In this month’s issue, register for EDPMA’s August 18 Webinar entitled “Understanding the Federal Ban on Surprise Medical Billing” as well as congratulate our re-elected 2021-2023 EDPMA board members! You can also register and reserve your hotel room for the 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit, taking place September 26-29, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. And don’t forget to explore our Summit Sponsorship opportunities before they are sold out! Also, be sure to save the date for our December Workshop in Las Vegas and learn about our new members.
Join EDPMA for the August 18 Educational Webinar!
Register today for EDPMA’s next educational webinar, “Understanding the Federal Ban on Surprise Medical Billing” on August 18, 2021, at 2:00 pm Eastern. Presented by Dr. Andrea Brault and Dr. Lisa Maurer, the webinar will address the No Surprises Act, which will establish a federal ban on surprise billing and is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2022. But, there are still many details that must be clarified during the current rule-making phase – including the definition for qualified payment amounts, specific plan obligations, and the rules/criteria for independent dispute resolution (IDR). For more information and to register, click here.
Miss a webinar? EDPMA Members can access the archive.
EDPMA Board Election Results
Congratulations to six of EDPMA’s 19 Board Members who were re-elected to serve on the Board from September 2021 through April 2023!
- Emergency Care Specialists; Don Powell, DO, FACEP
- EPOWERdoc, Inc; David Ernst, MD, FACEP
- Rev4ward, LLC; Juli Forde
- Vincent Emergency Physicians, Inc; William Freudenthal, MD, FACEP
- Vituity; Bing Pao, MD, FACEP
- Zotec Partners; Ed Gaines, JD
The other 13 seats will be up for election next year. EDPMA’s Board is 47% physician groups, 32% billing companies, and 21% supporting organizations. One-third of the physician groups on the Board are small or medium-sized (below 500,000 patient visits a year). For the last 6 years, the Chair of the EDPMA Board has been from either an independent physician group, a small or medium-sized physician group, or a billing company. The incoming Chair, Dr. Don Powell, is from a medium-sized group. The EDPMA ByLaws, available on the EDPMA website, ensures that the Board represents all sizes and types of members and that each member only gets one vote. Here is a list of all EDPMA Board members:
- Acute Care, Inc; Paul Hudson
- Brault; Andrea Brault, MD, MMM, FACEP
- BSA Healthcare; Jeffrey Bettinger, MD, FACEP
- CIPROMS, Inc; Andrea Halpern-Bryan
- Emergency Care Specialists; Don Powell, DO, FACEP
- Envision Healthcare; Patrick Velliky
- EPOWERdoc, Inc; David Ernst, MD, FACEP
- Gottlieb; Shanna Howe
- Gryphon Healthcare; Mark R. Jones
- LogixHealth; Elijah Berg
- R1 RCM; Jackie Willet, CHBME
- Rev4ward, LLC; Juli Forde
- SCP Health; Randy Pilgrim, MD, FACEP
- Sound Physicians; Mike Presley, MD, FACEP
- Vincent Emergency Physicians, Inc; William Freudenthal, MD, FACEP
- TeamHealth; Aron Goldfeld, JD
- US Acute Care Solutions; L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP
- Vituity; Bing Pao, MD, FACEP
- Zotec Partners; Ed Gaines, JD
Reserve Your Seat for the 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit
The 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit is right around the corner! Be sure to register soon so you don’t miss out on the premier conference for those in the business of emergency medicine, taking place September 26-29, 2021, at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas. The 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit offers in-depth educational sessions on the issues facing those managing an emergency department, emergency physician group, billing company, or other business that supports the emergency department. Learn solutions to the issues you face every day and network with both new and familiar business partners that you haven’t seen in many months.
Hotel rooms in the EDPMA hotel block are filling up fast! Remember, you cannot reserve a room in the block unless you have already registered for the conference. Also, EDPMA offers group registration rates, so you still have time to carefully plan your group before registering.
This Year:
- EDPMA committee workshops will be held on Sunday, September 26th, and are open to all registrants (including nonmembers and exhibitors). Learn more about EDPMA’s advocacy on out-of-network reimbursement, Medicare rates, inappropriate down-coding policies, documentation, practice management, and more. Sunday night is our opening party in the Exhibit Area!
- Educational sessions are Monday and Tuesday, September 27-28, 2021. Sessions will address how to restore order in a post-pandemic world. Session topics include physician employment, finance, leadership, contracting, rural health, and more. Attendees will visit the Exhibit Area during breaks.
- Wednesday morning sessions will focus on reimbursement issues including the Prudent Layperson Standard, implementation of the No Surprises Act, the interaction between federal and state surprise billing laws, and the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) & RUC. Make sure your flight home is scheduled after 3:00 pm so you don’t miss out on some of our most popular annual sessions.
Learn more and register here for the 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit!
Sponsor EDPMA’s Solutions Summit!
Are you a leader in the business of Emergency Medicine? The 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit is THE Place to be. Join us September 26-29 in Fort Worth, TX. Highlight your services, products, and thought leadership by joining your colleagues in supporting EDPMA through year-round corporate partnerships, Summit sponsorships, and exhibiting!
The 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit Prospectus is now available!
Corporate Partnerships $7,500-$25,000
Year-Round Corporate Partnership Packages (Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze) give you high visibility at EDPMA’s signature event, the 2021 Solutions Summit, as well as year-round benefits. Corporate Partnerships highlight your leadership in the business of emergency medicine and your support for EDPMA. Depending on the package, benefits include Summit registrations; an exhibit table; and ads on our website, newsletters, and the Summit Onsite Guide. The Platinum Corporate Partnership includes the sponsorship of a Summit keynote speaker or reception.
EDPMA’s 2021 Solutions Summit Sponsorship Opportunities $2,000-$15,000
Solutions Summit Sponsorships showcase your company throughout the Solutions Summit. We expect 300-400 attendees with over 80% in management. We offer a wide variety of sponsorships that will give your company and logo high visibility. Here’s just a sampling; Conference Portfolios, New Member Breakfast, Water Bottles, pedometers, and more.
2021 Solutions Summit Exhibit Table: $2,300 for members/$2,500 for nonmembers
Spend quality time with Solutions Summit attendees networking during breaks and for the well-attended Opening Night Reception in the Exhibit area (located in the foyer outside the general session and breakout rooms).
Solutions Summit Advertisements: $500-$750
Highlight your group or organization by purchasing a full or half-page color ad in the Solutions Summit On-Site Guide.
For more information and to move forward, please contact Joanne Tanner, MBA, Membership, Sponsorship & Exhibits Coordinator at jtanner@edpma.org.
Save the Date for EDPMA’s December Workshop!
Important rules impacting RCM will be released later this year. Don’t miss out on EDPMA’s in-person workshop in Las Vegas on December 8-9 at Caesars Palace!
New Member Spotlight: Concord Medical Group
Concord Medical Group is a physician-owned and -operated organization founded by Dr. Kyle Sheets in 2001. The group’s beginning focused on supporting rural hospitals in Texas. Concord has grown over the years and, in addition to emergency medicine, the group offers hospitalist and radiology specialties. Concord is now in ten states, managing over 80 programs with over 1,300 providers. Emergency medicine continues to be the group’s main focus. For more information on the Concord Medical Group, click here.
Excerpts from a conversation with Steve Kearney, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer
Concord Medical Group prides itself on its bespoke approach. There is no cookie-cutter approach as they focus carefully on meeting the needs of each of their clients. This includes providing the highest-quality patient care; supporting their physicians and other professionals with scheduling, training, and recruitment; and ensuring the effectiveness of their programs. Mr. Kearney joined Concord Medical Group over four years ago after managing two other emergency medicine groups. He comes with years of experience in developing and improving accounting, financial reporting, and financial planning & analysis as well as supporting financial systems that support higher levels of performance.
Mr. Kearney was familiar with EDPMA since he had worked in emergency medicine for years and had attended several Solutions Summit conferences. Steve recommended joining EDPMA, in part, due to the productive Solutions Summit conferences indicating a level of professionalism within the association. Steve said, “the conference has always been so well run and the programming informative and timely.” Mr. Kearney believes EDPMA’s member mix of physician groups and suppliers is useful. He said, “if we were looking for a supplier, of course, we would look at who is a member of EDPMA as a starting point.”
Mr. Kearney sees some of the current challenges in emergency medicine related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act and issues that regularly come up with payers. Mr. Kearney emphasized all the resources available to EDPMA members including the Toolboxes which provide detailed information on legislative and regulatory matters at the state and federal levels, including templates for taking action. And Steve wants to be sure his senior-level team is exposed to all these resources as they provide hands-on, practical and useable information. Steve also highlighted that being a member of EDPMA provides a collaborative approach to identifying and solving issues in emergency medicine. He knows the “go-it-alone” approach usually is not successful but working with so many knowledgeable colleagues provides the best avenue for meeting the challenges in emergency medicine and being successful.
Mr. Kearney and Dr. Sheets will be attending the 2021 Solutions Summit (September 26-29 in Fort Worth, TX). They look forward to seeing their colleagues, hearing the latest updates on business issues, legislation, and regulatory updates, and enjoying the great networking events. Steve has joined the Practice Management Committee and is encouraging his senior management team to join other EDPMA Committees such as Federal Health Policy, State Regulatory and Insurance, and the Quality, Coding, and Documentation committees.
Welcome New Member!
EDPMA would like to welcome a new member this month:
Quality Care ER, Paris, TX
We look forward to working with you!