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AAOE Program of the 2009 Joint Meeting
San Francisco Marriott, Oct. 24 to 27

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bullet  2009 Program Detail - Business Operations and Finance

NOTE: Registration is only accepted for paid events. All courses will take place at the San Francisco Marriott unless otherwise noted. View the virtual Advance Program for additional program details or search for a particular course using the Joint Meeting Online Program.

Letter A= Approved for ASOA COE credit
Letter C= Approved for AAPC CE credit
Letter J= Approved for JCAHPO CE credit
Letter YO= Endorsed by the Young Ophthalmologist (YO) Committee
Letter NEW= New course

Saturday, Oct. 24
Event Title Code Time
Letter A Using Critical Financial Thinking to Improve Your Management of the Practice SPE05 1 p.m. to
4 p.m.
Letter A Strategic Planning for Practice Executives: Positioning Your Practice for Success SPE09 9 a.m. to
noon


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Sunday, Oct. 25
Event Title Code Time
AAOE General Session: Connecting the Dots of Healthcare FREE PROGRAM! SPE14 

10:15 a.m. to noon

Letter NEWLetter A Developing and Analyzing Fee Schedules Based on the CMS RBRVS 246 2 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.
Letter A Practice Valuations: Now What's Your Practice Worth? 247 2 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Design and Development Implications of a Full-service Ophthalmic Center 248
 2 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.
Letter NEW Satisfaction Drivers of Successful Practices: Creating a Culture of Excellence FREE PROGRAM! SPE26  1:30 p.m. to
3 p.m.
Letter A Pediatric Ophthalmic Practice Solutions: A Panel Discussion 283 3:15 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Practical Use of Business Benchmarks 284 3:15 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Letter A Retina-Specific Panel Discussion: Ask Your Peers 285 3:15 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Small Single-Specialty ASC Efficiency 299 4:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Letter NEWThe Managing Partner  751 4:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.


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Monday, Oct. 26
Event Title Code Time
Academic Practices Interactive Discussion FREE PROGRAM!  SPE30 8:30 a.m. to
10 a.m. 
Mid-Sized Practices Interactive Discussion FREE PROGRAM!  SPE31 8:30 a.m. to
10 a.m. 
Large Practices Interactive Discussion FREE PROGRAM!  SPE33 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Letter NEWLetter A New Associate Contract: How to Attract a Great Candidate Yet Protect Yourself 392 9 a.m. to
10 a.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Revenue Cycle Assessment: Basics of Billing 393 9 a.m. to
10 a.m.
Letter ALetterYO Build Your Practice Efficiency: Ideas for Growing Your Practice Large or Small 404 9 a.m. to
11:15 a.m.
Letter NEWLetterYO A Practical Guide to Understanding and Negotiating an Employment Agreement 423 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Letter NEWLetter ALetterJ Managing Volumes Well- The Patient Friendly Office 424 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Letter NEWLetter ALetterJ The Efficient Retina Practice 431 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Letter A Using Financial Data in Ophthalmic Practice Management 432 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Internal Controls for the Small Practice 455

11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.

Using Benchmarks to Improve Your Practice FREE PROGRAM!  SPE43  2 p.m. to
3 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Multisubspecialty Practices: Day-to-Day Operations and the Challenges We May Face 475 2 p.m. to
3 p.m.
Letter A Negotiating Payer Contracts, or Anything Else for That Matter ... Really! 476 2 p.m. to
3 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Using the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale as a Management Tool 478 2 p.m. to
3 p.m.
Letter A Purchasing Capital Equipment 500 3:15 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.
Letter A Income Division for Group Practices: Structuring Appropriate Physician Compensation Arrangements 520 3:15 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Three Step Self Assessment: Front Desk, Tech Station and Doctor Area 752 3:15 p.m. to  5:30 p.m.
The Seven Deadly Sins of Selling Your Solo Practice 537 4:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.


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Tuesday, Oct. 27
Event Title Code Time
Small Practices Interactive Discussion
FREE PROGRAM! 		 SPE47  8:30 a.m. to
10 a.m. 
Letter NEWLetterYO Deciphering Financial Reports for the Young Ophthalmologist 635 9 a.m. to
11:15 a.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Space Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide 636 9 a.m. to
11:15 a.m.
Letter A Ophthalmic Financial Policy 654 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Letter A Managing Your Practice's Billing Operation 678 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Letter A Acquiring Practices: Buying Strangers, Friends, and Enemies 699 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Panel Discussion: Improving Efficiency and Lowering Costs 700 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A The Seven Deadly Sins of Constructing your Associate's Buy-in 701 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Letter A Anatomy of Your First Employment Agreement 754 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Letter NEWLetter A Interactive Practice Flow Workshop: Bring Your Flow Problems, Leave With Solutions 706 12:45 p.m. to
3 p.m.

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Onsite registration for the AAOE Program of the 2009 Joint Meeting begins Oct. 22 (Moscone North Lobby).

Plan your itinerary now—browse the virtual Advance Program and search the Joint Meeting Online Program.

Visit the AAOE Joint Meeting Page for complete details about the 2009 program.