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EW SHOW DAILY 24 Share ideas with colleagues during today's ASOA roundtables G et some ideas from your colleagues on hot practice management topics by attending today's ASOA roundtable discussions. ASOA will host the "Top 10 Roundtables" from 11 a.m. to noon today, immediately following the ASOA Opening General Session. Roundtables are open brainstorming sessions on a variety of topics. Today's lineup will include: ICD-10 Ann Rose, Patricia Kennedy, COMT, COE HR Compliance – Organizational management Steven R. Robinson, COE, FASOA ACOs – Medical shared savings program Nancey McCann Regulatory Compliance (HIPPA) – Audit response John S. Bell, MBA, COE Meaningful Use, EHR, cyber security Ashley McGlone Benchmarking and productivity Morgan Taylor, III, CPE, COE Declining reimbursements Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA Medicare enrollment issues – credentialing Linda Georgian, COE New technologies/marketing Paul Stubenbordt Saturday, April 26, 2014 ASOA News Today by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer Boost practice efficiency at BOOST courses D iscover the best strategies to maximize revenue at this year's BOOST courses. BOOST (Business of Ophthalmology Standards) is a selection of ASOA CME-designated courses of particular interest to ophthalmologists, focusing on • Profit Diversification and Ancillary Services • Business Management and Strategies • Coding and Reimbursement • Human Resources • Electronic Health Records and Information Technology • Risk Management and Compliance BOOST is an exclusive ASCRS and ASOA benefit and is included in your registration. There are no addi- tional fees to attend these courses. Below is a list of BOOST courses. For specific session times and presenters, consult the BOOST Track in the ASCRS Final Program or go to annualmeeting.ascrs.org/boost. Saturday –Medicare Reimbursement Challenges –Secrets of Highly Successful Refractive Cataract Surgery Practices –Optimizing Administrator Performance –How New Tax Laws Will Affect You and Your Practice –Ophthalmology Practice Buy-Ins: From the Authors of the Book –Should I Have an Optical Dispensary? –Protocol of Accounts Receivable Management Sunday –ICD-10 Implementation: Critical Steps –2014 Medicare Update –Administration and Staff: Great Communicators –The Dark Side of EHRs: Medical Liability –Surviving an EHR Incentive Audit –EHR Compliance Issues You Didn't Know You Had –Strategic Planning for Ophthalmology Practices –Strategic Planning: How Do I Make That Happen? –Selling Your Ophthalmology Practice When You're Not Ready to Retire –Leading from Behind: Putting Your Team Ahead of Your Title –Business Analytics: Real Time Operating Dashboards and Increasing Production Capacity –Financial Benchmarking in the Ophthalmology Practice Monday –ICD-10: What You Should Be Doing Now –A Practical Guide for Creating Meaningful Practice Budgets –How to Safeguard Your Practice by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer Making the most of networking John Riordan The Saturday roundtables will be held in room 107B of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The ASOA Networking Lounge (room 104BC) will host additional roundtables Saturday afternoon through Monday. See the schedule posted outside of the Networking Lounge and at annualmeeting.ascrs.org/ roundtables-networking-lounge. EW from Employee Theft –Common Compliance Errors— and How to Avoid Them –Reimbursement Compliance Issues: Getting It Right –Cool Tools: Big-Time Impact with Small-Scale Budgets –Can You Afford a Femtosecond Laser? –Financing Your Life: A Guide for Young Ophthalmologists –The Holy Grail of Leadership for Physicians and Administrators –Great Expectations: Will This Really Work? –Using the New Online Pinto/ASOA Practice Viability Index –Adding an OD to Your Dispensing Ophthalmology Practice –Employment Interviewing and Hiring Guidelines –The Comprehensive Course on Physician Hiring (Part 1) –7 Habits of Highly Successful Elective Practices –How Much Is My Practice Worth? Tuesday –How 15 Practices Converted 77% of Elective Surgery Consultations –Collaborative Leadership! Getting the Most Out of the Team –Preventing Practice Brain Drain with Retirement of Ophthalmolo- gists and Employees EW ASOA Friday Focus Survey If someone in your practice is studying for the COA exam, does the practice pay for the courses/exam? Response % Yes 92.89% No 7.11% If the practice pays for the COA courses/exam, is the employee required to stay with the practice for a specified period of time or reimburse the practice if he or she leaves? Response % Yes 39.82% No 60.18%

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