WELCOME TO MO 270!! BE SURE YOUR SPEAKERS ARE WORKING MUSIC WILL PLAY 10 MINS BEFORE SEMINAR STARTS- THIS WILL LET YOU KNOW IF YOUR SPEAKERS ARE ON.

OVERVIEW TEXT: Saunders Medical Office Management 3 rd Edition SEMINAR: Thursday 7:00pm EST You may arrive 15 minutes early to Seminar Be prepared to discuss items on the agenda (course home page and announcements)

Be sure your speakers are working Music will play 10 mins before seminar starts- this will let you know if your speakers are on. IF we get booted out of class, and I do not return within 10 mins, go to the CHAT/LIVE area on our class, where you will participate in activities SEMINAR HAS AUDIO

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES If you arrive late to seminar, get bumped out due to technical difficulties and come back in, or decide to leave early, please do not announce yourself or apologize to the class. It is very distracting for the class and me. I promise, I see and know whose coming in and out. ;) If you have a technical problem, please contact Tech Services at then me directly after the class and explain what happened.

This is located under course home tab. Also under doc sharing. If you ask a question that is in your syllabus, I will refer you back to it. READ YOUR SYLLABUS!

QUESTIONS? If you have a question, type "QUESTION" in seminar. It is viewed the same as raising your hand in class. You must Follow Netiquette guidelines at all times. INTERACTION IS KEY TO GROWTH!

DB= discussion board. Initial post to topic question due by SAT of each week. Required to do at least 2 responses to me or a classmate. NOT just “good job” write substantive posts that promote thought and interaction DB helps us all learn, so please fully participate. Points given based on the rubric in your syllabus. DISCUSSION BOARD GUIDELINES

ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? CONTACT ME Under QUESTIONS tab in classroom or Aim: tchdebe

Use KAPLAN for all communication LATE WORK POLICY AND

THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Patient Office Staff Physician: Primary Care (PCP) or Specialist According to the AMA, single specialty groups comprise what percentage of group practices? 70%

LIFE CYCLE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE

TYPES OF MEDICAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS SoloPartnershipCorporation

ADVANTAGES Advantage of a sole proprietorship? Privacy, flexibility, tax advantages, NO others work with you/Dr. Partnerships can be good but the disadvantages are: life cycle is limited, can have management problems, and personality conflicts. Incorporating, means: limited liability, unlimited span or life cycle of business, BUT high taxes are a disadvantage.

TYPES OF CORPORATIONS Open Closed Non-profit Single person

TYPES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE SOLO: sole practitioner GROUP: 3 or more physicians together What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

HEALTH CARES FUTURE… 1.COST 2.QUALITY 3.ACCESS Physicians Future… By 2010: rise from 450,000 to 600,000 (est.) overages in Specialist By 2030: Specialist needed, no overages Health Care Professionals Future… FLEXIBILITY will be KEY

It is up to you! Those who chose to study and learn the concepts and techniques will be the key to the future of Health Care Management! CHOOSE to succeed!! SUCCESS!!