Can Small Group Practices and Solo Doctors Survive in Today's Marketplace -- What are Your Options? Debra Cascardo, President of the Cascardo Consulting Group
After nearly a year of intense negotiations, the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act - better known as healthcare reform - has become law. The
question you're probably asking now is: "What does this mean for me, my
practice, and my patients?"
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Can Small Group Practices and Solo Doctors Survive in Today's Marketplace -- What are Your Options?
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Today’s health care changes have been driven by harsh economic realities. The
current economy, increased practice operational costs and deep cuts in Federal
and State funding have created the need for practices to tighten up their
business side and work efficiently without losing their patient-centric outlook.
To prepare for tomorrow’s quality based delivery system will require physicians
to shift their thinking and patterns of practicing medicine in a relatively
short period of time to focus on quality based medicine rather than volume based
medicine. Taking small incremental quality steps today can position you for
success in the future.
Now is the time to improve your practice’s efficiency and look for
opportunities to share resources and services with other providers.
In this audio conference, practice executives and physicians will learn
strategies to help their practices position themselves and prepare for the
future during this transition time. Topics will include:
How to engage your management team and develop your practice’s action plan
with specific goals and target dates.
How to review your practice’s resources and budget to determine what
additional resources you will need to accomplish your specific goals and target
dates to move forward with the still evolving healthcare reform
How to customize and prepare your implementation process in a step-by- step
fashion so that your team does not become overwhelmed
How to restructure your practice’s philosophy by making Customer Service as
a key component of your practice’s operations
How to make operational improvements during this transition time
Strategies to contain costs and prevent unnecessary waste
How to review, assess and update your compliance program to determine risk.
How to assess your existing computer system and infrastructure to determine
if they will meet your operational needs of the future
How to determine if an ACO is right for you?
Strategies for engaging physicians into a collaborative team oriented
environment.
How to determine what criteria to consider when aligning with hospitals.
Meet Our Expert Speaker:
Debra Cascardo is a speaker, trainer and author who is dedicated to helping
physician practices achieve and sustain patient satisfaction, practice
efficiency, and profitability. An expert at practice operations and physician
development and training, she is nationally recognized for her outstanding
presentations and writings aimed at improving the business of medicine. She has
led educational sessions for the nation's most prominent health care
professional associations, specialty societies, and medical societies. She has
worked with clients ranging from the finest academic institutions in large,
urban centers to solo practitioners serving small, rural areas, to industry
leaders striving to align their organizations with the changing healthcare
environment.
Ms. Cascardo has been published in the Journal of Gerontology, the Journal of
Ambulatory Care Management, Medical Economics, the Journal of Medical Practice
Management, the Journal for the American Association of Office Nurses, the
Journal of Health Care Finance, Pain Medicine News, Professional Medical
Assistant, The Physician’s Advisory, Managed Care Provider newsletters, and
other specialty newsletters. Additionally, Ms. Cascardo has made several media
presentations on radio stations such as WOR, WFAS and WRHU and has been quoted
in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times as an expert in the field.
She holds three post graduate degrees in Communication Sciences, Health Care
and Financial Planning and is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. She
is a board member of the American Board of Physician Specialties.
Moderator: Nancy Collins, Publisher of The Journal of Medical Practice Management®
