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EW SHOW DAILY 24 Saturday, April 18, 2015 ASOA News Today by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer vices such as ASCRS eyeCONNECT discussion lists, ASOA EyeMail, and the Career Center. Find out more information about the Journal of Cat- aract & Refractive Surgery, Administra- tive Eyecare, EyeWorld, Ophthalmology Business, eyePAC, and ASCRS Media. You can also visit the Gateway to ask questions of staff members or to learn more about the Cornea Society, EyeWorld, eyePAC, ASCRS Media, Government Relations or the ASCRS Foundation. The ASCRS•ASOA Gateway will be open from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. today, Sunday, and Monday. EW F ind new ideas to help grow your practice and better manage staff at the ASOA Bookstore and the ASCRS•ASOA Gateway. The ASOA Bookstore is locat- ed in the Sails Pavilion, near the registration area in the San Diego Convention Center. Attendees are encouraged to browse at their leisure. The bookstore will be open from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. today through Monday and 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This year's offerings will in- clude 13 new titles, books from San Diego-based practice management consultant John Pinto, and other top sellers. Mr. Pinto will be at the book- store for book signings and 5-minute consultations from 11 a.m. to noon today and 2:00–3:00 p.m. on Sun- day. Mr. Pinto is the author of the best-selling book Little Green Book of Ophthalmology as well as Ophthalmic Leadership, The Efficient Ophthal- mologist, Cash Flow, and Legal Issues in Ophthalmology, all of which are available for purchase in the book- store. Nancy Riesz, president of Success Catalyst, will be at the bookstore for a signing of her book People Count! Never Underestimate the Value of Your Employees on Monday from 12:00–1:00 p.m. There will be special show pricing on books sold at the ASOA Bookstore. ASCRS•ASOA Gateway You can discover even more about what ASCRS and ASOA have to offer by visiting the ASCRS•ASOA Gate- way, booth 1307, part of the San Diego Convention Center exhibit hall. Visit the Gateway to review ASCRS•ASOA publications, learn about membership and member ser- Discover resources to grow your practice at the ASOA Bookstore and ASCRS•ASOA Gateway by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer T he seasoned experts with this year's Consultants on Call can guide administra- tors through their tough- est practice challenges. Consultants on Call gives attendees the chance to have complimentary 10- to 15-minute meetings with top industry consultants. This year's Consultants on Call will take place today through Tuesday in room 28 of the San Diego Convention Center. This is the same room as the ASOA Networking Lounge. Attendees can make an appointment if they would like, but appointments are not required. Consultants on Call includes the participants listed below. The list of participants is subject to change. Each consultant's specialty is indi- cated, so attendees can visit with the consultant best suited to their partic- ular needs. They can also look at the Consultants on Call schedule in the Final Program. Consultants are scheduled for certain days and time slots. Visit the ASOA Networking Lounge to sign up for an appoint- ment. This year's consultants are: Ambulatory surgery centers Regina Boore, BSN, CASC Architecture John Marasco Coding Suzanne Corcoran, COE Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA Paul Larson, MBA, COMT Kirk Mack, COMT, COE, CPC Donna McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA Ann Rose Legal Daniel Bernick, JD, MBA Mark Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM Marketing Megan Mestas Paul Stubenbordt Practice management Larry Brooks Michael Brown Shawn Davis Coni Fisher, COE Pamela Fritz Jeff Grant Phillip Isham, COE Andrew Maller, MBA, COE Patricia Morris, COE Jane Shuman, COT, COE, OCS Chanda Williams Optical Art De Gennaro EW Get tough questions answered with Consultants on Call Exchange ideas with colleagues during ASOA roundtables by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer A dministrators can brain- storm with colleagues on their biggest challenges at today's ASOA roundtable discus- sions. ASOA will host the "Top 10 Roundtables" from 11 a.m. to noon today, in room 29, right after the ASOA Opening General Session. Roundtables are open brainstorming sessions on a va- riety of topics, with each session led by a facilitator. Today's lineup will include: ICD-10 Patricia Kennedy, COMT, COE Government relations Nancey McCann Meaningful use, EHR, cyber security Ashley McGlone, JD Patient satisfaction Stacy Koch Benchmarking and productivity E.Q. Skip Fahel, FASOA Networking John Riordan Physician/administrator relationships Elaine Heffernan, CMPE, CPC Subspecialty topics (glaucoma, retina) Paul Larson, MBA, COE Clinical efficiency Ken Woodworth, Jr., FASOA, COMT, COE The ASOA Networking Lounge (room 28 of the San Di- ego Convention Center) will host additional roundtables today through Monday afternoon on the following topics: audit issues, buy-ins and pay-outs, Certified Ophthalmic Executive (COE) designation, Certified Patient Service Specialist designation, coding, facility design, integrat- ing the femtosecond laser, new ASOA members, new marketing technologies/social media, and regulatory compliance (HIPPA) audit response. See the schedule posted out- side of the Networking Lounge. Abbott Medical Optics (Ab- bott Park, Ill.) is a sponsor of the ASOA Networking Lounge. EW

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