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Recent Events – Healthcare
Coaching and Developing High-Performing Teams – San Diego MGMA
Aldrich Partner and Healthcare Consultant Kate Othus, MHA will be the guest speaker during a luncheon hosted by the San Diego Medical Group Management Association and sponsored by Lucy Sargeant of the Anesthesia Consultants of California Medical Group. Discussion topics will focus on healthcare practice team development, including:
- defining high performance
- establishing team goals
- motivating employees
- rewarding peak performers
RSVP by Monday, November 12 to SDMGMA Secretary Natalie Nelson.
DATE
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
TIME
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
LOCATION
San Diego County Medical Society Conference Center
Featured Speaker
Kate Othus
Partner, Healthcare Business Advisor
Clinical Data Analytics Strategies for 2018
Learning Objectives:
- How to assess your clinic’s data capabilities
- Determining the right financial and non-financial metrics
- Reporting and communication techniques
- Creating a culture of collaboration and continuous process improvement
Speaker
Glen has over 16 years of experience in healthcare working with hospitals, health systems, clinics, home health, and joint ventures. He specializes in benchmarking, strategic planning, operational and financial improvement, physician compensation, business plan development, and medical practice management. Glen received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Portland State University and a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from OHSU and Portland State University.
DATE
Thursday, March 15, 2018
TIME
9:00 am - 9:50 am PST
LOCATION
The OMEF Event Center Location, 11740 SW 68th Parkway, Ste 100 Portland, OR 97223-9038
Speaker
Glen Lawrence
Best Practices in Medical Practice Contract Management
Make sure compliance is taken care of with medical practice contract management best practices. Join us for a webinar to learn how to effectively manage medical practice contract compliance and legal risk. In this webinar, you will learn best practices and strategies to manage:
- Physician employment agreements
- Credentialing documents including applications, DEA licenses and CME affiliation agreements
- Employee agreements
- Billing company, EMR, and malpractice insurance agreements
- Property, equipment and information technology agreements
- Managed care/insurance payor contracts
DATE
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
TIME
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST
LOCATION
Webinar
Speaker
Lauren Cover
Senior Manager
Best Practices in Medical Practice Contract Management
Make sure compliance is taken care of with medical practice contract management best practices. Join us for a webinar to learn how to effectively manage medical practice contract compliance and legal risk. In this webinar, you will learn best practices and strategies to manage:
- Physician employment agreements
- Credentialing documents including applications, DEA licenses and CME affiliation agreements
- Employee agreements
- Billing company, EMR, and malpractice insurance agreements
- Property, equipment and information technology agreements
- Managed care/insurance payor contracts
Speaker
Lauren Cover helps practices with provider health plan contracting and credentialing, financial analysis and feasibility, benchmarking and other financial reporting, strategic planning, service-line targeted growth, team coordination, and leadership. Lauren has worked in hospital and physician contracting since 2008.
DATE
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
TIME
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST
LOCATION
Webinar
Speaker
Lauren Cover
AKMGMA Education Session
Lauren Cover, Senior Manager of Physician Consulting with Aldrich Advisors, is speaking about the effects of physician burnout and how to alleviate it. Burnout is a serious issue in healthcare and it’s affecting more and more physicians each year. Learning strategies for how to prevent burnout, and how to help mitigate it if it has already occurred, will not only improve the lives of physicians, it will also benefit their patients and the organizations they work for as well.
Guest Speakers:
- Paula Bradison, Bradison Management Group
- Lauren Cover, Senior Healthcare Consultant – Aldrich Advisory Group, LLP
- Gwendolyn Lander, PhD – Neuropsycholody, Alaska Neurology Center LLC
DATE
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
TIME
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
LOCATION
Providence Pulliam Conference Room (Second floor of the U-Tower near the elevators)
Speaker
Lauren Cover
Senior Healthcare Consultant
Success Stories from Value Based Payments
2017 Southern California State of Reform Health Policy Conference
With more focus moving to paying for value, there are an increasing number of successful examples of value-based payment models working in the marketplace. This session will elevate some of those, with speakers sharing lessons from the experience of working in practice rather than theory.
Guest Speakers:
Robert Howey: Director, Toyon Associates
Lauren Cover: Manager, Healthcare Consulting, Aldrich Advisors
Josh Axene: Senior Consulting Actuary, Axene Health Partners (invited)
DATE
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
TIME
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
LOCATION
San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, 333 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
Speaker
Lauren Cover
Manager
DATE
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
TIME
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm PST
LOCATION
Williwaw, 601 F Street Anchorage, AK 99501
The Implications of the 80th Percentile Rule
A primary reason that costs are so high in Alaska – and that there is such strong provider choice here – is an administrative rule that creates a floor for provider reimbursement. The benefits and costs of that rule are fully manifest in Alaska today. This panel will discuss them both and talk through whether it’s time to revisit the rule.
DATE
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
TIME
11:30 am - 12:15 pm PST
LOCATION
Dena’Ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage Alaska
Speaker
Lauren Cover
Manager
Fraud in the Medical Practice
Managers Time Out Meeting
In today’s business environment, the presence of fraud is more prevalent as businesses have less and less time to develop the strategies to prevent it from occurring. In the fraud triangle, three factors must be present at the same time for an ordinary person to commit fraud which includes: pressure, opportunity and rationalization. Many employees encounter the pressure to commit fraud, the rationalization that their dishonest actions are okay and, to top it off, are given the opportunity because of gaps within a company’s internal controls. This ultimately allows them to follow through with their dishonest actions. A well-thought-out fraud prevention strategy and a strong tone at the top can aid in protecting your business
DATE
Thursday, June 15, 2017
TIME
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST
LOCATION
PacificSource, 2965 NE Conners Ave Ste 210, Bend, Oregon 97701
Speaker
Kate Othus
MHA
Fraud: How to Establish a Finance Structure With Checks and Balances to Avoid Abuse
Central Oregon Independent Practice Association
In today’s business environment, the presence of fraud is more prevalent as businesses have less and less time to develop the strategies to prevent it from occurring. In the fraud triangle, three factors must be present at the same time for an ordinary person to commit fraud which includes: pressure, opportunity and rationalization. Many employees encounter the pressure to commit fraud, the rationalization that their dishonest actions are okay and, to top it off, are given the opportunity because of gaps within a company’s internal controls. This ultimately allows them to follow through with their dishonest actions. A well-thought-out fraud prevention strategy and a strong tone at the top can aid in protecting your business
RSVP: [email protected] no later than 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Available via webcast.
DATE
Thursday, May 11, 2017
TIME
11:30 pm - 1:00 pm PST
LOCATION
Central Oregon: COIPA conference room 1230 NE 3rd street, Suite A-200
Speaker
Kate Othus
MHA
MACRA: Am I Doing It Right?
CAMGMA 2017 Annual Conference
MACRA has been a confusing topic for many, but it doesn’t have to be. Now that we are almost to the middle of the first reporting year, it’s important that practices are doing everything they can to be successful. In this session, Lauren Cover will review current and future MACRA rules that impact practices, what successful practices are doing with MACRA, and how to implement best practices for future success.
DATE
Thursday, April 27, 2017
TIME
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST
LOCATION
Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
Speaker
Lauren Cover
Improving Rates of Return of Cash On-hand for Nonprofits
California Primary Care Association 2017 CFO Conference
Learn how California’s not-for-profit community clinics and health centers are using a cash equivalent strategy that banks have used for over 30 years to grow and protect their safest, most liquid capital. In this session, Jeff Clark will review Investment Policy Statements (IPS) for your organization and provide ideas on how to incorporate this cash equivalent strategy into your IPS. Additionally, Jason Brenier will bring you the latest in accounting standards for investments held by nonprofit organizations. This is a joint presentation with Scott Hinkle of Grant Hinkle & Jacobs.
DATE
Friday, April 7, 2017
TIME
10:15 am - 11:45 am PST
LOCATION
Omni Rancho Las Palmas, 41000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA