I. Practice Operations

1.      International Physician Practice: Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Group Practice Management - Grant T. Savage, Ph.D., Leo van der Reis, M.D.,
Kim Sydow Campbell, Ph.D., Richardson Bricken McKenzie, MBA,
Erin Meeks

2.       The Organization and Operations of the Medical Group Practice – Stephen L. Wagner, Ph.D., FACMPE

3.       Physician Leadership in Medical Group Practice – Gary S. Kaplan, MD, FACMPE, FACP

4.      Judgment in Management Decision Making in the Group Practice Setting – Dawn M. Oetjen, Ph.D, Reid M. Oetjen, MSHS, ABD, Timothy Rotarius, Ph.D.

5.      Management of Nursing Services – Candia Baker Laughlin, MS, RN, C

6.       Human Resources Management in Group Practice –Michael A. O'Connell, MHA, FACMPE, CHE; Deborah Jewell, FPC

7.        Medical Practice Marketing Management – Roberta N. Clarke, DBA, MBA

8.      Bioterrorism Preparedness – Lawrence Wolper, MBA, FACMPE, David N. Gans, MSHA, FACMPE and Thomas P. Peterson, MBA, FACMPE

II. Monitoring and Controlling the Practice

9.      Accounting and Budgeting for Medical Practice Managers-  Dave Gans, MSHA, FACMPE, Steve Andes, PhD, CPA

10.   Financial Management and Reporting – Lee Ann H. Webster, CPA, FACMPE

11.    Practice Benchmarking - Elizabeth W. Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC

12.  Professional Fee Billing and Accounts Receivable Management – Sara M. Larch, MSHA, FACMPE

13.   Health Care Information Technology – Organization, Management, Key Strategic Infrastructure and Application Needs for the Multi-Specialty Group Practice- Mike McElroy, CMPE, and Victor Arnold, MPA

14.   Regulatory and Design Issues for an Effective Physician Practice Compliance Program – Michael R. Costa, JD, M.P.H.

15.   Implementing a Physician Practice Compliance Program – Lawrence Wolper,   

        MBA, FACMPE

16.   Office Practice Risk Management – Geraldine Amori, PhD, ARM, CPHRM

III. Essential Knowledge for Contemporary Management

17. Managed Health Care – Peter Kongstevedt, MD

18.  Legal Implications of Business Arrangements in the Health Care Industry – Gabriel L. Imperato, JD, Mike Segal, JD, and Lester J. Perling, JD

19. Labor and Employment Laws Applicable to Physicians’ Practices – Peter D. Stergios, JD, Patrick M. Collins, JD, et. al.

20. Medical Practice and Compensation Plans– Bruce A. Johnson, JD, MPA

21. Tax Qualified Retirement Plans and Fringe Benefits – Richard A. Naegele, JD, MA

22. Medical Malpractice: A Cause of Action and Its Consequences  – Chris Morrison, JD

23.  Facility Design and Planning for Group Practices-Richard Sprow, AIA and Sonya Dufner, ASID

24.   Capital Financing for Physician Group Practices – L. Edward Bryant, Jr., JD