Introduction - Today most practice revenues are derived from contracted care. Contracts are written by the payers and designed to serve the needs of payers, not physicians. Participants will learn how to review key elements of managed care contracts including reimbursement, authorizations, term and termination. Learn what is negotiable and what is non-negotiable in a contract. Find out how to negotiate with someone who says they won't negotiate. Learn how to review a contract and spot the pitfalls. This program is designed for managers and physicians.
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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Determine what can be negotiated in a contract (Hint: almost anything!);
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Understand what cannot be negotiated;
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Know how to assess the contractor's needs;
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Learn your bargaining strengths and weaknesses;
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Define the key elements of a managed care contract;
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Create sample language for contracts;
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Learn how to become a better negotiator!
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.
