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Agenda
ANNUAL CONFERENCE JUNE 20-22, 2008 Skamania Lodge, FRIDAY, JUNE 20 Effective Managerial and Personnel Leadership * Designed for physicians and office management George Conomikes, CEO Conomikes and Associates Los Angeles, California  Learn how effective managers develop the right mix of skills and leadership to produce highly efficient medical practices. These managers and urologists know how to get superior results from others. Find out how they do it and what you can do to join them. Conomikes Associates has undertaken consulting assignments with over 1,800 practices throughout the U.S. They have observed the traits that make good managers better. Let George Conomikes, CEO of Conomikes Associates, share their findings with you. You will have an 81-page Workshop Workbook to guide you through the program. Included are many take-home checklists and forms that you can use. Here are some of the important topics to be covered—and that you can put to work back at your practice: 1. Maximizing Staff Performance Recruiting, selecting, training and retaining peak performers. Delegating: What works, what doesn't. Effective personnel performance evaluations and salary reviews. Problem employees: turn them around or turn them loose. 2. Assessing Your Managerial Style and Performance Find out your basic management style and how situational pressure affects your behavior. How should managers be evaluated? An assessment tool. 3. Improving Communications Employee and physician meetings that get results. Establishing standards for practice performance. A model personnel policy manual provided. Learn how to be a problem solver using other people. 4. Planning and Marketing The manager's role in strategic planning, marketing and promotion. Creating the practice planning calendar. How to deal with the overwhelming details throughout the year. Take-home managerial checklists. SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Bottom Line: Keys to Successful Practice and Retirement Planning Part A: Critical Legislation Impacting Your Urology Practice - The WSUS Response Len Eddinger : 2008 Report Card and Legislation on the Horizon * Come prepared to share in the solution of drafted self-referral legislation to be introduced in 2009 by House Representative Eileen Cody Senior Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Washington State Medical Association Olympia, Washington Andy Deck, MD : ASC Legislative Update WSUS Board Member Eastside Urological Associates Kirkland, Washington Jeff Frankel, MD : Federal Legislative Landscape Affecting Your Practice * Roundtable discussions WSUS Government Affairs Chairman AACU Board Member Seattle, Washington Mark Uhlman, MD : Effective Advocacy Utilizing Capwiz Yakima Urology Associates WSUS President Panel Discussion Lisa Punter - AUA Outreach Manager Len Eddinger - WSMA Jeff Frankel, MD - AACU President Elect Andy Deck, MD - WSUS Board Member Mark Uhlman, MD - WSUS President (Moderator) Part B: Trends in Healthcare Regulation and Financing Bank of America : A 3rd Party View of Health Care Financing Federal Legislation Research Group Randy Stamper : Stark Regulation Update Part C: Your Retirement James R. Harvey, CIMA (Certified Investment Management Analyst) President OPUS 111 Group Seattle, Washington 1) The Use of Other Real Estate Investment Vehicles to Take Advantage of Passive Gains and Losses within Your Practice 2) Are You Getting the Best Company Retirement Plan Possible For Your Practice Part D: Increase Your Practice Revenues Naya Kehayes, MPH: Getting Positive Results from Your Contract Negotiations Chief Executive Officer EVEIA HEALTH Consulting & Management Issaquah, Washington Mark Painter : Ancillary Revenues in Private Practice CEO Physician Reimbursement Systems (PRS) Denver, Colorado WSUSM Annual Membership Meeting SUNDAY, JUNE 22 Advanced Coding and Billing Boot Camp for Urology * Designed for physicians, PAs, RNs, office administrators, office managers, and billing staff  Mark Painter CEO PRS - Urology Denver, Colorado |
