RLI Practice Leaders Forum

2025 ACR-RBMA
Practice Leadership Forum


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January 24-26, 2025 | Phoenix

Ignite Growth ... Navigate Change ... Accelerate Success

Join us in Phoenix, AZ, for the 2025 ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum, where you'll discover the latest practice management strategies to drive your organization forward. 

Carve out protected time to strategize with your team. Our program runs from noon on Friday through noon on Sunday, with plenty of time built in to discuss practice challenges and solutions with your colleagues and peers. 

Reserve your team's spot for three days of learning, collaboration, and networking. 
 

There is Something for Everyone

Whether you're a newcomer or you've been leading a practice for years, this event is where you'll convene with radiology's best and brightest to exchange ideas and gain insights on: 

  • Physician Manpower and Compensation
  • Politics, Legislation, and Regulation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Risk Management and Cyber Security
  • And Much More. 

The 2025 Forum is shaping up to have a great lineup of current practice management topics. Please visit the Program tab to see the sessions and faculty! 
 

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Accreditation Information

Physician Accreditation and Designation Statements

The 黑料网 is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

The 黑料网 designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the 黑料网 at info@acr.org.

Technologist Accreditation and Designation Statements

The 黑料网 is approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM) to sponsor and/or review Continuing Education programs for Radiologic Technologists and Radiation Therapists. 

The 黑料网 designates this educational activity as meeting the criteria for up to 12 Category A credit hours of the ARRT.

For more information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the 黑料网 at info@acr.org.

RBMA Continuing Education Credit

ACHE Qualified Education (non-ACHE) credit
Offered through the American College of Healthcare Executives toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
 
NASBA CPEs
RBMA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
 
RBMA Continuing Education
RBMA offers a continuing education program for members in which credit is earned toward RBMA fellowship

Time

Session

Faculty

1:00 - 1:05 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks Richard Duszak, MD, MBA, F黑料网
Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
1:10 - 1:50 PM
A House Divided: The Impact of Shifting Market Segments in the Field of Radiology Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, F黑料网, FSBI
1:55 - 2:45 PM
Physician Compensation: Productivity vs. Value Kurt Schoppe, MD
Brian Van Eck, MBA
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Break with Exhibitors  
3:15 - 4:05 PM
Non-Physician Practitioners: Disrupting the National Radiology Workforce
Richard Duszak, MD, F黑料网, FSIR, FRBMA
Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
4:10 - 5:00 PM
Hospital Agreements: Why and How the Paradigm is Changing W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD
Kurt Schoppe, MD
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Networking Reception with Exhibitors  












Time 

Session

Faculty

7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast with Exhibitors  
 8:30 - 8:55 AM How 黑料网 is Managing the Current Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity in Healthcare Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, F黑料网, FSIR, FAHA
9:00 - 9:25 AM Aligning Success: Strategic Priorities for Radiology Groups & RBMA’s Partnership Peter Moffatt
9:30 - 10:20 AM Beyond ROI: Unlocking AI's Hidden Value in Radiology
Christopher Ebling
Joseph Guiffrida
10:20 - 10:50 AM Break with Exhibitors  
10:50 - 11:40 AM Quantifying AI Benefits: AI's Multifaceted Value in Healthcare and Radiology 
Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA
Jason Wiesner, MD, MBA 
11:40 AM - 12:50 PM  Lunch with Roundtables  
12:50 - 2:05 PM AI in Radiology: From Implementation to Impact Keith E. Chew, MHA, CMPE, FRBMA
Christopher Ebling
Joseph Guiffrida
Woojin Kim, MD
Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA
Jason Wiesner, MD, MBA
2:10 - 3:00 PM Breakouts  
  The Compensation Conundrum: Value vs Productivity Kurt Schoppe, MD
Brian Van Eck, MBA
  Non-Physician Practitioners: Making the Best of a Changing Radiology Workforce Richard Duszak, MD, F黑料网, FSIR, FRBMA
Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
  Hospital Agreements: Corbin and Ken’s “Top Ten” Issues in Today’s Exclusive Contracts
W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD
Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
 3:00 - 3:30 PM Break with Exhibitors  
 3:30 - 4:20 PM Breakouts (Repeated)  
  The Compensation Conundrum: Value vs Productivity

Kurt Schoppe, MD
Brian Van Eck, MBA

  Non-Physician Practitioners: Making the Best of a Changing Radiology Workforce Richard Duszak, MD, F黑料网, FSIR, FRBMA
Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA
  Hospital Agreements: Corbin and Ken’s “Top Ten” Issues in Today’s Exclusive Contracts
W. Kenneth Davis, Jr., JD
Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE
 4:25 - 5:15 PM Navigating the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Melissa Chen, MD
Barbara F. Rubel, MBA, FRBMA

Time

Session

Faculty

 7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast with Exhibitors  
 8:00 - 8:50 AM DC Update and Other Advocacy Efforts

Ted Burnes, MPA
Linda Wilgus, CPA, FRBMA

 8:55 - 9:45 AM Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience: Strategies for Radiology Leaders Valeria Makeeva, MD
Jessica Montgomery, MBA/HCM, FACHE, RT (R)(M)
 9:45 - 10:15 AM Break with Exhibitors  
10:15 - 11:05 AM Impact Beyond Imaging: Leading through Citizenship Duties Schaeffer Smith, MPH, CPA
Steve Cunningham, MD
 11:10 - 12:00 PM 2025 PL Forum - What Do We Do Now?  Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, F黑料网, FSBI
     


2025 Forum Hotel

 
5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85226

ACR-RBMA Conference Rate: $299 + taxes and fees
Reservation Deadline: Book by December 31, 2024, to receive conference rates
Phone Reservations: Please call 1-866-837-4156

 

Please be aware that the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass may be sold out at least one of the nights between January 23 – 26, 2025. If you are unable to book the nights you need at the Sheraton Grand, consider staying at one of the following nearby hotels:

Gila River Resorts & Casino (3 mi away)*
Best Western Plus (3 mi away)
Hilton Phoenix Chandler (8 mi away)

Please be aware that we do not have room blocks at these nearby hotels, and all reservations and fees will be at the property's standard rates.

* There’s a daily shuttle service between the Casino and the Sheraton from 7am to 11pm, every 30 minutes

 

 

 

 

2025 ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum Registration Rates


Individual Pricing

Early Bird

(through September 30, 2024)

 

Regular

(October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)

 

On-Site

黑料网/RBMA Member $895 $1,095 $1,295
Non-Member $1,195 $1,395 $1,595
Resident $425 $575 $625
  • Individual 黑料网 members may . For more information please see the "Ways to Register" section below.
     

Team Pricing

Early Bird

(through September 30, 2024)

 

Regular

(October 1, 2024 - January 23, 2025)

 

On-Site

Two-person team member (at least one must be an 黑料网/RBMA member) $1,590 $1,990  N/A
Two-person team non-member (neither registrant is an 黑料网/RBMA member) $2,190 $2,590 N/A
Additional team member $750 $950 N/A
  • Individual RBMA members and Teams (黑料网 or RBMA members) may register by contacting 黑料网 Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204. For more information please see the "Ways to Register" section below.

Ways to Register


There are three ways to register:

  1. Individual 黑料网 members may or by clicking the "Register" link in the table below.
  2. Teams (黑料网 or RBMA members) may call 黑料网 Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204.
  3. Individual RBMA members may register via the . Alternatively, they can also call 黑料网 Meetings Registration at 1-800-373-2204.

Location

Date

Registration

Phoenix, AZ January 24 - 26, 2025

2025 Program Faculty and Planning Committee

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Ted Burnes, MPA

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Washington DC
Faculty


Melissa Chen, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Faculty

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Keith E. Chew, MHA, CMPE, FRBMA

Consulting with Integrity
Faculty



Steve Cunningham, MD

Comprehensive Radiology Services, PLLC
Hattiesburg, MS
Faculty

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W. Kenneth Davis Jr., JD

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Chicago, IL
Faculty

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Richard Duszak, MD, F黑料网, FSIR, FRBMA

University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Program Co-Chair and Faculty


Christopher Ebling

Carle Health
Urbana, IL
Faculty


Joseph Guiffrida

Asheville Radiology
Asheville, NC
Faculty

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Juan Jimenez, MD

Carle Health
Urbana, IL
Program Planning Committee Member


Woojin Kim, MD

Rad AI and Palo Alto VA Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Faculty

Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA

Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA

Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, PA
Faculty


Valeria Makeeva, MD

Radiology Associates of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Faculty


Thomas Marshall, MBA

Chesapeake Medical Imaging
Easton, MD
Program Planning Committee Member

Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, F黑料网

Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, F黑料网, FSIR, FAHA

UVA Health
Charlottesville, VA
Faculty


Pete Moffatt

ADVOCATE Radiology
Faculty


Jessica Montgomery, MBA/HCM, FACHE, RT (R)(M)

CMBS, LLC
Arcadia, CA
Faculty


Amy Patel, MD

Liberty Hospital
Liberty, MO
Program Planning Committee Member


Barbara F. Rubel, MBA, FRBMA

MSN Healthcare Solutions
Green Cove Springs, FL
Faculty


Kurt Schoppe, MD

Radiology Associates of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Faculty

Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, F黑料网

Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, F黑料网, FSBI

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Reston, VA
Faculty


Schaeffer Smith, MPH, CPA

Comprehensive Radiology Services, PLLC
Hattiesburg, MS
Faculty


Brian Van Eck, MBA

Radiology Associates of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Faculty


Jason Wiesner, MD, MBA

Sutter Health
Sacramento, CA
Faculty


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Linda Wilgus, CPA, FRBMA

Radiology Business Management Association
Evansville, IN
Faculty

Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE

Corbin Wilson, JD, CMPE

Radiology Associates of North Texas
Forth Worth, TX
Program Co-Chair and Faculty

Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA

Shannon N. Wilson, FRBMA

Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA
Program Planning Committe Member and Faculty