The Alabama Healthcare Leaders Association held its summer conference in Gulf Shores at the end of July with 54 healthcare-related companies manning exhibitor booths, and nearly 100 medical practice executives in attendance.

The first morning opened with breakout sessions for managers of specialty practices that included OB/GYN, Orthopaedics, Primary Care, Dermatology, Multispecialty, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, and Surgery. There were a number of breakout sessions over the next two days. Helen Combs of Medovation

Clinical Research gave a talk on the importance of employment contracts. Janet Day, MBA, CMPE with Kassouf & Co discussed the requirements for compliance with Payment Card Industry and Data Security Standard. Josh Kirkland with Attentive Preventative Care Management explained how practice managers can save thousands in payroll taxes while providing more employee benefits. And Maddox Casey of Warren Averett discussed the struggles practices can have with billing, collections, and cash flow, and explained how to implement solutions to these problems in order to achieve financial stability.