MGMA 2012 Anesthesia Administration Assembly Conference (AAA)

Date

• April 15-18, 2012

Location

• Scottsdale, Ariz.

Venue

• Westin Kierland Resort and Spa Scottsdale

Room rate

Standard guest rooms are $229 per night for single or double occupancy, plus 13.27 percent to cover applicable state and local taxes (taxes subject to change). There is an optional resort fee of $19 per room, per night; attendees may opt out of this fee.

The resort fee includes unlimited Internet access in guest rooms, local and long distance guest room calls, access to Agave Spa Yoga and Well Walk fitness classes, expanded shuttle service to Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter, tennis court and equipment rental and a resort welcome gift with special offers.

Reserve your hotel room early

MGMA has reserved a block of rooms until Friday, March 23, 2012. After this date, reservations at the group rate will be accepted on a space-available basis only. Please note: If the room block fills prior to the cut-off date, MGMA may not be able to procure more rooms at the group rate.

General session

• Jerry Cohen, MD, president, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Washington, D.C.
• Sherri Elliot-Yeary, SPHR, generational guru and chief executive officer, Optimance Workforce Strategies, LLC, Plano, Texas
• William Latham, MBA, president, Latham Consulting Group, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Sean Nicholson, Ph.D., professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
• Larry Tyler, FACHE, FHFMA, FAAHC, CMPE, chairman and chief executive officer, Tyler & Company, Atlanta

Concurrent sessions

• Genie G. Blough, MBA, FACMPE, principal, G. Blough Associates, LLC, Mobile, Ala.
• Nancy Dean, JD, MPA, CHC, CHRC, vice president, The Office of Compliance, Privacy & Internal Audit, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York
• Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA, CPC, CPC-I, president, Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. Leesburg, Fla.
• Andrea Eliscu, RN, president, Medical Marketing Inc., Orlando, Fla.
• Debbie Farmer, CPC, ACS-AN, consultant, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Leawood, Kan.
• Marvel Hammer, RN, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, ACS-PM, CHCO, consultant, MJH Consulting, Denver
• William Latham, MBA, president, Latham Consulting Group, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Mary K. Mahoney, principal, J. Robinson Group, Orlando, Fla.
• Phil Mesisca, MBA, CMPE, chief operating officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia
• Nate Moore, CPA, MBA, CMPE, president, Moore Solutions, Centerville, Utah
• Sean Nicholson, Ph.D., professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
• Randal Schultz, JD, shareholder, Polsinelli Shughart, Kansas City, Mo.
• Judith Semo, JD, principal, Judith Jurin Semo PLLC, Washington, D.C.
• Jerry Stonemetz, M.D., clinical associate, Johns Hopkins University, and national medical director, Anesthesia Services, Hospital Corporation of America, Baltimore
• Linda Van Horn, MBA, chief executive office, president, 21st Century Edge, Kansas City, Mo

Tricks of the trade facilitator

• Harry Hendrix, MS, CMPE, chief operating officer, Capitol Anesthesiology Association, Austin, Texas
  

Full conference details

• View the conference brochure

Whether you are new to anesthesiology/pain management or an experienced administrator, the MGMA 2012 Anesthesia Administration Assembly (AAA) Conference will provide practical education that will include peer-to-peer interaction, tools and techniques, and hands-on learning experiences designed to help you and your practice succeed.

Prerequisites

• Overview, Update and Basic — No prerequisites
• Intermediate — A fundamental knowledge of medical group practice management.
• Advanced — A working knowledge of medical group practice management.

Delivery method

• Group-live