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| ACMPE Certification Exam | | Date: | 7/28/2007 | | Location: | | Eastern Connecticut Health Network | | Manchester Memorial Hospital Location | | Manchester, CT |
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CMGMA ACMPE Members can now take their certification exam in Connecticut. To register for the exam or learn more about becoming certified, please contact ACMPE at 1-877-275-6462.
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| ACMPE Certification Exam | | Date: | 3/1/2008 9:00 am | | Location: | | Eastern Connecticut Health Network | | Manchester Memorial Hospital Location | | Manchester, CT |
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CMGMA ACMPE Members can now take their certification exam in Connecticut. To register for the exam or learn more about becoming certified, please contact ACMPE at 1-877-275-6462.
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| Annual CMGMA Golf Classic and Silent Auction | | Date: | 8/10/2007 | | Location: | | Tunxis Plantation Golf Course | | | Farmington, CT |
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In case of inclement weather on the morning of the outing, please contact Tunxis Plantation at 860-677-1367.
Proceeds from this year's Golf Outing and Silent Auction will benefit CMGMA's ACMPE Scholarship Fund and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. The Scholarship Fund is used to help educate Administrators who wish to advance their professional career through the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE). The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is where children with cancer and other serious illnesses find camaraderie, joy and a renewed sense of being a kid.
We hope you will join us for Golf, Networking and Socializing, and our Silent Auction. Remember even if you don't golf, you can still be involved in this great event by volunteering, becoming a sponsor, joining us for cocktails and dinner, contributing to the silent auction and bidding on some of the wonderful auction items.
To learn more about this event or to register, just download our brochure. |
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| Annual Meeting - The Healthcare Year in Review | | Date: | 11/16/2007 | | Location: | | Courtyard by Marriott | | | Cromwell, CT |
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Join us for our Annual "Healthcare Year in Review" and Annual Meeting.
Each year, CMGMA conducts a Year in Review in Healthcare. This meeting is designed to give practice managers an update on important laws, regulations, and initiatives that impact the daily operations of your practice. From changes to PA supervision, CME requirements, professional rehabilitation assistance programs, HMO litigation, a medical liability update, and informed consent, Jennifer Cox will discuss the ins and outs of this year's major State law changes. She will also discuss three other hot topics: 1. HIPAA security audits (the Government is on the move); 2. Understanding EMR/IT sharing rules including fraud and abuse and tax considerations; and 3. Possible downstream ramifications from the growth of no-pay quality indicators.
After our Annual Meeting, at which the 2008 Board of Directors will be elected, Lisa Goldstein from MGMA will present the “Washington Update” which will include timely information on the status of Medicare administrative simplification, Medicare reimbursement and fraud and abuse compliance. The presentation will also address other hot topics under consideration by Congress and federal regulatory agencies.
See our program brochure for more details.
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| EMR in the Practice Setting: Lessons Learned That You Can Apply | | Date: | 3/29/2007 | | Location: | | Villa Capri | | | Wallingford, CT |
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Join CMGMA for the topic that everyone is talking about - EMR! Our featured speaker will be Rosemarie Nelson who will take participants through the nuts and bolts of implementing an EMR system. Already have EMR - not to worry, this program will also guide you through what you can do to get the most from your current EMR system.
We will also have displays from the following vendors and a hot seat panel discussion where the following vendors will be asked questions from Rosemarie and our audience:
Noteworthy Medical Systems
SRS Software
Computer Innovations
iMedica
GE Healthcare
SSIMED
Pulse Systems
MD Systems & Solutions
Register online today! Members Non-Members
See the attached brochure for more information or contact Melissa or Lori at the CMGMA Office - 860-243-3977 or info@cmgma.org.
Want to learn more about Rosemarie and our program? Read the following articles written by Rosemarie before attending this very important program.
The case of the missing patient charts
Put Technology to work-personal and professional
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| Fall Social/Networking Event | | Date: | 10/18/2007 | | Location: | | Waverly Tavern | | 286 Maple Avenue | | Cheshire, CT |
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Come join your colleagues for an evening of Networking and Socializing at the Waverly Tavern in Cheshire, CT.
For more information, please see our Brochure. Click here for directions to The Waverly. |
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| How to Legally Manage Difficult Employment Situations | | Date: | 9/27/2007 | | Location: | | Connecticut Grand Hotel | | | Waterbury, CT |
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Join CMGMA for an encore discussion of employee relations and tough employment situations at our September Educational Program. This year’s featured speakers are Chuck Stohler, Esq. and Nick Zaino, Esq. from Carmody & Torrance, LLP. Mr. Stohler and Mr. Zaino will present a highly interactive seminar on “How to Legally Manage Tough Employment Situations.”
In March 2006, when Chuck Stohler and Nick Zaino first presented to CMGMA, the positive feedback was overwhelming with most attendees requesting another session. This year, Chuck and Nick will review and provide an update on some topics discussed at last year’s meeting such as hiring and interviewing; discrimination and harassment issues; documenting performance issues; workplace investigations; disability/absenteeism issues; and wage payment questions. Nick and Chuck will also lead a discussion on electronic communications in the workplace and other “hot” developments in labor and employment law. They will devote a significant portion of the program to answering questions.
There will also be time at the end of the program for questions and answers.
This interactive educational program is designed to help practice managers in one of the most important aspects of practice management - human resources. We hope to see you there!
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| June EXPO 2007 | | Date: | 6/22/2007 8:00 AM - 3:00 P.M. | | Location: | | Aqua Turf Club | | Mulberry Street | | Plantsville, CT |
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| Contact: | | Melissa Dempsey | | Executive Director | | 860-243-3977 | | info@cmgma.org |
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CMGMA’s most popular event, the JUNE EXPO, is just around the corner. Every year, over 50 vendors and 200 practice managers and staff gather at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, CT for the can’t miss EXPO. This year we will be welcoming Mary Feeley, the “Provocateur”, as our guest speaker. Mary will provoke participants to make personal and professional changes with a perfect mix of hysterical humor, honest insight and real world skills. To learn more about Mary, click here . To download our brochure click here.
We will also be welcoming over 50 vendors to display their goods and services. If you are a vendor and would like to learn more about this incredible opportunity, please download our vendor brochure and information. This an event that fills quickly and each year many vendors only make it as far as our waiting list. If you are interested in joining us at this program, fill out the exhibitor application and send it back as soon as possible.
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| March Educational Program - HSAs, HRAs, and Other High Deductible Health Plans: How They May Affect Patient Behavior and The Practice | | Date: | 3/14/2008 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | | Location: | | Glastonbury Hills Country Club | | Country Club Road | | Glastonbury, CT 06073 |
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| Contact: | | Melissa Dempsey/Lori McLoughlin | | | 860-243-3977 | | info@cmgma.org |
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Join us for our first program of 2008 where we will be joined by Max Reiboldt of the Coker Group. During our morning session, Mr. Reiboldt will present “HSAs, HRAs, and Other High Deductible Health Plans: How They May Affect Patient Behavior and The Practice.” Then, in the afternoon, Mr. Reiboldt will build on his morning presentation with "Going Retail – Strategies to Grow beyond Traditional Practice Models”.
As practice managers know, the rapid onset of consumer choice models coupled with high deductible insurance plans give patients more control over their health care spending. Consumer-driven health plans will compel practice mangers to look at accounts receivable management as well as the role of physician and business office and how these issues may be affected by these health plans and benefits. Patients who want to be seen may hesitate to get the care that they need due to the out-of-pocket expense. How will patients handle being in total control of where their healthcare dollars go, what will their priorities be and will other resources will be utilized for their healthcare needs? An increasing number of employers are considering adopting HSAs or other high deductible health plans.
From the employer’s perspective, this program gives insight to practice administrators for analyzing this option and provides steps for successful transition from traditional plans to HDHPs. From the provider’s viewpoint, practice administrators must be ready to make “deals” in the consumer-driven environment. Some patients may want to negotiate your fees, while others will defer needed care due to high out-of-pocket expense. The rise in popularity of the new models will compel you to amend billing and collection policies.
We hope you will join us for this very timely presentation. To learn more about this event or to register, just download our brochure
Click here to learn more about Max Reiboldt.
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| May Social Event | | Date: | 5/10/2007 5:30-7:30 p.m. | | Location: | |
Join us for an evening of Socializing and Networking at Baci Grill in Cromwell, CT. This event allows CMGMA members and their guests to social and network with colleagues from around the state in an informal atmosphere.
This event has become one of CMGMA's most popular over the past few years, so register early to reserve your spot.
For more information, download our flyer. To register by mail or fax, simply download the flyer and send it back to the CMGMA office with your payment or you can register online.
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| November 9, 2006 - CMGMA Annual Meeting | | Date: | 11/9/2006 9:00am - 3:00pm | | Join CMGMA for our Annual Meeting and a presentation by Eric Berkowitz, Ph.D., on How to Market Your Practice. Dr. Berkowitz is the Associate Dean of Professional Programs and Professor of Marketing at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He previously served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota, holding an appointment in the School of Management and the Center for health Services Research. Dr. Berkowitz has consulted in marketing research and strategy for a wide range of health care organizations. He has been a regular presenter for the American College of Physicains Executives for many years and has served as the Editor of the Journal of Health Care Marketing. He has published extensively in marketing and health care journals and is sure to provide attendees with insight and practical tips on how to market their practice. Additional Information |
| | Legislative News |
| CT General Assembly 2006 Session Bills that Died in Committee | An Act Concerning Outpatient Surgical Facilities (Senate Bill No. 621). This bill would have required the Department of Health to adopt regulations by October 1, 2006, establishing a standard set of exemptions for single specialty outpatient surgical facilities from licensure and certificate of need requirements.
An Act Concerning Surgical Services (Senate Bill No. 647). This bill would have clarifed the scope of oversight by the Office of Health Care Access (OHCA) regarding outpatient surgical facilities.
An Act Concerning Cooperative Health Care Arrangements and Standards in Contracts Between Health Insurers and Health Care Providers (Senate Bill No. 670). This bill would have (1) permitted health care providers to enter into cooperative arrangements that would be exempt from certain antitrust laws (subject to approval by the Attorney General), and to require managed care organizations to negotiate in good faith with providers who participate in such arrangements, and (2) established standards for contracts between health insurers and health care providers. The bill would have set out the standards that the Attorney General was to consider in deciding whether to approve or disapprove a cooperative arrangement.
An Act Concerning Cooperative Health Care Arrangements (Senate Bill No. 28). This bill would have allowed health care providers to enter into cooperative agreements not subject to antitrust laws, and to require managed care organizations to negotiate in good faith with such providers. This bill was substantially similar to the first part of Senate Bill 670 (discussed above).
Courtesy of Thomas S. Marrion
Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP
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| CT General Assembly 2006 Session Enacted Legislation | Public Act 06-28 - An Act Concerning Certificate of Need Capital Expenditure Thresholds This act increases the certificate of need threshold for capital expenditures from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, and for major medical equipment from $400,000 to $3,000,000.
Public Act 06-108 - An Act Concerning Extended Reporting Period Coverage Under Medical Malpractice Insurance Policies. This act revises the conditions under which malpractice insurers must make extended malpractice insurance coverage available to insured providers, in one instance by limiting the conditions under which malpractice insurers must such coverage available, and in another instance broadening the class of insured providers who are entitled to such coverage.
Public Act 06-110 - An Act Concerning The Supervision of Physician Assistants. This bill revises the supervision requirements for physician assistants (PAs) by (1) making a distinction between supervision in a hospital versus other settings and (2) eliminating a requirement that the supervision in any setting be at the specific location where the PA is practicing.
Public Act 06-178 - An Act Concerning Standards in Contracts Between Health Insurers and Physicians. This act requires each contracting health organization (managed care organization (MCO) or preferred provider network) to implement a procedure by October 1, 2007 under which a contracted physician, physician group, or physician organization may view the fee schedule that determines the payment amount for the most commonly performed and billed services. The act also establishes a task force to study contracts between insurers and physicians to determine if legislation is needed to address certain contractual issues.
Courtesy of Thomas S. Marrion
Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP
Hartford, Connecticut |
| | Other Events |
| Change Management for Administrators of Ever-Changing Oncology Practices | | Date: | 11/14/2006 | | Sponsored By: | |
Live Webcast and Audio Conference
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| CSMS Health Information Technology Summit | | Date: | 5/11/2007 8:00 am - 3:45 pm | | Location: | | Hartford Marriott Downtown | | 200 Columbus Boulevard | | Hartford, CT 06103 |
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The Connecticut State Medical Society in collaboration with Saint Francis PHO, eHealthConnecticut and Qualidgm have invited CMGMA to attend a Health Information Technology Summit on Friday, May 11, 2007. Deadline for registration has been extended. For more information, please click here. |
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| Evaluation and Management Code Utilization | | Date: | 8/22/2007 6:00 - 9:00 pm | | Location: | | The New Haven Lawn Club | | 193 Whitney Ave. | | New Haven, CT |
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The Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) invites all CMGMA Members to attend "Evaluation and Management Code Utilization". While understanding E/M guidelines is critical for accurate and appropriate coding, understanding how to benchmark E/M utilization is the key to developing advanced management strategies.
Join CSMS on August 22 to for this very important and timely program. CMGMA members may attend for the CSMS member rate. To learn more about this event and how to register, click here. |
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| Medicare Update 2007 | | Date: | 12/7/2006 | | Sponsored By: | |
Live Webcast and Audio Conference
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| NYMGMA Annual Meeting | | Date: | 6/27/2007 | | Location: | | Gideon Putnam Hotel and Conference Center | | | Saratoga Springs, NY |
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The NYMGMA has invited CMGMA Members to attend their annual conference, "Don't Hedge Your Bet: Key Skills for Successful Healthcare Management" in Saratoga Springs, NY. To learn more about this event click here. |
| | Payer News |
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| Healthy Antioxidants: How Much a Day? | | Detail Info: Healthy Antioxidants: How Much a Day? |
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| Healthy Water Found | | Detail Info: Healthy Water Found |
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