Conference Schedule

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Welcome Reception – Sponsored by R1 RCM, Inc.

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott – Crosswinds Room

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Check-In & Lunch

11:45 AM  - 12:00 PM

Introduction
Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP; Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Physician Ownership Matters: Considerations for Establishing and Expanding an Independent Group
Beth A. Griffin, MD

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Responding To An RFP:  How to Win Your First Contract
Jay Mullen, MD, MBA, FACEP

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Closing the Deal: Contracts with Hospitals and Hospital Systems
John Proctor, MD, MBA, FACEP

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Break

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Group Governance Roundtable Sessions:

• Communication Best Practices - Beth A. Griffin, MD
• Executive Structure Best Practices - John Proctor, MD, MBA, FACEP
• How to Create Group Strategy and Forward-Facing Action Plans - Heidi Best, MD, FACEP
• Succession Planning Best Practices - Jay Mullen, MD, MBA, FACEP

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

What To Do Before Day One of A New Contract
Beth A. Griffin, MD

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Day in Debrief: Questions of the Day 
John Proctor, MD, MBA, FACEP

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Closing Remarks
Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP; Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP

5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Private Dinner at Bob’s Steak & Chop House – Sponsored by ConsensioHealth, LLC

• 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM – Transportation provided from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott
• 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM – Bob’s Steak & Chop House - 1255 S. Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051
• 9:30 PM – Transportation provided back to the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Check-In & Breakfast

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Opening Remarks
Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP; Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

ACEP/EMBC Resources
Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP; Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Evolving Payer Reimbursement Models
Michael Granvosky, MD, FACEP

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Denials and Down-Codes: How To Combat Bad Payor Behavior When They’re Not Following The Rules
David Friedenson, MD, FACEP

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Vendor Management Roundtable Sessions:

• Choosing the Right RCM for Your Group - David Friedenson, MD, FACEP
• How to Hold an RFP for a Vendor - Jay Mullen, MD, MBA, FACEP
• Services that Your Group Should Outsource - Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP
• The RCM Reports Your Group Needs - Michael Granvosky, MD, FACEP

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Payor Negotiations: Know When To Hold Them, Know When To Remold Them
Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Service Lines That Pay Roundtable Sessions:

• Care Across the Continuum - Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP
• Hospitalist Medicine and Remote Patient Monitoring - David Friedenson, MD, FACEP
• Observation - Michael Granvosky, MD, FACEP
• Telehealth and Prehospital Integration - Bryan Graham, DO, FACEP

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Financial Foundations of an Independent Group
Beth A. Griffin, MD

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Day in Debrief: Questions of The Day
John Proctor, MD, MBA, FACEP

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Closing Remarks
Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP; Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP

6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Top Golf Reception – Sponsored by Zotec Partners

• 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM – Transportation provided from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott
• 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM – Play at Top Golf - 3760 Blair Oaks, The Colony, TX 75056
• 9:30 PM – Transportation provided back to the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott

8:00 AM - 8:25 AM

Breakfast

8:25 AM - 8:30 AM

Opening Remarks
Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP; Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Successful Shift Mapping Strategies
Heidi Best, MD, FACEP

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Turning Data Into Action
Jay Mullen, MD, MBA, FACEP

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Clinician Management Roundtable Sessions:

• APC Recruitment and Retention Best Practices - Beth A. Griffin, MD
• Employee Contracts Best Practices - Jay Mullen, MD, MBA, FACEP
• Managing PR Nightmares and the "Trouble Doc" - Heidi Best, MD, FACEP
• Physician Recruitment and Retention Best Practices - Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

2023 Documentation Guidelines: Practical Applications and Lessons Learned
B. Bryan Graham, DO, FACEP

12:00 PM  - 12:30 PM

The Day in Debrief: Questions of the Day
John Proctor, MD, MBA, FACEP

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Closing Remarks
Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP; Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP