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Addressing Physician Call Coverage Compensation Challenges in Emergency Departments

Join our breakout session on August 16, 2007, co-sponsored by Southern California AAHAM, as we delve into the pressing challenges hospitals face regarding physician call coverage compensation. Kenneth E. Avery, along with our expert panel, will discuss the results of a national survey revealing that two-thirds of emergency department directors report insufficient on-call specialist coverage. We will also explore the implications of EMTALA obligations and the impact of physician shortages in key specialties on hospital operations and patient care.

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Addressing Physician Call Coverage Compensation Challenges in Emergency Departments

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  1. CFO Forum Committee: Breakout Session #1Dealing With Physician Call Coverage Compensation CostsAugust 16, 2007Co-Sponsored by Southern California AAHAM

  2. When the Ambulance arrives…. Kenneth E. Avery, CPA Vice President Medical Development Specialists

  3. Difficult Issues Facing Hospitals Today • A national survey of ED department directors confirms that two thirds reported inadequate on-call specialist coverage. • All Medicare-participating hospitals with emergency departments must provide a medical screening exam, followed by stabilization and further care or transfer, as needed, regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. • Emergency Medical Treatment and Active labor Act (EMTALA) obligations, including ensuring adequate on-call coverage, fall predominately on hospitals, not physicians. • Shortages in neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, obstetrics, ophthalmologists, head and neck surgeons, plastic, and hand surgeons.

  4. Our Panel Members today: • Paul R. DeMuro • CPA with MBA in Finance • Partner in Los Angeles and San Francisco offices of Latham & Watkins. • Practiced corporate and healthcare law since 1979. • Corporate transactions, joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, corporate organization, governance, managed care, and more. • Works with hospitals, health plans, e-health, medical groups, MSOs, etc. • Listed as a leading California Healthcare Lawyer by Chambers and Partners USA • Expert Guides 25 Best of the Best Healthcare Lawyers • One of top 40 healthcare attorneys in the U.S. by National Law Journal

  5. Our Panel Members today: • David W. Barby • Partner in Latham & Watkins Orange County Office. • Practiced with the firm since 1984. • Focuses on employee benefit and executive compensation, qualified retirement plans, 401(k), plan mergers, “spinoffs” and terminations, welfare benefit plans, including ERISA, and more. • Associate of the Society of Actuaries. • Former President of Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Orange County Chapter.

  6. Our Panel Members today: • David G. Yeager, MBA • Senior Vice President-Finance/CFO at CHW’s California Hospital Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles. • (L.A. County’s newest Trauma Center in 2004) • Previously held senior financial positions with Alegent Health (Nebraska and Iowa), Tenet (Nebraska and California), Corona Regional Medical Center, and Sharp Health Care.

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