Featured Speakers

ALICE G. GOSFIELD

"Revisiting Survival In Your Regulated World"

Alice G. Gosfield's presentation "Revisiting Survival In Your Regulated World" includes reimbursement information related to "incident to", non-physician practitioners, concierge care and pay for performance; as well as highlights of Stark II.  Her health law firm provides specialized guidance to clients throughout the country on matters involving health law and health care regulations with a focus on non-institutional reimbursement including Medicare, managed care, fraud and abuse compliance and avoidance, medical staff issues and utilization management and quality issues with an emphasis on representation of physicians and their group configurations. Alice G. Gosfield & Associates, P.C., is recognized not only in the general media (e.g. The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NBC News, the New York Times) but also by specialized health care communication companies (e.g. Physicians' Practice Digest, United Communications Group, BNA, Family Practice Management) as well as other national media. Additional information on Alice G. Gosfield & Associates, P.C. can be found at www.gosfield.com.

MARILYN MOATS-KENNEDY

"Managing Change: Understanding The Demographics Of The Evolving Workforce"

"Managing Change: Understanding the Demographics of the Evolving Workforce" is presented by Marilyn Moats-Kennedy. There are four age cohorts in the workplace now and a fifth coming on by the year 2005. These five groups share some traditional values but differ on important ones such as the role of managers, employer/employee loyalty, and what constitutes a good day's work. In this program we'll get an overview of the workplace values and lifestyles of the groups that will dominate the workplace in the next century (e.g., money is a motive for two of the five groups but is far less effective with the latter three; for these three groups, time off is more important). We'll look at ways of communicating that deliver the same message in ways that each group understands and responds to. Finally, we'll look at predictions for 2005 and beyond as the Baby Boomers retire and the Baby Busters (a.k.a. Gen Xers) take over.

Marilyn Moats-Kennedy is founder and managing partner of Career Strategies, a 31 year old management consulting firm in Wilmette, Illinois. She is also founder and publisher of Kennedy's Career Strategies, a newsletter on career planning, job hunting and office politics.

You may find out more about Marilyn at her web site - www.moatskennedy.com.

DIANA JORDAN

"The Power Of A Happy Heart - The Courage To Laugh"

When Diana Jordan appeared on "Oprah" for the first time, Oprah Winfrey selected her as "one of the funniest people on the planet" ... ranking with Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams and Bill Cosby. "Diana is a star of tomorrow!" Jordan's presentation "The Power of a Happy Heart - the Courage to Laugh" covers health and wellness issues and is laced with hilarious stories that make you laugh and cry! She has performed at Radio City Music Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Greek Theater and Garden State Arts Center. Diana feels she has truly found her niche by combining her gift of comedy and desire to share with people that they can "learn to laugh!" It is her greatest desire ... "to heal the world one laugh at a time."

Find out more about Diana at - www.dianajordan.com.