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SAMBA ASC and OBA Medical Directors Meeting

W Philadelphia Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, October 18, 2024


Registration

The 2024 SAMBA ASC and OBA Medical Directors Meeting is open to both members and non-members.

SAMBA Member - $350.00
Non-Member - $475.00*

*The Non-Member registration fee includes complimentary membership in SAMBA through December 31, 2024.

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Agenda

Your Host, SAMBA President: Niraja Rajan, MD, SAMBA-F
Meeting Co-Chairs: Basem Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F & Simon Lee, MD, MBA 

Friday, October 18th, 2024

Time

Topic(s)

Presenter(s)

8:00am-8:30am ASC Medical Director Job Description Jarrett A. Heard, MD, MBA
8:30am-9:30am Adding A New Service Line Niraja Rajan, MD SAMBA-F FASA
9:30am-10:15am AI and the ASC Medical Director
Getting Practical: How to go about Incorporating AI in your ASC Business?
Piyush Mathur, MD, FCCM
10:15am-10:30am Break  
10:30am-11:00am Recruitment and Retention:
Challenges in Hiring and Keeping the Right Team Members
Alan P. Marco, MD, MMM, SAMBA-F
11:00am-11:30am Pro-Con: H and P Requirement Oliver D Schein MD, MPH
Bobbie Jean Sweitzer, MD,FASA, SAMBA-F
11:30am-1:30pm

12:00pm – 1:00pm Sponsored Lunch Symposium: The No Pain Act and your ASC Practice (PACIRA Pharmaceutical)
Or Lunch on Your Own

 
1:30pm-2:00pm Legislative Update and CMS Inpatient List

Kara Newbury, JD

2:00pm-2:30pm Dealing with the Trouble Anesthesiologist  Moshen Shabahang, MD, PhD
2:30pm-3:30pm OBA Director Panel
OBA Practice Director Overview, and Current Challenges/Solutions
Policies and Practice Management
Documentation, and Quality Data at the OBA
Meghan Valach, MD
Penelope Duke, MD
Grace Lee Dorsch, MD
3:30pm-3:45pm Break  
3:45pm-4:30pm Billing Essentials at Your ASC Thomas Durick, MD
4:30pm-5:00pm
The Benefits of Advanced Business Degree
Jarrett Heard, MD, MBA

Meeting Location / Housing

W Philadelphia Hotel – Philadelphia, PA
1439 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

SAMBA does not have its own room block for the meeting. If you are in need of lodging, please be sure to book your lodging through the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting website: https://www.asahq.org/annualmeeting/attend/housing.