MBA for MDs and Practice Managers

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
ACCMA, 6230 Claremont Ave., Oakland 

Breakfast and lunch will be served.

REGISTRATION FEES

•  ACCMA members: $199
•  Non-members: $299

About the Event:

A six hour, hands-on seminar designed to provide critical business skills in the areas of strategic planning, finance, operations, marketing, and personnel management.

You will learn the core business elements of managing a practice that physicians don't receive in medical school training. Specialty-specific benchmarking data will be provided. This series will also provide practice managers with new and additional skills to effectively manage the practice.

NOTE: Participants will need to bring their practice financial information, which will not be shared. Please bring a calculator PLUS last full year of financial information: charges, adjustments, collections, expenses, net income, A/R aging (30, 60, 90, etc.), number of staff hours and wages.

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FINANCE

•  SWOT analysis, budgeting, annual strategic planning
•  Accounts payable/receivable, cost accounting techniques
•  Staffing, expense ratios for monthly status reports
•  Contract evaluation and management  

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

•  How to hire, train, and set salaries for the right staff
•  Employment law essentials
•  Holding effective staff meetings, morale building, increasing productivity 
•  Handling wrongful terminations, discrimination, and harassment claims

MARKETING AND OPERATIONS

•  Techniques for improved scheduling 
•  Customer serice, patient flow, EHR 
•  Patient satisfaction, referrals, marketing techniques 
•  Risk management


PRESENTER

Debra Phairas is President of Practice & Liability Consultants, a nationally recognized firm specializing in practice management and malpractice prevention. Her consulting experience includes over 2,000 practices of all sizes and specialties, and her services range from practice start-ups, practice assessments, financial analysis, revenue enhancement, overhead reduction, personnel management, partnership issues, and recruitment support for hospitals and physician groups. She has presented seminars and lectures nationwide. www.practiceconsultants.net