FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 11, 2016
Newswise — WHAT: The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) will host PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2016, a three-day meeting for its members and practice management staff. The media are invited to attend.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2016 panels and presentations will include:• Physician performance: building and sustaining a service culture• Recruitment strategies for identifying the right providers• Engaging physicians for high performance• Measuring provider productivity • Using OR metrics to drive perioperative performance• QCDR: What providers have to do now• Co-management agreements: A win-win?• Update on the Perioperative Surgical Home
Additionally, on Jan. 29, four pre-conferences will be presented on: The Basics of Practice Management; Building Effective Leaders; LEAN Management in Health Care; and Developing a Value Proposition.
WHO: Dozens of world-renowned speakers, physician anesthesiologists and industry professionals representing every facet of the specialty, including featured keynote speaker Ed Park, M.B.A., executive vice president and COO of Athenahealth, who will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing new payment models and outline critical strategies for aligning physician anesthesiologists and health systems.
The ASA is also partnering with the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) to host a special program on pain medicine, designed to help attendees identify the critical skills needed for chronic pain services or facilities to run cost effectively, while providing high-quality care that is compliant with current regulations.
WHEN: Friday, January 29 – 31, 2016
WHERE: Hilton San Diego Bayfront 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
WHY: In today’s continually evolving health care environment, medical professionals and physician anesthesiologists need to stay informed about the latest changes and advances in practice management to transform their practice into one that delivers the best possible care and value to patients, improves efficiencies and monitors payment changes and incentives to maximize results for physicians and staff.
MEDIA CONTACT: Journalists can register for PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2016 by contacting Theresa Hill, ASA director of public relations, at 847-268-9246 or [email protected].
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSFounded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 52,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology. ASA is committed to ensuring physician anesthesiologists evaluate and supervise the medical care of patients before, during and after surgery to provide the highest quality and safest care every patient deserves. For more information on the field of anesthesiology, visit the American Society of Anesthesiologists online at asahq.org. To learn more about the role physician anesthesiologists play in ensuring patient safety, visit asahq.org/WhenSecondsCount. Like ASA on Facebook, follow ASALifeline on Twitter.
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