National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants
Meetings

Meeting Information

NSCHBC Mid-Winter Meeting
October 29 - November 1, 2008
Charleston, South Carolina

Schedule of Events
(Eastern Time)

Wednesday, October 29th
8:00 am - 5:00 pm CHBC Certification Course
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm NSCHBC Board Meeting
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm CHBC Online Certification Review
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Meet & Greet Reception
 
Thursday, October 30th
7:00 am - 3:00 pm CHBC Certification Course
7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:35 am Welcome & Announcements
8:35 am - 9:25 am Keynote: The Year in Review – Confessions of a Healthcare
Consultant (Reed Tinsley, CPA, CVA, CFP)
9:25 am - 9:40 am Break
9:40 am - 10:30 am What Services You Should be Providing Your Clients
10:30 am - 10:45 am Break
10:45 am - 11:35 am Automating Your Office – Communications/Client Management
11:35 am - 12:05 pm NSCHBC Business Meeting
12:05 pm - 1:05 pm Lunch
1:05 pm - 1:55 pm Automating Your Office – Tax & Accounting Technology
1:55 pm - 2:10 pm Break
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm Transitioning Your Consulting Practice – Finding the Right Candidates
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Offsite Practice Management Support (Outsourcing)
 
Friday, October 31st
7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 5:00 pm CHBC Certification Course
8:30 am - 8:35 am Welcome & Announcements
8:35 am - 9:25 am Keynote: Protecting Physicians & Dentists from Frivolous Lawsuits (Jeff Seagal, MD)
9:25 am - 9:40 am Break
9:40 am - 10:55 am 409(A) Requirements for Deferred Compensation Arrangements
10:55 am - 11:10 am Break
11:10 am - 12:00 pm State of the Union – Hospitals & Relationship with Practices
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Vendor Presentations
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm Productivity Optimization – Best Practice Structures
(Ancillary Services)
2:20 pm - 2:35 pm Break
2:35 pm - 3:25 pm Optimizing Practice Financial Security (Balance Sheet Analysis)
3:25 pm - 3:40 pm Break
3:40 pm - 4:30 pm Ethics
Evening Halloween Reception and Walking Ghost Tour
 
Saturday, November 1st
7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 12:00 pm CHBC Proctored Examination
8:30 am - 8:35 am Welcome & Announcements
8:35 am - 9:50 am Managing a Practice in Economic Crisis
9:50 am - 10:05 am Break
10:05 am - 11:20 am Tax Preparer Penalties
Afternoon Golf Outing (Contact: Gray Tuttle – gray.tuttle@rehmann.com)

The schedule of events is subject to change.

Certified Healthcare Business Consultant (CHBC) Certification Course

Interested in becoming a Certified Healthcare Business Consultant?
The NSCHBC will be holding a certification course and proctored examination in conjunction with the Winter Educational Meeting. Special discounts are available for grandfathered members (charter members). If you are not currently a member of the NSCHBC, you must submit an application for membership in order to be eligible to enroll for this course.

Don't want to miss the educational meeting? Sign up for the NSCHBC Online Certification Course at www.criterionlearning.com
Plus, there is a special Online Certification Review session being held on Wednesday, October 29th at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.

Educational Meeting CPE Credits

National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasbatools.com.

Program Level: Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group-Live

No prerequisite or advanced preparation is required, however prior experience in practice management or financial management is suggested. The objective of the meeting is to further develop skills in healthcare business consulting.

Earn up to 16 CPE Credits!

Questions? Concerns?
Call: 703-234-4099
Email: info@nschbc.org

Hotel Information

Renaissance Charleston Hotel Historic District
68 Wentworth Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
Phone: 843-534-0300
Renaissancehotels.com/chsbr

Reservations: 800-605-1498

Group Name: National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants

Online Group Code: nscnsca

Group Rate: $209 Standard

Please make your hotel reservation early, as space is limited!

Check in: 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Check out: 12:00 pm Eastern Time

On-site parking: $12 daily
Additional fees apply for valet parking.

No shows will be charged the full room revenue for dates of reservation.

Cancellations

Registration Fees, less a $50 administrative fee, will be refunded if written notice is received by October 10, 2008. Requests for refunds will not be honored after October 10, 2008.

Charleston Attractions

Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

We look forward to seeing you in Charleston!