AICPA National Healthcare Industry Conference

The National Healthcare Industry Conference is an unparalleled opportunity to gain the information and techniques you need to know to stay on top of trends to benefit your practice and your client offerings. With access to some of the nation’s top healthcare specialists, you’ll get up-to-the-minute information on the latest developments in healthcare issues.

Don’t Miss

• NEW Extensive panel discussions
  • Healthcare Information Technology
  • Tax Changes Impacting Healthcare
  • The New Frontier Facing Physician Practices
• Stark Implementation
• Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor Program (RAC)
• Healthcare Valuation
• NEW Fair Value Pre-Optional Workshop (additional fee)

Who Should Attend
CPAs with healthcare clients; Board of Directors & Trustees, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Compliance Officers, Internal Auditors, Attorneys, Financial Managers and Administrators of hospitals, physician groups and managed care organizations

12:00pm-5:00pm    Registration & Message Center Open
1:00pm-5:00pm      Pre-Conference Workshops (select one)
                              101 Healthcare 101
                              102 Physician Practice Management
                              103 New Fair Value Standards
7:00am-5:40pm     Registration & Message Center Open
7:00am-8:00am     Continental Breakfast and Vendor Display
8:00am-8:10am     Welcome & Introduction
8:10am-9:10am      Keynote Presentation
                               1 TBD
9:10am-10:25am     General Session
                               2 Accounting & Auditing Guide Update
10:25am-10:55am      Morning Refreshment Break & Vendor Display
10:55am-12:10pm      Concurrent Sessions (select one)
                               AA 3 Auditing Standards Update
                               ALL 4 Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor Program (RAC)
                               P 5 Physician Compensation - What Works                                & What Doesn't
                               H 6 Critical Access Hospital Strategies
12:10pm-12:50pm    Lunch
12:50pm-1:20pm      Luncheon Presentation
                                L1 Real Time Adjudication, Martin Jensen
1:20pm-1:25pm      Change Break
1:25pm-2:40pm      Concurrent Sessions (select one)
                               H 7 Charge Capture
                               H&P 8 Healthcare Valuation
                               P&G 9 Healthcare Fraud Compliance
                               G 10 Medicare & Medicaid Update
2:40pm-3:00pm      Afternoon Refreshment Break & Vendor Display
3:00pm-5:30pm (break 4:15pm-4:30pm)  NEW for 2008! Concurrent Sessions (select one)
                              ALL 11 Healthcare Information Technology
                              T 12 Tax Changes Impacting Healthcare
                              P 13 The New Frontier Facing Physician                               Practices
                              AA 14 Advanced Auditing Healthcare Entities
5:40pm-6:40pm Welcome Reception

TRACKS: A&A= Accounting & Auditing; G=Governance; H=Hospitals;
HH/LTC=Home Health/Long-Term Care; P=Physician; T=Tax

Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
1380 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Hotel Phone: (619) 291-2900
Hotel Reservations: (877) 734-2726
Hotel Cutoff Date: August 18, 2008
Hotel Room Rate: $225 single/double

For your convenience – please use the following link to book, modify or cancel your hotel reservations at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina

AICPA HEALTHCARE CONF 2008
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