Breakout Sessions

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm / 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Lisa Goldstein

Lisa will present the ramifications of Medicare Advantage, contracted medical care for Medicare patients, and what that program means to the physicians and their offices.  You will have an opportunity to ask questions about other health care initiatives as well.

Lisa serves as the Eastern and Southern Section Government Affairs Representative for the Medical Group Management Association.  In this position, Lisa answers national member questions about technical details of federal legislative and regulatory issues and coordinates grassroots efforts by MGMA members. She began her work with MGMA in April 2005.

Lisa has a background in state and federal public policy, having worked for the House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Committee on House Administration, as well as for the New York State Assembly.  Additionally, Lisa has experience working with clients concerned with the HIPAA Privacy law and regulations, as well as with clients involved in the provision of pharmaceuticals and other products utilized in a health care setting.  Lisa graduated from the University at Albany, State University of New York in Albany, New York with a B.A. in Political Science.   She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C and is a member of the New York State Bar, as well as the District of Columbia Bar.

Gary Batchellor

An informal presentation from a technical perspective on basic do's and don’ts regarding a medical office computer network. Non-geeks tend to accept that their computers and network just work and will keep working, and when they don't it's panic time.

This session will provide administrators with guidelines to help them keep their equipment secure and operational with tips on how to prepare for a network outage plus how to manage day-to-day operations. This presentation is intended to be more interactive than your normal sessions. Gary has been involved with medical equipment for 25 years starting in diagnostic imaging equipment repair, moving into sales, then into installation and maintenance of computer networks. He is currently employed by Family MedCenters overseeing the equipment needs of an eight office practice.

Gary is the Chairman of the KMGMA Technology Committee.

Richard Thomas

Mr. Thomas worked for the Division of Rehabilitation Services for 14 years, and he has been with the Kansas Division of Workers Compensation for the past 20 years.  Mr. Thomas is the Administrator for the Divisions Public Resource Section which includes the Ombudsman, Research, Applications Seminar, Rehabilitation units. Mr. Thomas is the Legislative Liaison for the Division.

Mr. Thomas has made numerous presentations on Vocational Rehabilitation, Ombudsman Programs, Education and Training Methods and other Workers Compensation topics at a state and national level.

Mr. Thomas is a graduate of Crowder College, Southwest Missouri University, and Emporia State University, with a M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling and is the current Chair of the Administrative Committee of the International Association of Industrial Accidents Board’s and Commissions (IAIABC).