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·	Weekend Update: Interactive Review of Clinical Neurosurgery by Case Management
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2005 Neurosurgical Practice Management: Improving the Financial Health of Your Practice Register Online Course Brochure (PDF 2.6 MB)   Program Description This course for neurosurgeons, administrators and senior managers focuses on the measurement of practice performance.This course is designed for physicians and senior staff with access to key financial information.The content builds from fundamentals to sophisticated concepts and focuses on the financial aspects of practice management.

Program Schedule

7:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM — 2:00 PM
Program
(A working lunch will be provided with this program)

• Financial Reporting: How Do You Measure and Manage the Success of Your Practice?
• Making the Connection: Financial Analysis and System Improvements
• The Big Picture: Implementation to Ensure Strong Practice Performance

Course Objectives:
Successful completion of this course should give you the knowledge and skills you need to:

• Analyze key financial reports essential to managing your practice;
• Describe methods to reduce overhead;
• Synthesize the factors that contribute to strong practice performance; and
• Enhance collection percentages through strategic management changes.

Faculty:

Samuel J. Hassenbusch, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chair, AANS Coding & Reimbursement Educational Programs

Richard A. Roski, MD
Member, AANS Coding & Reimbursment Committee

Karen Zupko
President, Karen Zupko & Associates
Consultant, Speaker, Author — Karen Zupko does it all and with leading edge insight and enthusiasm. Karen’s involvement in neurosurgery includes consulting with practices of all sizes on a wide range of strategic and operational issues. She enjoys helping neurosurgeons and administrators figure out innovative ways to make money, save money, reduce risk and increase patient satisfaction. Strategically, Karen has experience in clinical program creation and functionality. With an associate, Karen has evaluated five academic stroke centers as well as six Neuroscience Centers of Excellence.

Upcoming Dates, Location & Accommodations

May 22, 2005
Marriott San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf
1250 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
Hotel Phone: (415) 775-7555
Reservations: (800) 228-9290
Room Rates: $179 single/double
Reservation Deadline: April 18, 2005

September 18, 2005
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
2100 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN 37203
Hotel Phone: (615) 320-1700
Reservations: (800) 336-3335
Room Rates: $ 159 single/double
Reservation Deadline: August 15, 2005