Presentations Archive

Below you will find pdfs of presentations from each seminar, retreat, and meeting hosted 2009-18. Beginning in 2019, resources from our presentations can be found on our practice management and news pages.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding any of these presentations and/or presenters.

 

2018 Resources

Practice Management Updates

• Me Too” in the Workplace: Preventing and Responding to Claims of Sexual Harassment
• Top Practice Marketing Secrets
• Advanced Care Planning and the Quality Payment Program in 2018
• Getting Ready for the Maryland Primary Care Program

Presentations for Physicians

• The Retirement Planning Challenge
• MACRA: How to Avoid the Penalty in 2019
• Maryland Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Best Practice and Clinical Usage
• Quality Payment Program: Opioid Regulations and Prescribing Guidelines
• Value Based Models: Spotlight on Specialists
• CMS Presentation: QPP Update
• Legal Considerations of Medical Cannabis
• The Return of Medicinal Cannabis

2017 Resources

2017 MCMS Payor Conference

• Maryland’s Health Insurance Appeal Rights
• Payer Contracting: What’s in it for you?
• Ambulatory Practice Transformation in Maryland
• Maryland Health Connection: Open Enrollment 5 Updates
• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Presentation
• CIGNA Presentation
• Payor Contact List

Practice Management Updates

• Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Tool
• Maryland Board of Physicians 2017 Update
• 10 Most Common Coding Mistakes
• MACRA: 5 steps to avoiding the penalty in 2019
• Maryland’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
• November OSHA Compliance Update

September MACRA Conference

• MACRA: How to Avoid the Penalty in 2019
• Maryland’s Evolution Towards Value Based and Population Health
• Practice Transformation: Understanding Value Based Healthcare Delivery

May Conference: Top 5 Challenges Facing Physicians & Medical Practices

• Prior Authorization & Other Challenges for Practices in 2017
• Getting Paid: Why & How has it Gotten so Complicated?
• Compliance with Increasing Regulations
• Recruiting, Training, Managing and Retaining Staff & Physicians
• How Can We Collect Every Dollar & Save a Penny or Two?

February General Membership Meeting: ACO Panel

• MedChi Legislative Update
• National Capital Physicians Foundation
• Overview: Garden Practice Transformation Network
• CMS: Evaluation of ACOs
• Aledade
• Collaborative Health Systems

 

January Conference: Succeeding Under MACRA/QPP

• State Value-Based Payment Strategies
• Transforming Clinical Practices Initiative
• Practice Transformation – A PCMH/CPC Perspective

 

2016 Resources

2016 MCMS Payor Conference

• Overview of MACRA Final Rule & Impact on Physicians & Your Practices
• Overview of State Value-Based Payment Strategies
• Novitas / Medicare Presentation
• CareFirst Presentation
• Cigna Presentation

MCMS Compliance Conference Resources

• Innovative Health IT in Maryland
• Keeping the Wolves at Bay: 2016 Maryland Legislative Roundup
• HIPAA 2016 Update: What Do You Need to Know?
• The Current Compliance Environment: What Medical Practices Need to Know
• A Day in the Life of a Compliance Officer (for small physician practices
• Benefit Plan Developments Affecting Physician Practices

September General Membership Meeting: Physician Resilience & Well-Being

• Another Perspective
• Burned Out for No Reason, Burned Out for a Good Reason

Coding Forums

• Primary Care Billing: Do’s and Dont's
• To Bill or Not to Bill. That is the Question.
• Locum Tenens vs. Reciprocal Billing
• Proper Use of Modifiers
• Claims Denial Management

“Transitioning to Practice Transformation Network: What Physician Practices Need to Know to Succeed” Conference

• AMA Guide to Physician-Focused Alternative Payment Models
• Getting Ready for Value-Based Payment Systems: The Local Perspective
• Improving Person-Centered Care in Maryland Under the Maryland All-Payer Model
• Physician Adoption of Value-Based Care

Practice Management Updates

• Optimizing HIT Utilizing CRISP Services & Increased Medicaid Payment Opportunities
• 5 Areas Your Medical Practice Should Pay Attention to NOW!
• Global Harmonized System (GHS)
• Maryland Practice Transformation Network
• Sick and Safe Leave Comes to Montgomery County This October

General Membership Meeting/Aid in Dying Physician Forum

• End-of-Life Legislative Overview
• Health Care Issues – 2016 General Assembly
• Support for the End-of-Life Option Act

Medical Practice Marketing Boot Camp

• Getting Fit for 2016: Creating a Winning Medical Practice Marketing Strategy
• SEO Basics: Cardio for Your Practice’s Website & Search Engine Optimization Basics
• Managing Your Online Reputation

 

2015 Resources

Young & Early Career Physicians MED Talks

• Aspirin Desensitization for Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease
• Comprehensive Approach to Managing Concussions
• Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing
• Future of Hand and Nerve Care in the Nation’s Capital
• Injectable Medications for Retinal Disease
• Integrative Primary Care—What’s All the Hype
• Modern House Call
• Obesity and Surgical Advances in Treatment
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• To Mesh or Not to Mesh—Controversy in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair

2015 MCMS Payor Conference

• ICD-10 Transition Forum
• The Future of Managed Care Contracting
• Electronic Preauthorization: Save Time and Improve Patient Care
• CareFirst Presentation
• Evergreen Presentation
• Medicare Presentation
• United Presentation

2015 MCMS Compliance Conference Resources

• Appeals & Complaints Process
• Electronic Preauthorization
• HIE Telehealth
• Maryland 2015 Legislative Update
• Non-Physician Scope of Practice
• Retention & Destruction of Medical Records

ICD-10

• ICD-10 The Way Forward
• ENews Special ICD-10 Issue

Practice Management Updates

• Improve Care Coordination & Control Costs with CRISP HIE
• The Leasing Process: Understanding Your Options
• Managing Your Medical Practice’s Online Reputation
• Surviving a HIPAA Audit
• How Social Media Can Drive Practice Growth
• IT Tips and Tricks for the Medical Office

General Membership Meeting January

• A Journey Together: Making the New All-Payer Hospital Model Work for You and Your Patients
• Brief Overview of Health Care Issues Pending Before the 2015 General Assembly Session

 

2014 Resources

Young Physicians MED Talks Presentations

• At Your Service: Concierge Practice Style in Subspecialty Medicine
• Big Problem, Miniature Solution: Mini-Sling Procedure for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Macular Hole Surgery Without Face Down Positioning
• Modern Cataract Surgery
• Rapid Desensitization
• Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Is There a Right Way to Do It?
• We ARE What We Eat: Breaking the Link Between Obesity & Cancer<
• What’s New in Pain Management?

2014 Payor Conference

• CareFirst Presentation
• Cigna Presentation
• Novitas Solutions: Medicare Updates
• TriBridge Partners: Update on the Maryland Exchange
• How To Develop & Execute A Strategic Marketing Plan For Your Practice
• An Introduction to the Impact of Payment Reform, Health System Reform & Technology on Maryland Physicians & Their Patients
• New All-Payer Model for Maryland Population-Based and Patient-Centered Payment Systems

2014 MCMS Compliance Conference Resources

• ICD-10: Planning for a Successful Implementation
• Chart Auditing 101
• Compliance Update
• Hot Topics in Business & Employment Law
• Meaningful Use Stage 2 Update
• Social Media Legal Issues
• Introduction to Real Estate
• Meaningful Use & IT Security Review
• E/M Coding and Audit Risks
• Update on The Waiver, Legislation and more.

Coding Forum Presentations

• April: Coding Forum Kickoff
• May: Using Modifiers Effectively
• Denial Management & Coding Dilemmas

 

2013 Resources

2013 Payor Conference

• Novitas Solutions Presentation
• CareFirst Presentation
• United Healthcare Presentation
• MedChiAgency Presentation
• 2013 Payor Conference Presenter Contact Information
• Maryland Health Insurance Program & the New Health Benefit Exchange

2013 MCMS Compliance Conference HIPAA Resources

• AMA HIPAA Toolkit
• HIPAA Business Agreement
• HIPAA Business Associates Agreement Defined
• Maryland HIPAA
• HIPAA Presentation
• Mandatory Compliance Plans
• Meaningful Use Stage 2
• Regulatory Issues in Revenue Cycle Management
• ICD-10
• Roadmap to Driving Healthcare Performance & Enhanced Reimbursement

2013 Membership Meeting Presentations

• ACO Update
• Maryland Health Connection
• 2010 Healthcare Reform Tax Implications

 

2012 Strategies Conference Lectures

• Dealing with the Disruptive Patient Effectively - Svoysky
• Medical Practice Best Practices - Poffenroth
• New Incentives in Payment - Steffen
• Patient Collections
• Payor Updates Predictions - Bishop
• Payors Updates Predictions - Baran
• Payors Updates Predictions - Carter
• Playbook for Surviving as an Independent Physician in MD
• ROCKSTAR Medical Office Staff
• Social Media & Medical Practices
• What's Ahead for MD HIT - Jones
• What's Ahead for MD HIT - Krasner

AMA Updates

• AMA All Products
• AMA Medical Necessity
• AMA Restrictions Obligations of Termination
• AMA Retrospective Audits
• AMA Update on Health System Reform
• Assessing Physician Performance
• Conflict Management Strategies for the Office
• Credential Assistance
• Dangers of Tweeting
• Freischlag 10 P’s of Success in a Practice
• Front Office Staff Development
• Garnering Negotiating Power
• Guidelines on Firing Patients
• Health Insurance Regulation

HIT

• HIT and EMR Info
• HIT Terms Glossary
• HIT Info
• Benefits of Using HIT
• Health Care Reform & Technology
• How to Close a Practice
• Sample Letter and Outline
• Implementing Health Care Reform: Compliance Responsibilities for Employers During the Summer of 2012
• Maryland Timely Filing
• Maximizing Revenue Tips
• Medical Practice Marketing
• Medical Records Maintenance Info
• Medicare Appeals Process
• Medicare Basics
• Medicare Updates
• Mentoring Staff: Rewards & Recognition Programs
• Non Physician Provider Info
• Prac. Downsizing
• Practice Assessment
• Practice Evaluation Tips
• Practice Mgmt Guidelines
• Privacy, Security, and Meaningful Use: Is Your Practice Compliant?
• RCM Techniques

Red Flag Rules 2009

• Red Flag Rules
• Red Flags, HIPAA, RAC

 

• Risk Mgmt for Practices
• Tips & Techniques for Effective EHR Implementation
• Tips for Improving Front Desk Collections
• Working with a Medical Collections Agency - Dr. Jeff Hausfeld
• Year End Planning