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Ohio MGMA, Illinois MGMA, Indiana MGMA, and Virginia MGMA have organized a joint webinar featuring Elizabeth W. Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC

Please join us.  Webinar seats are limited to 100.  

Register now to ensure your seat: secure2.associationsonline.com/amos/ilmgma/registration/public_event_register.cf m?pk_event=76 

Title:  “Front of Office Success” and is based on Elizabeth Woodcock’s new MGMA books 

Date:  Thursday, June 27, 2013 

Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm eastern / 11:30am – 12:30pm central 

Cost:  
$40.00 for members of these 4 state associations.  Membership will be verified. 
$130.00 for non-members 

Handouts will be emailed to participants of this webinar.  You will be emailed your webinar registration link within 72 hours of payment of your registration fees.  One (1.0) ACMPE credit hour will be assigned to this program and your credit submission worksheet will be emailed to you following the webinar.  Cancellations or no-shows to the live webinar will not be refunded. 

About this webinar: 
Collections isn’t just a job for the billing office. And nurturing patient loyalty isn’t just the job of the physician. Everyone in patient flow chain – including the front office staff – has a role to play in patient service, work flow and collections. In this entertaining-but-illuminating webinar, Elizabeth Woodcock brings a wealth of wisdom, tips and tools that will help front office staff improve time-of-service collections, optimize work flow and nurture patient loyalty. Whether the job is "perfect" appointment reminder calls, flawless patient registrations, or impeccable management of each patient’s wait, your front office staff has a lot to offer. Learn what case studies, research and a wealth of professional experience has to say about how to perfect front office performance. Plus, you’ll get take-aways including a pre-employment guide for telephone operators, a mystery patient survey template and sample time-of-service collections scripts. The question isn’t, ‘should I come to this webinar?’ but, rather, ‘how can I afford not to use these ideas in my practice?’ 

About our speaker: 
Elizabeth Woodcock is a professional speaker, trainer and author specializing in medical practice management. Elizabeth has focused on medical practice operations and revenue cycle management for 20 years. Combining innovation and analysis to teach practice operations, she has delivered presentations at regional and national conferences to more than 150,000 physicians and managers. In addition to her popular email newsletters, she has authored 10 best-selling practice management books, and published dozens of articles in national healthcare management journals. Elizabeth is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives and a Certified Professional Coder. In addition to a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University, Elizabeth completed a Master of Business Administration in healthcare management from The Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.

SAVE THE DATE: 

2013 Fall State Conference 
August 23, 2013 
Crowne Plaza Columbus North 
Columbus, OH 

EXHIBITORS & INTERESTED SPONSORS: Our Winter Conference exhibit space sold out!  Reserve your spot soon for our Fall State Conference (August 23, 2013) as exhibit space is already filling up quickly for this show. Download our 2013 Sponsorship packet (.pdf) to find out how your organization can be a part of our Fall State Conference!  

Ohio MGMA's 2012 Medical Practice Employee Salary and Benefits Survey Available for Purchase 

The Ohio Medical Group Management Association is proud to publish results from the 2012 Medical Practice Employee Salary and Benefits Survey. Our membership asked for a comprehensive survey and the OMGMA listened. The OMGMA salary survey is an exceptional tool for practice managers to budget and manage their staff. 

Thank you to all the practices that took time to participate in the 2012 survey. Your time used to complete the survey has paid off. 

There are several unique features about this survey: 
• Physician to staff ratios; 
• Summary of employee benefits; 
• Compensation for staff positions broken-down by state totals as well as general geographic locations; and 
• Staff compensation stated as an hourly rate and can be used to calculate annualized salary (included is a mean and percentile ranking) 

We extend a special thank you to our Salary Survey Sponsor, Clark Shaefer Hackett, for taking our raw data and compiling it into  this report. 

Cost $125 Ohio MGMA Members / $250 Non Members 

Click here to download a copy of our order form.

SAVE THESE DATES:  

2013 Fall State Conference 
August 23, 2013 
Crowne Plaza Columbus North 
Columbus, OH 

Exhibitors, Sponsors and Interested Parties
– Download our 2013 Sponsor & Exhibit Prospectus to find out how to get connected with Ohio MGMA and our Members! (.pdf)

Register for the ACMPE Examinations:

Before taking the exams, you must submit the eligibility requirement.

2013 exam dates:

Fees: Registration fees for exams are $165 for the essay exam and $165 for the objective exam.

How to Register for Computerized Exams:

1. Exam Eligibility - Before taking the exams, you are required to submit your resume documenting a minimum of two years' experience in an ambulatory or other healthcare management position and a minimum of six months in a supervisory role. (Please email your resume to acmpe@mgma.com.)
2. Exam registration fees - You can pay your exam registration fees through the MGMA-ACMPE online store or by calling toll-free 877.275.6462, ext. 1888.
3. Confirmation of eligibility - Within two weeks of paying your exam registration fees, you will receive a Notice to Schedule email that notifies you to schedule your exams with your personal user name and password at a Castle testing facility.
4. Select exam date, time and location - Once provided with a user name and password, you must follow the link provided for specific exam site locations and to schedule a date and time to take the exams. Please note that exam appointments are made on a first-come, first-served basis, so scheduling early will help ensure the best choice of appointment time and location. Directions to your selected exam site, procedures and other information will be provided to you in an email from Castle.

Computerized exams locations:
ACMPE has partnered with Castle centers to offer approximately 500 exam sites. Once you register for an exam through the MGMA-ACMPE store and your eligibility has been confirmed, you will be provided with a user name and password that will allow you to select your exam location, date and time. Please note that you won't be able to schedule your exam appointment at a Castle testing site until you have submitted your registration fees and eligibility requirement.

Ohio MGMA Purpose & Objective

• To promote a program of mutual education in the field of medical group practice administration.
• To disseminate information of mutual interest.
• To improve administration in medical groups in order to serve the members of the Association, the medical groups they represent and medical group practice.
• To cooperate with other organizations having similar aims and objectives.