Practice Management Virual Course

Staying Afloat – Financial Literacy for Your Practice


Friday, October 18, 2024
at
9:00 AM (EDT)
to Friday, October 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
Category: Practice Management Courses

The SMFM Practice Management Course will continue the tradition of providing relevant and actionable information to assist in the everyday management of our MFM practices. Sessions this year will focus on maintaining the practice's financial viability. Additionally, we will offer breakout sessions geared toward common issues that Division Directors encounter.

Dates and agenda are subject to change.

Agenda

October 18
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Case Study – Maternity Services Closings
Subtopic: Rural Closings and the Impact on Urban Practices
12:45 PM - 1:35 PM Practice Performance Indicators
Subtopics: Coding, Audits, Benchmarking, Efficient Accounts/Receivables, SDOH: Can You Afford to Implement it in Your Practice
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Break
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Clinical Informatics Basics and How AI Can Help Your Practice
Faculty: Melissa Wong and Sasha Davidson
Subtopics:
AI Tools: scheduling, decision support, provider benchmarking, etc.
How to select: time in business, cost, intangibles
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Business Case Development – Making Your Case for Funding
Personnel: GC, NP
Technology: Ultrasound, etc.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM General Q & A
Personnel: GC, NP
Technology: Ultrasound, etc.
October 19
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Personnel
Physicians/QHPs
Sonographers and Other Skilled Personnel
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Compensation Models
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Break
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Procurement: Negotiation, Pro Forma (Business Case) and Navigating Vendor Contracts
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Optimizing the Practice Model
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM General Q&A