11:00am to 12:00pm    MED3OOO and PSA Teaming Up for Success
                                  Pat Hampson, Chairman and CEO, MED3OOO

 

12:00pm to 1:00pm      Networking Lunch with Exhibitors and Attendees

 

1:00pm to 1:15pm        Welcome and Opening Remarks
                                  Louis D. Wright, Jr., MD, Founder and Senior Advisor,

                                  PSA, LLC-a MED3OOO Company

 

1:15pm to 1:45pm        The Future of Pathology: Vision 2020
                                  Jared N. Schwartz, MD, PhD, FCAP,

                                  President, College of American Pathologists

 

1:45pm to 2:15pm        Impact of ASCO/CAP Guidelines on HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer
                                  Allen Gown, MD, Medical Director and Chief Pathologist,

                                  PhenoPath Laboratories, PLLC

 

2:15pm to 3:00pm        Personalized Patient Care a Transformative Concept 
                                  Louis D. Wright, Jr., MD, Founder and Senior Advisor,

                                  PSA, LLC-a MED3OOO Company

 

3:00pm to 3:30pm        Break in Exhibit Hall

 

3:30pm to 5:00pm        Population Health Management and Patient Portal-
                                  Not a Future Concept but Today’s Reality
                                  Jay Anders, MD, Chief Medical Officer, InteGreat-a MED3OOO Company

  
THURSDAY, JUNE 5
7:30am to 8:30am        Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

 

8:30am to 9:15am        The Surgical Pathology Practice of the Future

                                  With Molecular Sign-Out
                                  Thomas M. Grogan, MD, Professor of Pathology, University of Arizona
                                  Founder, Ventana Medical Systems

 

9:15am to 10:00am      Emerging Power of Informatics in Medicine
                                  Michael J. Becich, MD, PhD,

                                  University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

10:00am to 10:30am    Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30am to 11:15am    Informatics and EMR Interfaces: Challenges and Opportunities 
                                  for Pathology Practices
                                 Jon Conklin, MD, Eastside Pathology, Inc., PS, Bellevue, Washington
    
11:15am to 12:00pm    Maintaining Your Competitive Edge Through

                                  Infrastructure and Technology
                                  Edward Catalano, MD, Professional Pathology Services, PC,

                                  Columbia, South Carolina

 

12:00pm to 1:15pm       Lunch in Exhibit Hall

 

1:15pm to 2:00pm        Adapting to Change and Surpassing the Competition
                                  Robert Michel, Editor-in-Chief of The Dark Report

 

2:00pm to 3:00pm        Business Metrics for Pathologists-How Does Your Practice Compare
                                  Al Sirmon, CPA, President, PSA, LLC-a MED3OOO Company and 
                                  Geoff Coleman, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, MED3OOO

 

3:00pm to 3:30pm        Break in Exhibit Hall

 

3:30pm to 4:15pm        Avoid Payor Contract Landmines and Maximize Reimbursement
                                  Jane Pine Wood, Esq., McDonald Hopkins, LLC
 
7:00pm to 10:00pm      Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
                                  A Celebration to the Future-Happy New Year

 

 

Business Development Workshop:
Putting Your Group Ahead of the Competition

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THURSDAY, JUNE 5
7:00pm to 10:00pm      Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
                                   A Celebration to the Future-Happy New Year

FRIDAY, JUNE 6
8:00am to 9:00am        Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

 

9:00am to 9:15am        Welcome and Opening Remarks
                                  G. Fred Worsham, MD, Coastal Pathology Laboratories and

                                  Roper Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina, Meeting Moderator

 

9:15am to 9:45am        New Business Development-It is Not Just a Sales or Marketing Function
                                  Russell Benson, MD, John Spalding, MD and Judy Frost,

                                  Business Administrator, Midwest Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, LLC,

                                  Overland Park, Kansas

 

9:45am to 10:15am      Positioning Your Lab for Success: Challenges and Opportunities for 
                                  Community-Based Pathology Practices 
                                  Ed McDonald, MD or Peter Jelsma, MD and John Boggan, Marketing

                                  Representative, Pathology Associates of Saint Thomas, PC,

                                  Nashville, Tennessee

 

10:15am to 10:45am   Break in Exhibit Hall

 

10:45am to 12:00pm   When You Hear the Door Slam:

                                 Why Good Companies Lose Good Clients
                                 David Jakielo, Consultant and Author of The Sales Coach

 

12:00pm to 1:00pm     Lunch in Exhibit Hall

 

1:00pm to 1:30pm       U.S. Anatomic Pathology Market Forecast and Trends
                                 Jondavid Klipp, Editor of Laboratory Economics

 

1:30pm to 2:15pm       Remaining Competitive While Avoiding Compliance Pitfalls
                                 John Outlaw, CHC, Chief Compliance Officer,

                                 PSA, LLC-a MED3OOO Company and Jane Pine Wood, Esq.,

                                 McDonald Hopkins, LLC

 

2:15pm to 2:45pm       Break in Exhibit Hall

2:45pm to 3:30pm       Impact of Patient Requisition Forms on Market Share and Profitability
                                 Jackie Ready, Patient Service Center Director and

                                 Laura Edgeworth, HTL (ASCP), CPC, Manager of Coding Compliance,

                                 PSA, LLC-a MED3OOO Company

3:30pm to 4:30pm       You are either growing or shrinking...there is "NO STANDING STILL"
                                  David Jakielo, Consultant and Author of The Sales Coach

SATURDAY, JUNE 7
8:00am to 9:00am       Breakfast

9:00am to 10:15am     Integrated Marketing Communications: A Business Strategy
                                 Nancy L. Andes, MBA, MT (ASCP) Senior Vice President, Marketing, 
                                 ARUP Laboratories

10:15am to 10:45am   Break

10:45am to 12:00pm   Building Competitive Sales and Marketing Strategies
                                 Khosrow Shotorbani, MBA, MT (ASCP) Senior Vice President, Sales, 
                                 ARUP Laboratories

12:00pm to 1:00pm     Networking Lunch

1:30pm                      Free Time to Explore Charleston and Network with Attendees 
                                 -Carriage Tour of Downtown Charleston
                                 -Shopping and Dining at the Historic Market
                                 -Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival
   
5:30pm                      Networking at the Aqua Terrace

7:00pm                      Dinner in Downtown Charleston

SUNDAY, JUNE 8
7:30am to 9:00am      Farewell Breakfast