Growing demands on physicians to meet quality standards, implement technology and improve access to care are forcing many practices to transform the way they operate, especially with the growing trend toward medical homes. These practice transformations while not easily accomplished provide long-term benefits to practices in efficiencies, revenue enhancement and patient satisfaction and outcomes.

During Physician Practice Transformation: Charting a Path Toward Increased Revenue and Improved Efficiency, Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes, a 90-minute webinar on May 29, 2008, two industry experts in physician practice transformation will provide a detailed roadmap to the key steps in practice transformation.

Dr. Lonnie E. Fuller, medical director for the Pennsylvania Medicaid ACCESS Plus PCCM-DM Program and Dr. John Michos, medical director of the Virginia Health Quality Center, will describe the critical steps in physician practice transformation, including:

• Assessing the readiness of a practice for transformation;
• Developing champions within an organization to lead the transformation;
• Understanding the skill sets necessary for practice transformation;
• Implementing quality improvement tools in physician practices;
• Redesigning the office workflow to succeed in practice transformation;
• Improving efficiency and delivery of care in your practice;
• Overcoming the challenges that practices face as they attempt to transform themselves; and
• Realizing a return on investment from practice transformation through improved practice profitability.

The webinar will be held on May 29, 2008 at 1:30 pm Eastern time.

Can't make the scheduled date and time of the conference? See the "On-Demand" or CD-ROM options described below.

Have questions on our webinar and/or webinar formats? Visit our webinar FAQ.

You can "attend" this program right in your office and enjoy significant savings – no travel time or hassle; no hotel expenses. It’s so convenient! Invite your staff members to participate.

Your registration fee covers one telephone line from your site. Include as many individuals from your organization as you wish - there is no additional charge. Gather in a conference room and use a speakerphone.

HOW THE WEBINAR WORKS:

The conference lasts approximately 90 minutes with the last 30 minutes reserved for questions and answers.

No special equipment is needed; a toll-free number will be provided.

A week before the conference, you will receive instructions via e-mail on how to dial into the conference and access the conference handouts. So be sure to include your e-mail address!

SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS:

You are invited to submit your questions in advance of the program to ensure that your questions are answered. Please e-mail your questions to mmatthews@hin.com no later than noon on May 25, 2008. We will attempt to answer your questions during the conference. However, time constraints limit the number of questions that can be answered during the live Q&A so be sure to get your questions in early.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS CONFERENCE?

CEOs, medical directors, physician practice leaders, health plan executives, business development and strategic planning directors and physician practice office managers and consultants.

REGISTRATION:

• $317 for the live webinar, conference on CD-ROM, PLUS a transcript of the conference proceedings ($367 after 5/23/08).
• $277 for the conference on CD-ROM and a transcript of the conference proceedings.
• $267 for the live webinar ($317 after 5/23/08).
• $267 for the On-Demand service, which provides you the opportunity to listen in at your leisure via your computer and a web browser (includes the agenda and presentation materials -- available 6/2/08).