The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2012 Financial Management and Payer Contracting Conference is more intense and in depth than ever. This year's conference offers you more medical practice management solutions with content spanning six categories. The conference will cover the spectrum of developmental needs from foundational to strategic.
You will learn from a powerhouse line-up of the nation’s foremost financial management speakers. Plus, you will experience:
- Interactive, problem-solving workshops
- The popular Refreshing Ideas session with healthcare humorist David Glickman
- Expanded networking opportunities
- The opportunity to add on a brand-new preconference workshop with Elizabeth Woodcock
- The ability to focus your learning among six content categories:
- Finance and Accounting Operations
- Payer Contracting
- Evolving Healthcare
- Physician Compensation
- Benchmarking Analysis and Applications
- Government Affairs
Continue down the path to certification or Fellowship with ACMPE preconference workshops. Attend one or both workshops to help advance your career.
You will enjoy all of this amidst the refreshing, relaxing and renewing surroundings of the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch.
And, you’ll leave Scottsdale with all that you need to put it together in your practice.
Full conference details
In addition to the standard Learning Level applied to each session, this year we have added a designation to identify how each session supports your role and/or responsibilities within your organization – Foundational, Operational or Strategic. Noting this designation will be helpful in planning your team’s schedule for the conference to ensure that the right staff attends the right sessions.
Learning levels
- Overview – Designed to provide a general review of a subject area from a broad perspective; appropriate for professionals at all organizational and knowledge levels
- Update – Designed to provide a general review of new developments for participants with a background in the subject area who desire to keep current
- Basic – Designed to provide a general understanding of a topic or a knowledge area
- Intermediate – Designed to develop a working knowledge of a topic or a knowledge area or build on a basic curriculum
- Advanced – Designed to develop in-depth expertise in a topic or knowledge area
Organizational roles and responsibilities
- Foundational – Foundational sessions teach fundamental concepts and information required for basic competency
- Operational – Operational sessions address the implementation of processes and procedures for achieving organizational goals and objectives
- Strategic – Strategic sessions address topics pertinent to identifying, planning for and achieving long-term organizational goals and interests.
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
Advance preparation
- No advance preparation is required for any education session unless specified
Delivery method
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'The Financial Management and Payer Contracting Conference is the most up to date and informative conference on the business aspects of medical practices. It doesn’t matter if you are from a small single specialty group or a large multispecialty group, the content of the conference is relative to each and I always find a gem to take back with me.' —
Mark A. Morgan, Chief Administrative/Financial Officer, Ultimate Health Services, Inc.