AAIM

26th Annual AIM Educational Conference

October 22-25, 2005
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower Hotel
Portland, OR

Listed below are the presentations and handouts for the 26th Annual AIM Educational Conference. Unless otherwise noted all files are in a .pdf format. Download a free copy of Adobe Reader below.

Sunday, October 23, 2005


Welcome and Introductions

Dale W. Davenport
Creighton University School of Medicine

Rebecca A. Cooke
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine


Plenary Session I
"Internal Bleeding: What We Need to Know and Do to Cure Our Epidemic of Medical Mistakes"


Suzanne Chui Sutton, Moderator
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine

Robert Wachter, MD
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine


Workshop Session I

1. Why Does Effort Reporting Take So Much Effort?
Eric W. Boberg, PhD
Jennifer B. Felten
Joseph Doty
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

2. Revenue Cycle Process Improvements
Charles R. Manley
West Virginia University School of Medicine

Tara Steed Marsh
University Health Associates

3. The Physician’s Hospital Practice Survival Guide
Samuel H. Steinberg, PhD
Temple University School of Medicine

4. Strategic Planning for Departments of Medicine: How to Get Your Chair to Focus on the Departments’ Priorities and Think Strategically
Cathy Wood
Medical University of South Carolina

Kathy Church
Strategic Focus Associates


Lunch and AIM Special Interest Groups

Chief Administrative Officers
Donna R. Devine
University of Washington School of Medicine

Daniel M. Flanagan
University of Arizona College of Medicine

Division Administrators
Terri Plummer
Oregon Health & Science University

Jennifer B. Felten
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Practice Plan/Fee Administrators
Tony Betts
Creighton University School of Medicine

Kevin McLaren
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine


Monday, October 24, 2005


Plenary Session II
"Key Determinants for the Success of Department Chairs"


Don C. Glazier, Moderator
Oregon Health & Science University

Jeffrey G. Lobas, MD, EdD
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine


AIM Business Meeting


Workshop Session II

1. 100 Questions Every Division Administrator and Business Manager Should Know How to Answer
Frances G. Glanville
Medical University of South Carolina

2. Faculty Development: The Challenge to Recruit, Develop, and Retain
Meridith Rentz
Jennifer Vazquez
Emory University School of Medicine

3. Principles of Evaluation in the Competency Era
Robert D. Ficalora, MD
Vicky L. Huebner
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

4. Electronic Charge Capture: Current Practice and Beyond
Jonathan Meyer
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

William A. Carruth
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine


Lunch and AIM Distinguished Lecture
"When 2 + 2 ? 4: Challenges of Culture and Character"


Dale W. Davenport, Moderator
Creighton University School of Medicine

Lilly Marks
University of Colorado School of Medicine


Workshop Session III

1. Educational Administration: How to Right-Size Structure for GME and UME
Nancy M. Rhodes
Pamela M. Riley
Duke University School of Medicine

2. Benchmarking the Revenue Cycle
Kevin McLaren
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine

3. Industry Sponsored Clinical Research: How to Exceed the Expectations of Sponsors, Investigators, Patients, and Staff
Lisa Burkhardt
Medical University of South Carolina

Meridith Rentz
Brandy Carlile
Emory University School of Medicine

4. Why Does Effort Reporting Take So Much Effort?
Eric W. Boberg, PhD
Jennifer B. Felten
Joseph Doty
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine


Tuesday, October 25, 2005


Plenary Session III
"Leading a Strength-Based Organization"


Dale W. Davenport, Moderator
Creighton University School of Medicine

Kenneth A. Tucker
The Gallup Organization


Plenary Session IV
"Hot Topics Discussion"

Rebecca A. Cooke, Moderator
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine