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Join U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn; Herbert A. Fritch, Chairman & Chief Operating Officer of HealthSpring of Tennessee; Matthew S. Gallivan, Vice President - Government Relations of Community Health Systems; and Bill Young, Senior Vice President of Risk Management and General Counsel of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, along with many more great speakers for a full day of sessions addressing
trends and issues affecting today's CPA in industry.
Session Highlights:
- Stimulus Update
- Technology Update
- Lean Technology's Role in Process Improvement
- Vision in Action - Growing Tennessee 's Revenues Through Creative and Meaningful Tax Incentives
- People - Are They Your Most Important Asset?
- Legal Update
- Healthcare Reform - Practitioner's Panel
- Healthcare Reform - Legislative Update
| Registration Fees: |
after May 3 |
Materials Fee |
| Member Discount Fee |
$265 |
$15 |
| Conference Fee |
$340 |
$15 |
E-Materials: Conference materials will be available electronically in advance of the conference. If you would prefer a traditional printed manual, there is a $15 fee. Conference registrants will receive an e-mail one week in advance of the conference with a link to the materials. Attendees who have paid for a printed manual will receive it the morning of the conference.
Schedule At A Glance:
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| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. |
| Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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| 8 - 8:05 a.m. |
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| 8:05 - 8:55 a.m. |
| People - Are They Your Most Important Asset? |
| Ruth Braun, Vice President
- Human Resources, Asurion,
Smyrna, Tenn. |
| Ruth Braun will cover hot topics related to managing and working with others, including retaining high
performers, enhancing company culture and morale and the trends in the workplace related to Gen X
and Gen Y. Given our current economic times, she’ll also cover strategies to improve productivity, contain
employee costs, implement alternative work schedules and remain union-free. Come hear about these hot
topics, and think about how they relate to your organization. |
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| 8:55 - 9 a.m. |
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| 9 - 9:50 a.m. |
| Technology Update |
| Bob Palmer, CPA, CITP,
President, Data Guidance Group,
Inc., Memphis, Tenn. |
| Windows 7? iPad? Office 2010? Cloud Computing? Sharepoint 2010? Exchange 2010? Virtualization?
What are you doing (or should you do) about these technologies? How will they affect you in the future?
Where should you be focusing your technology investment? |
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| 9:50 - 10:05 a.m. |
| Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing |
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| 10:05 - 10:55 a.m. |
| Lean Technology’s Role in Process Improvement |
| Lawrence L. Lynch Jr., President, Lynch & Associates, Memphis, Tenn. |
| Lean Manufacturing, Lean Enterprise, Just-In-Time Production, Error-Proofing, Quality Circles and Six
Sigma are all terms and disciplines that organizations have used to improve administration, operations and
other corporate activities in an effort to satisfy today’s customers. What are the important factors to focus
on and how can they improve the overall organization, its financial results, reaction to a rapidly-changing
business environment and ultimately, customer satisfaction and retention? This session will cover the
basics of lean technology and its application for the improvement of organizations and their focus on the
customer. |
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| 10:55 - 11 a.m. |
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| 11 - 11:50 a.m. |
| Healthcare Reform - Legislative Update |
| U.S. Representative Marsha
Blackburn, 7th District,
Brentwood, Tenn. |
| Representative Blackburn sits on the vital Energy and Commerce Committee that oversees health care in
the U.S. House, and knows that health care is one of the most pressing fiscal challenges facing federal and
State governments, businesses of all sizes and the American family.
Representative Blackburn will speak about the most pressing issue before the Energy and Commerce
Committee which is HR 3200, a bill to reform health care. Representative Blackburn is concerned that the
proposal would amount to a government takeover of the health care industry which accounts for 17 percent
of our GDP and impacts every American. |
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| 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. |
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| 12:50 - 1:40 p.m. |
| Healthcare Reform - Practitioner’s Panel |
Hear from local health care executives as they breakdown HR 3200 and how it affects the health care
companies.
Panelists include:
Herbert A. Fritch, Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, HealthSpring of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., Matthew S. Gallivan, Vice President - Government Relations, Community Health Systems, Franklin, Tenn. and
Bill Young, Senior Vice President of Risk Management and General Counsel, BlueCross BlueShield of
Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Panel Moderator: Richard G. Cowart, Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC, Nashville, Tenn.
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| 1:40 - 1:45 p.m. |
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| 1:45 - 2:35 p.m. |
| Vision in Action - Growing
Tennessee’s Revenues
Through Creative and
Meaningful Tax Incentives |
| Jennifer R. Hagan-Dier, Assistant
Commissoner & ECD Liaison,
Tennessee Department of
Revenue, Nashville, Tenn. |
| Since January 2003, the State of Tennessee has expanded and revised its tool kit of tax incentives
to address the needs of existing businesses, as well as the unique concerns of emerging and green
industries in the state. These expanded incentives have played a major role in the retention of existing
businesses and the creation of more than 179,000 new jobs, $29 billion in new capital investment and
the location of 49 new corporate headquarters in Tennessee. This session will provide an overview of our
tool kit of tax incentives and time for discussion of how these incentives can help both new and existing
businesses in Tennessee grow. |
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| 2:35 - 2:50 p.m. |
| Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing |
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| 2:50 - 3:40 p.m. |
| Economic Update |
| Mac Johnston, Chief Investment
Officer, Pinnacle Bank, Nashville,
Tenn. |
| Mac will provide attendees with an overview of the current economic landscape in the nation and in the
state of Tennessee. |
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| 3:40 - 3:45 p.m. |
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| 3:45 - 4:35 p.m. |
| Legal Update |
| Ken Bryant, Teresa Culver, T.
Wayne Hood and Tony Swafford,
Miller & Martin PLLC, Nashville,
Tenn. |
| Recovery Audit Contractors have gone live and with the authority of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) to search out alleged Medicare reimbursement discrepancies, recover monies and collect
a nice contingency fee. Ken will review the recent regulations promulgated by the CMS as they apply to
RACs and provide an update on the most recent activities of Connelly Consulting, the RAC for Region C.
Teresa will review the HITECH Act and its implications for Covered Entities and their Business Associates.
Wayne will touch on the upcoming “Red Flag” program requirements. No later than June 1, 2010, many
types of businesses will be required to have in place a “Red Flag” program designed to identify and
respond to potential indicators of identity theft. This presentation will discuss the types of businesses that
must have a “Red Flag” program, the required elements of those programs, and how covered businesses
are to respond when a potential case of identity theft is discovered. To conclude the session, Tony will
update attendees on the Employee Free Choice Act and possible rule-making measures by the National
Labor Relations Board. |
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| 4:35 p.m. |
| Evaluations/Conference Adjourns |
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4 Easy Ways to Register
By Internet
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By Fax
615/309-8054 or 615/377-3904
By Mail
Mail completed registration form and payment to:
Educational & Memorial Foundation of TSCPA
201 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027
By Phone
1-800/762-0272 or 615/377-3825
This conference is presented by The Educational & Memorial Foundation of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the TSCPA Industry Conference Committee. |
