Presentations

#001 Lifetime Leadership — Leaving a Legacy
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Time: 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker: Peter Baron Stark

#002 Patient Safety
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Time: 10:45AM-11:45AM
Speaker: Chris Walsh, MD

#003 Negotiation Skills — The Art of Getting What You Both Want
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Time: 1:30PM-2:30PM
Speaker: Peter Baron Stark

#004 Cash & Coding Check-Up
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Time: 1:30PM-2:30PM
Speaker: Cindy Parman, CPC, CPC-H, RCC

#005 Physician Relationships
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Time: 1:30PM-2:30PM
Speaker: Nick Hernandez, MBA

#006 Developing Internal Research Protocols
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Time: 1:30PM-2:30PM
Speakers: Jan Dragotta, BS, RTT, RT & Janice Breen, PhD

#007 Radiation Oncology Billing Panel
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Time: 3:00PM-4:30PM
Moderator: Craig McNabb, MBA, BSN
Panelists:

  • David Beyer, MD — ASTRO/ACR JEC Representative
  • Carl Bogardus, Jr, MD — Bogardus Medical Systems
  • Deborah Churchill, RTT — President, Churchill Consulting, Inc.
  • Ron DiGiamo, MBA — President, Revenue Cycle, Inc.
  • James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC(R ) — Senior Vice President, AMAC
  • Cindy Parman, CPC, CPC-H, RCC —- President, Coding Strategies, Inc.
  • Susan Vannoni, MS, RT, (R)(T) ROCC — President, Radiation Oncology Consulting, LLC

#008 The Current State of IGRT
Date: Monday, November 1, 2010
Time: 8:30AM-9:30AM
Speaker: Arno Mundt, MD

#009 The Changing Face of Cancer Care: For Richer or for Poorer, For Better or for Worse, In Sickness and in Health
Date: Monday, November 1, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: Bill Stanton, MD

#010 Pride, Passion, Performance
MFCS Handout / Session Handout
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 8:30AM-9:30AM
Speaker: Meryl Luallin

#011 Pennywise - Optimizing Reimbursements in the Oncology Practice
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: Alex Hill

#012 The Provider Based Clinic Model: A Powerful Strategy For Cancer Program Growth and Physician Alignment
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: Joseph Spallina, MBA

#013 To Discipline or Not to Discipline: Practical Approach to Handling the Mistakes Made in Radiation Onc
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: Alex Zafirovski, MBA, RTT

#014 The Transportable Radiotherapy Vault — TRV
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: Kevin Cassidy, MBA & Kyle Schmanke, MS

#015 The Relationship with Your Billing Department May Be Affecting Your Revenue
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 11:15AM-12:15PM
Speaker: Tamara Syverson, BS, RTT& Lisa Martin

#016 Selection and Onboarding of Great Talent
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 11:15AM-12:15PM
Speaker: Robin Chenail, MA-HRD

#017 Building a Culture of Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 11:15AM-12:15PM
Speaker: R. Alan Burns, BS, RT

#018 Implementation Basics and Physics Advancements in Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: IBPA in APBI
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 11:15AM-12:15PM
Speaker: Jessica Hiatt, MS

#019 Stories I Wish I Could Tell You
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Speaker: Cindy Parman, CPC, CPC-H, RCC

#020 The Value of Safety in Radiation Oncology
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Speaker: James Gaiser, PhD, DABR

#021 Hurricane Ike vs. UTMB: Disaster Recovery Planning Best Practices
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Speakers: Karen Lidstone, MBA & Collin Brack, MBA

#022 Managing for Customer Service
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Speaker: Meryl Luallin

#023 Certificate of Need: What Is It and Do They Work?
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 3:30PM-4:30PM
Speakers: Matthew Terry, MBA, BSRT, RT & Scott Plemmons, MBA, BSRT, RT

#024 Making the Transition from Staff to Supervisor
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 3:30PM-4:30PM
Speaker: Julie Rowland, BS

#025 Radiation Events in Imaging & Treatment: Cases, Causes, & National Policies for QA & Safety
Video Clip
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 3:30PM-4:30PM
Speaker: J. Daniel Bourland, PhD

#026 Error Reduction in Radiation Oncology: Experience with a Software Tool at Multiple Cancer Centers
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time: 3:30PM-4:30PM
Speaker: Edward Kline, MS

#027 Coding 101
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 8:30AM-9:30AM
Speaker: Deborah Churchill, RTT

#028 Light Their Fire — Evidence Based Performance Evaluations
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 8:30AM-9:30AM
Speakers: Kelly Kassab, MHA & Nina Thomas, MS

#029 New Technology: Acquisition, and Installation, and Implementation ....Oh My!
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 8:30AM-9:30AM
Speaker: Lisa Haskins, MBA

#030 Whistleblower
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 8:30AM-9:30AM
Speaker: James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC(R)

#031 Coding Updates
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC(R)

#032 The Role of Lean and Six Sigma in Healthcare
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: Margaret Murphy, MBA

#033 Raising the Bar: Continuous Quality Improvement at the Cleveland Clinic
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speaker: Gail Lalli, BBA

#034 A New Paradigm for Quality in Radiation Oncology — The Electronic Facility Record
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 9:45AM-10:45AM
Speakers: Kyle Schmanke, MS & Kevin Cassidy, MBA

#035 A-B-Cs of Remarkable Relationships for Service Success
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 11:15AM-12:15PM
Speaker: Ray Madaghiele