NYS BONES, INC. -

NYS BONES,=20 INC.

EVENTS

Our 3rd Annual Conference = will be=20 held at the Marriott in Albany, NY OCTOBER 7-8, = 2010.=20

***REGISTER FOR THE 2010=20 CONFERENCE***
Register=20 Securely Online

We are pleased to = have=20 Denise Price Thomas as our Keynote Speaker. Ms. = Thomas=20 specializes in customer service training and = effective=20 communication to businesses and physician = practices.=20

Denise has enjoyed over 32 years of = employment=20 in the healthcare industry, including many years = spent=20 as the administrator for a surgical practice. = Throughout=20 her career she has been passionate about = creating=20 positive experiences for patients and customers. = She=20 enjoys teaching customer service, effective=20 communication and other topics. She strives to = inspire=20 others by using heart-warming stories and humor = she has=20 gleaned from her management experience in her=20 informational, inspirational and motivational=20 presentations. In addition, =93Gladys Friday=94, = (aka=20 Denise), completes the package of =93Health, = Hope &=20 Humor=94 by telling entertaining stories about = funny=20 moments in health care settings.

Are you = a busy=20 manager who doesn=92t have the time to provide = customer=20 service training to your staff? Do you want to = know what=20 your customers experience when they interact = with your=20 business? Does your staff need a refresher = course on=20 customer service or dealing with difficult = people? Ms.=20 Thomas will address these issues with practical = and=20 implementable solutions.

Information = about the=20 conference will be mailed in June and posted on = our=20 website. Registration can be done by mail or = through the=20 website www.nysbones.org. A block of discounted = rooms=20 will be made available at the Marriott Hotel = through=20 their online reservation system.

Visit = the Denise=20 Price Thomas website for more information on her = presentation.=20 = http://www.denisepricethomas.com/

Friday=20 Afternoon - NICHOLAS GEORGE
Social Media and = the=20 Orthopaedic Practice

The concept of = social media=20 has changed tremendously over the past two = decades. Once=20 simply equated with sharing pictures of your = vacation=20 with coworkers, it has become an essential part = of the=20 marketing mix for all kinds of products and = services.=20 Companies are using social tools to monitor=20 conversations about their products, competitors, = industry, and engage with their customers to = build=20 stronger relationships.
Come explore the=20 possibilities that the social tools of today can = offer=20 our Orthopaedic practices. We=92ll look at the = benefits of=20 having a well organized social media plan and = what it=20 takes to get that plan started.
Our session = will be=20 hosted by Kinetic Symmetry=92s owner, Nicholas = George.=20 Coach Nick has been helping companies through = the change=20 process for the past 10 years. His specialty is = helping=20 organizations work through the chaos of change = to reach=20 the beneficial results to the business. Over the = years=20 he has worked with hospital operating room = staff, county=20 social services and not for profit groups. Prior = to=20 Kinetic Symmetry he managed the technology of a=20 multimillion dollar credit union, was a project = manager=20 for a Fortune 500 company and a Captain in the = US Air=20 Force working in the = Pentagon

Speaker:=20 LORRAINE C. WOODS, FACMPE
Practice = Administrator, NY=20 ORTHOPEDICS
Insurance 101

Lorraine = came to=20 practice management from =91the dark side.=92 At = today=92s=20 session she will share some information and = insight. For=20 example, do you know the difference between a = carrier=20 and a network? What makes a plan insured/ self = insured=20 or ASO and why should you care? How do you teach = your=20 staff to read an insurance card? What makes a = PPO=20 silent?

Ms Woods has over 40 years = experience in=20 healthcare including holding senior level = positions in=20 utilization review/ quality assurance, case = management,=20 PPO network development as well as practice = management.=20 An RN by training Lorraine is a Certified = Medical=20 Practice Executive and a Fellow in the American = College=20 of Medical Practice=20 Executives.

LUNCH = N LEARN=20 SERIES 2010

MAY 12th at 12 Noon - RED = FLAG=20 RULES

We are pleased to have Mr. = Schoppmann, Esq.=20 discuss the
issues involved with the Red Flag = Regulations.
Michael J. Schoppmann,=20 Esq.

Michael Schoppmann is regarded = nationally=20 for devoting his career to the defense of = healthcare=20 professionals in actions brought before state = licensing=20 authorities, audit disputes with managed care=20 companies/health plans; hospital disciplinary = actions;=20 healthcare related commercial litigation; = actions by=20 OSHA, the Office of Inspector General (Medicare = and=20 Medicaid), the DEA, the Office of Civil Rights = (HIPAA)=20 and
other state and federal authorities = regulating=20 physicians. He has served as a faculty member of = the=20 Cornell University, Johnson Graduate
School = of=20 Management, Executive Program in Health Care = Delivery=20 Management and he is a past two-term Chairman of = the=20 State Bar Association=92s Administrative
Law=20 Section.
He has spoken and written = extensively on=20 numerous Health Law topics, including; Medicare = fraud=20 investigations, the need for reform in Physician = Discipline, and the role of medical chaperones = in sexual=20 misconduct investigations.

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(516) 294-5432 - Fax = (516)=20 294-5414

1120 Route 22 East - = Bridgewater, NJ -=20 08807
(908) 704-8585 - Fax (908) = 704-8899

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218=20 N. Jefferson Street - Chicago, IL 60661
(312) = 648-1111 - (312) 648-1057

Florida=20 Affiliate:
Physicians=92 Counsel, LLC
1101 = Douglas=20 Avenue - Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(407) = 523-5850 =96=20 (800)=20 = 941-8287

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MARCH=20 17th at 12 Noon - NY=92s Upcoming Workers=92 = Compensation=20 Medical Treatment Guidelines

This Lunch = &=20 Learn presentation will review the status of the = PILOT,=20 introduce information about newly revised = Medical=20 Treatment Guidelines and present an opportunity = for more=20 physicians to join the project.=20

Presenters:
Elizabeth = Miller
Special=20 Assistant
NYS Workers=92 Compensation=20 Board

Joseph Salamone
Healthcare = Bureau=20 Chief
NYS Workers=92 Compensation = Board

Heather=20 Bennett
Executive Director
NYS Society of = Orthopaedic Surgeons

Prepare Now for = Easier=20 Implementation When Guidelines Become=20 Mandatory

The NYS Workers Compensation = Board is=20 conducting a PILOT project on the use of new = draft=20 Medical Treatment Guidelines.

The PILOT = project=20 covers all testing and treatment of the = shoulder,=20 cervical spine, knee, and lower back, which = occurs after=20 the start date of the pilot (November 2009), for = patients of participating providers who are = covered by a=20 participating payer. It also provides an = optional=20 process for the provider to request prior = approval of=20 testing or treatment that is covered the by the=20 Guidelines; a process for the provider to = request a=20 variance for testing or treatment that is = outside of the=20 Guidelines but medically necessary; and = procedures for=20 resolving disputes over application of the = Guidelines at=20 each level.

The pilot is focused on two = sets of=20 goals including: Accelerate delivery of quality = medical=20 services to injured workers; improve medical = outcomes=20 for injured workers and expedite return to work = when=20 possible; reduce disputes between payers and = providers=20 over content and application of the guidelines; = reduce=20 system costs; and timely payments to=20 providers.

MAY 12th at 12 noon - RED = FLAGS RULES=20 - Details to be announced.

PAST LUNCH = N=20 LEARNS
Laura Doolin will discuss HIPPA=20 issues/compliance and regulation in a = teleconference=20 scheduled for January 26, 2010 at 12:00 pm.=20
Registration information will be emailed to=20 members.

Laura Doolin, MBA, = Vice-President has=20 almost thirty years of experience in both the = hospital=20 and private practice setting. With an = undergraduate=20 degree in Sociology from SUNY-Albany and an MBA = in=20 Health Systems Administration from Union = College, she=20 began her healthcare career as a healthcare = planner for=20 a small hospital in Delaware County. From there = she went=20 on to a 440-bed hospital, acting as Assistant=20 Vice-president for Planning and Program = Development.=20 Just prior to starting Strategic Solutions in = 1994,=20 Laura was responsible for the development and = management=20 of a comprehensive multi-specialty women's = health=20 center.

As an owner and consultant with = Strategic=20 Solutions, Laura has handled the facilitation of = strategic planning sessions, developed quality = assurance=20 systems, and participated in the operational = evaluations=20 and startups of medical practices. Areas of = expertise=20 include strategic planning, program development, = physician recruitment, marketing, regulatory = compliance,=20 managed care contracting and quality assessment. =

Contact information for:

Laura = Doolin,=20 MBA
Vice President
Strategic Solutions =
420=20 Clifton Corporate Park
Clifton Park, NY=20 = 12065
518-348-1276
lauradoolin@strategicsolutionsmgmt.com