Introduction - The day-to-day operation of a medical practice is becoming increasingly complex and the dynamics between the physician / owners, staff physicians, managers, supervisors, clinical staff and office staff provides ample opportunities for miscommunications and the development of dysfunctional operations. This course will deal with proscribed and defined techniques to help overcome many of the problem areas that creep into a medical practices operations. Clear communication channels, organizational structure, division of labor and other leadership and management techniques will be discussed in this unique course. This course is ideal for physicians, managers and supervisors of medical offices.
This Practice Management Audiocast Presentation includes ...
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This Audiocast is of a recent Live Webconference presented by Economedix;
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Your registration fee covers the ability for you and your practice to view this presentation for one year along with various course handout materials;
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The ability for ACS Fellows and practice managers to e-mail follow-up questions to Economedix Practice Management Advisors for personalized responses;
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Co-Sponsors - The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and The Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM).
Course Objectives - Completion of this Practice Management Course will provide:
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Understanding how different organizational structures can effect practice operations;
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A review of best practices in the organization of a private medical practice;
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A definition of various “roles” required for physician / owners and managers to play;
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Techniques for better communications at all levels to support better management processes;
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The integration of governance, leadership and management to propel the practice to higher performance levels.
Accreditation - The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
Credits - The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. PAHCOM has pre-approved this educational activity for 1 CEU towards the PAHCOM CMM designation. To earn the credit, participants must complete the combination Evaluation / CME - CEU Form, that is included in the course materials, and FAX this form back within seven days following the date of the teleconference.
Faculty - The faculty for the course is Mr. Tom Loughrey, MBA, CCS-P. Mr. Loughrey is Chairman of Economedix and a noted practice management consultant to physicians, medical offices and medical societies. For over a decade, Mr. Loughrey has provided consulting services to the College as a part of the Consultant’s Corner at the annual ACS Clinical Congress and regularly is engaged by ACS to speak and teach at meetings and workshops throughout the country.
