Session Schedule

Friday, January 31	Title	Speaker(s)
8 - 9 a.m.	Vertical and Horizontal Consolidation in Health Care and its effect on Anesthesiology	Lawton Burns MD
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Leveraging Payer Policy Data for Revenue Protections	Doris Branker CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Upheavals in the Anesthesia Market: How to Successfully Navigate Transitions	Alexander Choi MD, MPH, FASA; David Donnelly; Jeffrey Nary MD
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	NORA Challenges: Creating a Safe Environment for Clinicians and Patients	Patricia Mack MD, FASA; Diana Anca MD; Candace Chang MD
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Incivility in the Workplace and How to Handle It	Samuel DeMaria MD; Christine Doyle MD, FASA; Yelena Spitzer MD
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Driving Future Quality Improvement, with a Focus on Small and Medium Sized Practices	Sheila Barnett MD, BSC, FASA; Randall Clark MD, FASA
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Cybersecurity Threats in Healthcare: What Every Anesthesiologist Needs to Know	George Tewfik MD, FASA; Vugar Zeynalov
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	How, Who, and Who’s Next? Anesthesia Group Governance, Leadership Development and Succession Planning	Alexander Choi MD, MPH, FASA; Mark Weiss JD
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Incorporating Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants into Your Practice	Dean Polce DO; Carie Twichell CAA, MSA; Naveen Vanga MD, CHSE
Noon - 12:30 p.m.	Roundtables: Session 1
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Show Me the Money! Key Reports for A/R Management	Doris Branker CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Requesting Facility Compensation For Undercompensated Services: Three Industry Perspectives	Robert Johnson RCPT, MBA; Shena Scott MBA, FACMPE; Judith Semo JD, ESQ
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	The Keys to Recruitment and Retention	George Gilly MD; Kelly Leblanc MD
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	A Brave New World: Applying Soft Skills in Navigating Today's Perioperative Environment	Elizabeth Duggan MD, MA; Chris Glover MD, FASA; Stephen Hoang MD, FASA; Ludwig Lin MD
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Mythbusters: Anesthesia Economics Episode	Amr Abouleish MD, MBA, FASA; Mark Hudson MD, MBA, FASA; Gordon Morewood MD, FASA, MBA, FASE
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Moving beyond MIPS: Developing methods to securing clinical EHR data in NACOR	Jonathan Wanderer MD, FASA, MPHIL; Randall Clark MD, FASA
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	State of Anesthesia Practices: Overview on Group Practice Market, Economics, RFP's, Consolidation and Hospital Employment	Moeed Azam MD, MBA, FASA; Jonathan Gal MD, FASA, MBA, MS; Jason Greenberg MD; Steven Schulman MD, MHA, FASA
4 - 4:30 p.m.	Roundtables: Session 2
Saturday, February 1
8 - 9 a.m.	Stand-up Therapy: Finding the Humor and Humanity in Health Care	William Flanary MD
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Billing and Coding for Anesthesia Services	Christopher Troianos MD, FASA, FASE
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Game Theory for Anesthesiologists: Strategies for Payer Negotiations	Jennifer Yuan MBA, MD; Ron Howrigon AA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	The State of the Union: Empowering Physicians to Leverage Their Practice	Jonathan Hausman MD; Antonio Hernandez Conte MD, MBA, FASA; Timothy O'Hara JD
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Improving Workforce by Improving Well Being	Ronald Harter MD, FASA; Klaus Kjaer MD; Emily Methangkool MD
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Lines, Units and Special Circumstances - Are You Capturing Everything?	Amy Turner RN, BSN, MMHC, CPC, CHC, CHIAP
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Essentials of Operating Room Management	Mark Hudson MD, MBA, FASA; Cynthia Wells MD
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.	Payment Issues: the Influence of Big Insurance	Manuel Bonilla MS; Speaker Lois Connolly MD, FACHE, FASA; Jonathan Gal MD, FASA, MBA, MS
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Meaningful Measures: Assessing and Demonstrating our Impact on the Continuum of Patient Care	Manuel Bonilla MS; Lois Connolly MD, FACHE, FASA;Jonathan Gal MD, FASA, MBA, MS
Noon - 12:30 p.m.	Roundtables: Session 1
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Hot Topics in Acute Pain Management	Amy Turner RN, BSN, MMHC, CPC, CHC, CHIAP
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	The Surgical Suite Showdown: Anesthesiologists vs. Administration	Ruben Azocar MD, FCCM, FASA; James Hill MD, FASA, MBA, FACHE; Yar Yeap MD
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Making Sense of Different Practice Types: A Primer for Residents and Fellows	Mark Thoma MD, FASA; Jason Greenberg MD
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	What's New in Accreditation	Sangeeta Kumaraswami MD; Patricia Mack MD, FASA; Matthew Popovich PHD; Eugene Viscusi MD
2:45 - 3:15 p.m.	Roundtables: Session 2
4 - 5 p.m.	ASA Leadership Forum	Donald Arnold MD, FACHE, FASA; Manuel Bonilla MS; Lois Connolly MD, FASA, FACHE; Brian Reilly
Sunday, February 2
8 - 9 a.m.	Professional Liability: What Every Anesthesiologist Needs To Know	Franklin Chiao FASA, MBA, MSC, MS, MD; Vilma Joseph MD, MPH, FASA; Alan Marco MD, MMM; Brian Thomas JD
8 - 9 a.m.	ASRA Panel: Advancing Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Practice in 2025	Samer Narouze MD, PHD; Vinita Singh MD; Kevin Vorenkamp MD
8 - 9 a.m.	Advanced Operating Room Management	Cynthia Wells MD; Mark Hudson MD, MBA, FASA
8 - 9 a.m.	Will QZ Billing End Physician-Led Care - PRO - CON	Beverly Philip MD, FACA, FASA; Elmer Choi MD, PHD, FASA, MBA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	The Wide World of TEE Billing	Kelly Dennis MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA, CPC, CPC-I
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	From Scrubs to Suits: Transition to Executive Leadership	Aalok Agarwala MD, MBA, FASA; Amy Lu MD, MPH; Heather McFarland DO
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Operational Excellence in Your NORA Service	Basem Abdelmalak MD, FASA; Marcus Lehman MD, MBA; Erin Sullivan MD, FASA
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Conducting an Internal Audit for Your Anesthesia Practice	Kelly Dennis MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA, CPC, CPC-I
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Leveraging Mentorship, Sponsorship and Coaching for Comprehensive Professional Development	Feyce Peralta MD, MS, FASA; Chris Glover MD, MBA, FASA; DJ Himstedt PHD, MS, MBA
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	The Next Biggest Threats to Patient Safety (& What We Can Do About It)	Emily Methangkool MD; Karolina Brook MD, FASA; Monica Harbell MD, FASA
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Anesthesia Post Residency - Tips for the Big Decision	Emilio Andrade MD; Chrystale Cigainero MBA, MHSM