“Paving the Road to Success in 2011”
MASA 2010 Education Day, October 28 & 29, 2010
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Thursday, October 28th
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm Vendor Set-up
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception (Including H'ors D'oeuvres & Open Bar)
Meet our Vendors – Participate in 2010 treasure hunt for great prizes and great fun!
Friday, October 29th
6:30 am – 2:00 pm Registration
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:00 am Dee Morgillo, M.Ed., MT(ASCP) VP, Inquisit, the education division of Amerinet;
“So….You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”
9:00 am - 9:15 am Break
9:15 am – 10:30 am Breakout Meetings
Administrative – “Value of Sub-Specialty Diagnostics Combined with New Frontiers of Pathology Services” –Dr. James Gulizia, MD, Ph.D (Caris Diagnostics)
Clinical – “Fire Prevention and Safety During Surgical Procedures”– Kari King, RN, BS, CNOR (Covidien)
Billing – “Minimizing Bad Debt” – Dave Mageli (Account Receivable Solutions, Inc.)
Coding – “The Impact of Coding on Reimbursement” - Paul Cadorette (mdStrategies) - *2 CEU’s
Materials Management – “Best Practices in Supply Chain Management” – Michael Rudomin, Principal with HealthCare Solutions Bureau (Amerinet)
Business Office Managers – “What Every Business Office Manager Should Know About Employment Law” – Michael Matthews (Clark Hill, PLC)
10:30 am – 10:45 am Break
10:45 am – 12:00 noon Breakout Meetings
Administrative – “Payer Contracting Resource Guide & Prompt Payment Toolkit” – James Muschler (The ARSI Group)
Clinical – “ Ophthalmic Surgical Instrumentation and TASS Overview” – Wayne B. McPeek, Clinical Resource Manager (Cardinal Health)
Billing – “Medicaid CHAMPS System Enrollment for Ambulatory Surgical Centers” – Moji Miller, MI Department of Community Health, Provider Outreach
Coding – “Integumentary CPT Coding Including Oculoplastics, Lesions, Tumors and Repairs” - Paul Cadorette (mdStrategies) - *2 CEU’s
Materials Management – “Professional Development: Transitioning From the Stockroom to the Boardroom - What It Takes and How To Get There” – Michael Rudomin, Principal with HealthCare Solutions Bureau (Amerinet)
Business Office Managers – “HIPPA and the HITECH Act” – Michael Matthews (Clark Hill, PLC)
12:00 noon – 12:45 pm Networking Lunch
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Keith Metz, MD–Ambulatory Surgery Center Board member, will give our group an update from the National level
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Vendor Door Prize Drawings
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Breakout Meetings
Administrative – “Healthcare Reform Impact on ASC’s” – Michael Matthews & Gregory Moore (Clark Hill, PLC)
Clinical – “Mock Deposition for all Clinical Staff” – Justin Craw & Ted Passineau (MedPro) and Brian Whitelaw (Aardema, Whitelaw & Sears-Ewald, PLLC)
Billing – “BCBSM EDI Issues, Including 5010 Migration” –Suzanne Milosch, EDI Specialist (BCBSM)
Coding – “Coding Roundtable” (request attendee submission of cases by 10/10/10) - Paul Cadorette (mdStrategies)
Materials Management – “Controling Costs with Instrument Care & Maintenance including Insulation Testing” – (Mobile Instrument) **1 CEU
Business Office Managers – “Benchmarking” – Jim Stilley, President MASA
*approval is pending on Coding CEU’s. Program has previously been approved by the AAPC. Prior approval does not guarantee future approval. More information will be available on the website. **approval is pending on Stray Electrosurgical Burns from Insulation Failure: Preventable Accidents
