The program is free to all CMGMA members and includes continental breakfast, networking with peers, the creation of study groups, and core curriculum materials for the Certification and Fellowship process. Further educational materials will be available for purchase from MGMA.

We will begin the morning with an informational session on the Certification process, including the Scholarship fund. We will also review the "Body of Knowledge" which is the core curriculum for the certification process. Then beginning at approximately 10:00 am, we will begin discussing the fellowship process which will include a Tutorial packet of information on the Fellowship process.

We hope that this informational session will be the kick start that CMGMA members need to get moving toward their certification and fellowship goals. If you are interested in attending, please email the CMGMA Office at info@cmgma.org on or before March 9 with your name, practice name, email address and phone number.

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.

Join us for our Annual "Healthcare Year in Review" and Annual Meeting where we will elect our 2009 Board of Directors.

For the first time in history, four distinct generations - Matures, Boomers, Xers, and Millennials - are employed side by side in the workplace. With differing values and seemingly incompatible views on leadership, these generations have stirred up unprecedented conflict in the business world. Effective management of this generational divide is vital to longevity and success. In fact, it is the most important demand your company can make of its leaders.

In this engaging presentation, you will learn how each generation developed its core values, how that manifests in the workplace today, and why they can all not only operate alongside each other, but do so with extraordinary success. This program provides the generational insight, concrete examples and specific approaches to help frustrated managers build the individual connections needed to boost employee performance and retention.

Walk away from this experience knowing:

• Common generational characteristics
• Specific leadership needs of each generation
• The new definition of company loyalty
• Fresh guidelines for team building

As you will learn, the only common ground is the intensity with which each generation holds fast to its value system. Understanding and respecting those generational biases are critical.

Extraordinary! The one man I can look up to and respect, incredible, mind blowing and memorable, and incredibly inspiring, amazing human being, invaluable to hear him first hand …are among the words heard from participants’ after experiencing Patch Adams, the real person behind the hit movie Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams.

CMGMA is offering a free webinar which will focus on the 2010 OIG Work Plan as it relates to physicians.  Join practice administrators, billing and coding staff, compliance officers and physicians who rely on the OIG’s annual report to review risk areas in Part B Billing. Nancy Enos will discuss the latest and most pressing compliance concerns for physicians in the OIG Work Plan. You’ll walk away with a strong understanding of the OIG’s key concerns, as well as best practices for staying in compliance. 

This seminar will also provide an update on RAC audits. The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program is charged with identifying improper Medicare fee-for service payments, both overpayments and underpayments. In October 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) named four permanent RACs nation wide. What does this mean to you as a Medicare provider? The RAC may contact you to request medical records. The records will be used to assist the RAC to identify Medicare overpayments and underpayments. In addition, the RAC may communicate review findings and overpayments determined through their efforts. This session will review the number of records, and frequency of RAC record requests for your practice.

The Consultation Coding changes for Medicare will also be discussed, including important billing implications and crosswalk samples.

About the Speaker:

Nancy M. Enos, FACMPE, CPC-I is a healthcare educator, auditor and consultant with 30 years of operations experience in the practice management field. Nancy is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Executives. She serves as co-chair of the IT Advisory Panel of the Information Management Society for MGMA. She is Past President of the Rhode Island/Massachusetts MGMA and serves as President-Elect of the Eastern Section. She is the Founding President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Academy of Professional Coders.

 *This program has been approved by the AAPC for 1 CEU for Certified Coders*