5:00-6:30 pm
Refreshing Ideas: Tools for Progressive
Practice Management
Join your colleagues, share your experiences, and gain additional
tips on how to make accountability work for you and your
practice at our inaugural Refreshing Ideas event. Get ready for an
interesting and fun evening of learning and conversation where
you can snack, drink and get terrific leadership knowledge that
you can use immediately.
Henry J. Evans, co-founder and managing partner, Dynamic
Results LLC, Dallas
What is accountability? Why is it important in our changing
healthcare environment? What is your role in creating a culture of
accountability in your practice? How can accountability make you
and your practice more successful?
Henry J. Evans, author of Winning With Accountability: The Secret
Language of High-Performing Organizations, will share insights
and lead a discussion about his compelling and straightforward
approaches to setting clear expectations and improving
performance. Participate in this engaging dialogue while you
learn about principles that you can confidently and readily apply
as you navigate through the many changes that lie ahead.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Define accountability as a positive attribute
• Determine the role of accountability in your practice, career
and leadership style
• Identify specific ways to apply accountability principles in
your medical practice
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Tuesday, March 29
7:30 am-12:30 pm
Conference registration open
7:30-8:15 am
Continental breakfast
8:15-9:30 am
Concurrent sessions – 500 series
501. Payer Auditing: Enforcement Strategies for
Payer Contracting
Penny Noyes, president, Health Business Navigators, Bowling
Green, Ky.
After the negotiations have wrapped up, physician practices
cannot afford to simply assume that the payer will administer the
agreement correctly. Your practice needs an enforcement plan
for each payer. The savvy administrator must learn to monitor
the compliance of insurers, networks, payers and other parties
accessing the discounts and terms of contract agreements. This
session will teach you how to build a package of enforcement
strategies to ensure payer compliance with the terms of their
agreements.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Assess contract compliance for your practice
• Create effective monitoring systems for your contracts
• Develop systematic processes to verify that payment is
made and that it reflects the needed bottom line
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502. Preparing for Global Payments
Tim Shoger, senior vice president, Health Directions LLC, Oakbrook
Terrace, Ill.
Government and commercial payers and leading provider
organizations are promoting global payment as the next step
in healthcare reform. This session will address how to prepare
medical groups to thrive under emerging global payment
models. It will outline specific changes in clinical and financial
operations that are key to transitioning away from fee-for-
service reimbursement and taking advantage of global payment
opportunities. You will learn about clinical and business-office
processes that are essential for adopting a patient-centered
medical home model of care. Additionally, you will explore viable
options for partnering with hospitals and other provider entities
to form accountable care organizations.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Establish equitable risk- and reimbursement-sharing
methods to protect against problems with previous
capitation models
• Implement effective processes for managing performance
under global payments
• Configure electronic medical records to manage financial
tracking and global payment quality and reporting
requirements
503. Medical Practice Mergers
Reed Tinsley, CPA, CVA, CFP, CHBC, consultant, Cypress, Texas
As pressures continue to mount on the profitability and success
of medical practices, many physicians today are considering
a merger with another practice. When properly prepared
and completed, mergers can be a financial win-win for all
involved; when not properly done, the merger often ends up in
“divorce.” After emphasizing the pros and cons of a merger, this
presentation will walk participants through the merger process,
highlighting the “do’s and don’ts” along the way.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Identify your options when considering a merger with
another practice
• Explain the common pitfalls that can lead to a merger not
being properly accomplished
• Articulate how to make a merger a win-win for all the
parties involved
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504. Managing Physicians in Transition
Thomas Stearns, FACMPE, vice president, medical practices services,
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
The increasing uncertainty in the healthcare marketplace is
pressuring practices to accommodate new and innovative ways
for physicians to join or leave a practice. What are the factors
affecting older and younger physicians, causing them to seek new
solutions as they make transitions in their careers? In this session,
you will explore various transition approaches, such as fractional
partnerships, job sharing and professional service arrangements.
You will learn about the income distribution plan (IDP) and will
leave this session with models for accommodating transitioning
physicians.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Describe physician-transition issues related to joining,
leaving or slowing a practice
• Outline models for adding or losing a physician
• Explain the effect of the IDP on transitioning physicians
9:30-9:45 am
Stretch break
9:45-11:00 am
Concurrent sessions – 600 series
601. Contract Language: Tough Problems and
Tactical Solutions
Penny Noyes, president, Health Business Navigators, Bowling
Green, Ky.
No written agreement will fix a bad business relationship, but
a badly written agreement can destroy a good one. To create
effective contract language, the medical practice professional
must understand and be able to use common contract terms. In
this session you will learn about the chief components of a payer
contract and how to use that knowledge to quickly evaluate these
important documents. You will discover how to avoid common
language problems, and build in the elements that you must have
in order to reap financial benefits for your practice.
Following this session you will have an opportunity to apply the
knowledge gained in the lab, session 701.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Evaluate the important elements of a payer agreement in a
timely fashion
• Identify problem areas and propose alternative language
• Summarize the key elements of payer contracts in a payer
inventory
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602. Negotiation Skills for Practice Managers
Randy Cook, MPH, FACMPE, senior medical practice consultant,
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
Negotiation is a skill required of every successful medical practice
professional, yet few have any formal training. Being an effective
negotiator requires more than just knowledge of your contracts.
You also need to understand and use specific skills and subtle
tools that will put you in the driver’s seat. By recognizing the type
of negotiation environment, preparing properly and determining
how to apply the right tactic at the right moment, you will
improve your negotiation results. During this session you will
learn about the importance of body language and how to use this
knowledge to improve your practice’s financials.
Following this session you will have an opportunity to apply the
knowledge gained in the lab, session 702.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Describe the different negotiating environments
• Summarize negotiation tactics
• Recognize the various signals you and others send with body
language
603. Ancillary Revenue: Building New Revenue
Opportunities for Your Medical Practice
Reed Tinsley, CPA, CVA, CFP, CHBC, consultant, Cypress, Texas
An important option for enhancing revenue and increasing profit
is the implementation of new service lines or adding ancillary
services. This session will demonstrate how the addition of new
revenue opportunities has contributed to the financial turnaround
of many medical groups. You will explore the tools you can use
to assess possibilities for your own practice and discover how
to gain physician support. Service options will be identified
for primary care, single-specialty, multispecialty and academic
groups, including ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding
cancer-treatment centers and computer tomographic and
cosmetic centers.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Identify potential ancillary service options for your practice
• Select tools to forecast the demand for services and prepare
pro forma financial projections
• Determine how to build physician support for your projects
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604. The Tools of Process Improvement: A Primer
Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB, principal and senior analyst, Frank Cohen
Group LLC, Clearwater, Fla.
The framework and standards of the healthcare industry are
undergoing significant change. Medical practices will be asked
to produce value, outcome or quality rather than units. To
accommodate this transformation, medical practices must gain
control over clinical quality. This session will provide a basic
primer on the tools of quality improvement and will precede a lab
experience (session 703) where you can practice using the tools.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Articulate the terms of process improvement
• Apply process improvement in a physician practice
• Identify what specific assistance you need in using process
improvement to guide the redesign of a practice
11:00-11:15 am
Stretch break
11:15 am-12:30 pm
Concurrent sessions – 700 series
701. Contract Language: Tough Problems
and
 Tactical Solutions (Lab)
Penny Noyes, president, Health Business Navigators, Bowling
Green, Ky.
No written agreement will fix a bad business relationship, but
a badly written agreement can destroy a good one. To create
effective contract language, the medical practice professional
must understand and be able to use common contract terms. In
this lab experience, you will learn about the chief components
of a payer contract and how to use that knowledge to quickly
evaluate these important documents. You will discover how to
avoid common language problems, and build in the elements that
you must have in order to reap financial benefits for your practice.
This lab focuses on the tools and applications associated with the
presenter’s previous session.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Evaluate the important elements of a payer agreement in a
timely fashion
• Identify problem areas and propose alternative language
• Summarize the key elements of payer contracts in a payer
inventory
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702. Negotiating Skills for Practice Managers
(Lab)
Randy Cook, MPH, FACMPE, senior medical practice consultant,
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., Brentwood, Tenn.
Negotiation is a skill required of every successful medical practice
professional, yet few have any formal training. Being an effective
negotiator requires more than just knowledge of your contracts.
You also need to understand and use specific skills and subtle
tools that will put you in the driver’s seat. By recognizing the type
of negotiation environment, preparing properly and determining
how to apply the right tactic at the right moment, you will
improve your negotiation results. During this lab experience you
will find out about the importance of body language and how to
use this knowledge to improve the financials of your practice.
This lab focuses on the tools and applications associated with the
presenter’s previous session.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Identify your negotiating environment
• Determine when and how to apply negotiation tactics
• Interpret and employ body language effectively
703. Tools of Process Improvement
(Lab)

Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB, principal and senior analyst, Frank Cohen
Group LLC, Clearwater, Fla.
Process improvement can be one of the most difficult challenges
a practice administrator must manage. In this follow-up lab
experience to the “Tools of Process Improvement” session, you
will get hands-on practice with the nuts and bolts of process
improvement. Using metrics and tools, you will take the next step
toward implementing process improvement in your practice.
This session will provide you with the knowledge to:
• Interpret the key metrics of process improvement
• Practice the application of various process-improvement
techniques
• Recall practical tips on communication and implementation
of process-improvement initiatives
 Exhibitors
You come in search of solutions.
You’ll leave with knowledge about an array
of products and services to meet your needs.
The MGMA 2011 Financial Management and Payer
Contracting Conference Exhibit Hall is your source for
information about the products and services to help your
group practice succeed. Dedicate time during the conference
to visit the Exhibit Hall, find answers to your challenges,
and build important relationships. What you learn from the
product and service experts will enable you to make informed
decisions about your practice’s current and future needs.

Exhibit Hall hours

Sunday, March 27
5:00-7:45 pm
Monday, March 28
9:00 am-12:30 pm and 1:35-3:45 pm
Tuesday, March 29
closed

Healthcare Innovations Pavilion

Join leading solution providers and MGMA subject-matter
experts for focused, insightful 20-minute educational and
Q&A sessions. Each topic is designed to help you understand
opportunities for enhanced revenue or cost savings in your
practice. The complete schedule of presentations will be
available in the MGMA 2010 Financial Management and
Payer Contracting Conference planner.

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minutes from the hotel. Taxi rates start at $30 from the airport to
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1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical
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MGMA 2011 Financial Management and
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March 27-29, 2011
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Join your colleagues at the only face-to-face MGMA education program
focused on in-depth financial management for 2011.