Show Me the Money: Simple Strategies to Improve the Bottom Line of Your Practice

Monday, October 19, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Location: 402A

Moderator(s)

EG

Eli R. Groppo, MD

President
Sacramento Ear, Nose and Throat
Sacramento, CA, United States

Panelist(s)

Stephen P. Cragle, MD

Partner
St. Cloud Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic
Saint Cloud, MN, United States
AS

Afser Shariff, MD

Physician
ENT Physcians, Inc.
Toledo, OH, United States
HS

Hardy Shah, MS

Executive Chief Administrative Officer
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Eli R. Groppo, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Stephen P. Cragle, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Afser Shariff, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Hardy Shah, MS:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

As financial pressures mount across ENT practice settings, leaders must adopt practical solutions to protect margins and maintain access to care. This panel brings together clinicians, administrators, and entrepreneurs to showcase real-world strategies that increase revenue, enhance efficiency, and reduce overhead. Attendees will leave with actionable insights on virtual assistants, AI analytics, automated scheduling, GPOs, ancillary income streams, and other low-cost innovations that can be implemented immediately in practices of any size.

Learning Objectives:

Be familiar with the numerous economic, political, and medico-legal trends that affect revenue and overhead in the United States.
Integrate technology to improve practice efficiency while delivering quality care.
Discuss the impacts that improved documentation and accurate coding, claims handling, and revenue cycle management have on practice revenue.