2001 Meeting Schedule

American Pediatric Surgery Managers Association

11th Annual APSMA Conference
Naples Beach Hotel
May 20-22, 2001

Saturday, May 19th

4:00 PM-7:00 PM  Hospitality/Member Registration
5:00 PM-8:00 PM  Executive Board Meeting

Sunday, May 20th

7:30 AM: Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM-12:00 PM Joint Session: APSA/APSMA

The Business of Pediatric Surgery:
How to Get Paid for What You Do

  • Topic 1:  Richard Signer, MD (APSA)
How Working with the Legislative Process Can

Improve Your Reimbursements

  • Topic 2:  Saad Saad, MD (APSA), Kimberly Danner, Marisol Lara, Anna Temple (APSMA)
How the Surgeon and Office Staff can Work Together to Improve Reimbursement


  • Topic 3:  Ronald Hirschl, MD (APSA)
How Electronic Data Interchange Improves the

Efficiency of Both the Surgeon and the Office Staff


  • Topic 4:  Eugene Wiener, MD and Diller Groff, MD (APSA)
Working With HCFA and the CPT Systems Obtains Realistic Values for Pediatric Surgery: You Got Your Money's Worth From the Practice Assessment

2:00 PM-4:30 PM: 
Keynote: David Huff
  • Leadership Development
  • Team Building/Communication
Leading With Integrity


6:00 PM-8:30 PM  Welcome Reception

Monday, May 21st

7:30 AM  Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: 
Coding Session:  Kathleen Mueller, RN
10:30 AM-12:00 Noon: (Choose One)

  • More Coding with Kathleen Mueller
  • Leadership Development with David Huff
1:30-2:30 PM  Business Meeting
3:00-4:30 PM 
Breakout Session: University/Private Practice
4:30-5:30 PM 
Vendor Session/Wine & Cheese

Tuesday, May 22nd

8:00 AM  Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:30 AM 
Pediatric Surgeon Guest Lecture
  • Womb with a View, Dr. Scott Adzick
10:30-11:30 AM  Closing Session

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