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EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS ENDAUGUST 17, 2017

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SEPTEMBER 8 – 9, 2017

OPERATIONSGI Practice Management 101: Practice Management EssentialsFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

QUALITYImproving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy UnitSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Putting the Pieces Together

Comprehensive Educationfor the GI Practice

P R A C T I C A L S O L U T I O N S F O R T H E G I P R A C T I C E

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Course DescriptionThis ASGE course provides your practice operations staff with the essentials needed to effectively and efficiently manage a GI unit. New presentations have been added to this course that provide insight on implementing new concepts in practice management and practice applications. This course is designed to be highly interactive and provide winning practical solutions that can be applied immediately in your practice.

Why AttendUpon completion of this educational activity, you will be able to:• Reset your costs to get the lowest costs for vendor services• Move from claims denial to revenue cycle management• Recognize cost centers and profit centers for the typical GI practice• Identify how to “right-size” your office• Utilize mid-level staff to enhance the efficiency of the office or hospital-based

GI practice• Identify various staffing models within the office and endoscopy center, and

select a model that best fits the practice culture and needs• Understand how to properly adopt nationally recognized guidelines in your GI unit

Who Should Attend This course is designed for practice administrators, nurse managers and physicians who are involved in GI practice management and work within a small to medium-size office.

This course qualifies for the ASGE Excellence in GI Practice Operations Recognition Program.

Course Directors

OPERATIONS

Frank J. Chapman, MBA Chief Operating Officer Ohio Gastroenterology GroupColumbus, Ohio

Barbara Tauscher, MHA, FACMPE Director of Operations The Oregon Clinic GI East and South Portland, Oregon

Erica Natal, BSN, MHA, MBA Director of Operations Rockford Gastroenterology Associates Rockford, Illinois

3OPERATIONS GI Practice Management 101: Practice Management Essentials

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7:00 – 8:00 am Registration | Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

8:00 – 8:10 am Welcome

8:10 – 8:20 am Breaking News

8:20 – 9:50 am Session 1: Labor, Labor, Everywhere – Staffing the GI Office • Challenges for Staffing the GI Office – Large Groups • Challenges for Staffing the GI Office – Small Groups • Techniques for Right-Sizing Your Office • Questions and Answers

9:50 – 10:10 am Break and Exhibits

10:10 – 11:30 am Session 2: GI Administration 101 • Expanding Your Practice: Adding a Mid-Level Provider • Adapting to the Current Regulatory Environment • Adapting Your Practice to Organizational Change • Questions and Answers

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch and Exhibits • Luncheon Discussion: Introduction to ASGE Practical Solutions and Products

12:30 – 2:30 pm Session 3: Let’s Get Clinical – Staffing the ASC or Office Endoscopy Unit • Staffing the Endoscopy Unit • How to Adopt GI Specific Guidelines to Assist with Accreditation • Questions and Answers

2:30 – 3:40 pm Session 4: Cost Centers and Profit Centers • How to Run a Profitable Cost Center • Moving from Claims Denial to Revenue Cycle Management • Resetting your Costs to Get the Lowest Costs for Vendor Services

3:40 – 4:00 pm Break and Exhibits

4:00 – 5:00 pm Session 5: From Concepts to Practical Application - Moving Toward Implementation • Tools for Achieving Endoscopic Efficiency • Panel Discussion: Implementating Best Practices

5:00 pm Adjournment

Agenda

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

GI Practice Management 101: Practice Management EssentialsFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

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Course DescriptionThis highly popular course was developed by ASGE to educate physicians and non-physician staff of endoscopy units on how to translate quality and safety concepts into everyday practice. Through a mixture of didactic lecture and interactive sessions taught by leading experts in the field, participants of the course will advance their knowledge of endoscopy unit quality and safety, as well as discuss emerging trends and evidence. They will also be prepared to apply for the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program or be able to renew their current participation.

Why AttendUpon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:• Identify ways to define and measure quality in endoscopy• Describe techniques to make endoscopy more efficient while maintaining safety• Describe methods to improve patient satisfaction in endoscopy, including

improved doctor-patient communication• Recognize the potential sources of infection from contact with various body

fluids, their transmissibility during gastrointestinal endoscopy, and their susceptibility to potential disinfectants

• Specify measures for improving unit quality, including training and credentialing for new procedures, quality assurance programs, sedation and monitoring, and unit accreditation and re-accreditation

Who Should Attend• Practicing gastrointestinal endoscopists and surgeons • Medical directors • Nurse managers • Unit managers • Allied professionals interested in advancing their knowledge in endoscopy

unit quality and safety

Units interested in applying for the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program (EURP) or renewing their ASGE EURP Certificate are encouraged to send both a physician and a non-physician manager to the course. Program eligibility criteria require completion of this course by at least one unit representative within one year of the program application for new units and prior to expiration for renewing units.

This course qualifies for the ASGE Excellence in GI Practice Operations Recognition Program.

Course Directors

Lukejohn Day, MD University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA

V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, FASGE UCLA Medical Center Program

Los Angeles, CA

5QUALITY Improving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy Unit

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6:30 – 7:30 am Registration | Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

7:30 – 7:40 am Welcome

7:40 – 8:10 am What Constitutes a High Quality Endoscopy Unit?

8:10 – 8:40 am Maximizing Efficiency in Your Endoscopy Unit

8:40 – 9:10 am Benchmarking: How Do I Measure Up?

9:10 – 9:40 am Round Table Discussion I: Quality Metrics in the ASC and Hospital Endoscopy Unit

9:40 – 10:10 am Break and Exhibits

10:10 – 10:40 am The Quality Colonoscopy: What is It and How to Achieve It?

10:40 – 11:00 am Endoscopy and Sedation: Adhering to Quality and Patient Safety

11:00 – 11:40 am How to be Prepared and Successful for Endoscopy Unit Survey Accreditation

11:40 am – 12:00 pm Round Table Discussion II: Practical Aspects of Quality Improvement

12:00 – 1:15 pm Networking Lunch Sessions

1:15 – 2:10 pm Infection Control in Endoscopy: Updates and Challenges

2:10 – 2:30 pm Infection Control Q&A

2:30 – 3:00 pm Break and Exhibits

3:00 – 3:20 pm Defining Roles and Responsibilities in the Endoscopy Unit

3:20 – 3:40 pm Dos and Don’ts of Quality Improvement Projects in Endoscopy Units

3:40 – 4:00 pm Maintaining and Improving Endoscopy Unit Morale to Maximize Quality, Safety, and Patient Satisfaction

4:00 – 4:30 pm Roundtable Discussion III: Creating a Quality Culture

4:30 pm Adjournment

Agenda

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Improving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy UnitSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSASGE courses have a history of selling out. It is recommended that you make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. However, you may want to wait to make your airline reservations until you receive confirmation of registration from ASGE.

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court 550 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Tel: 1-866-745-7111 or 1-410-234-0550

ASGE has arranged a room rate of $189 per night (plus applicable state and local taxes). Rooms should be secured by August 9, 2017 to secure the discounted rate. Please contact the hotel directly to make the reservation. Reference the name of the course when making your reservation. Please reference “ASGE Improving Quality and Practice Management” when reserving a room.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION• Practice Management 101: This activity

was approved for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

• Improving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy Unit: This activity was approved for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc., an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity was approved for 7.75 contact hours.

Physicians – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASGE designates AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for these activities. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses – All nurse participants in the GI Practice Management 101 will receive a certificate of attendance specifying hours of education accredited for AMA PRA Course

Category 1 Credit.™ This certificate can be used toward nursing requirements.

For all nurse participants in the Quality and Safety course, this continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc., an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Practice Administrators – This program is eligible for American College of Medical Practice Executive (ACMPE) credit hours. To apply this program toward your ACMPE continuing medical education requirement, please calculate the total number of clock hours you spent in educational sessions and enter your hours online in the MY TRANSCRIPT area of mgma.com.

Coders – The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) will honor 1-for-1 CEUs for any live event offering AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ You may claim only the actual hours that you are present during the education. One hour of instruction is worth one CEU. Below is the maximum number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for each live activity.

ASGE CANCELLATION POLICYRequests for refunds must be sent in writing at least two weeks before the activity to education@asge.org. Refunds will be subject to an administrative fee of $100. Attendee

substitutions are permitted with ASGE authorization. ASGE has the right to cancel a program at any time at its discretion.

For more information about this or upcoming ASGE educational courses, please visit www.asge.org, email education@asge.org or call 630.573.0600.

Photography Waiver: ASGE periodically takes photographs and/or video during our educational courses and events, and reproduces them in ASGE educational, news or promotional material, whether in print, electronic or other media, including the ASGE website. By participating in this course, you grant the right to use your name and photograph for such purposes to ASGE. All postings become the property of ASGE.

Educational programming through the ASGE Institute for Training and Technology is supported, in part, by the ASGE Foundation. To donate visit www.asge.org

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ASGE’S PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE GI PRACTICE

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REGISTRATION FEES EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 17, 2017

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