From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] Allstate $5M NY Fraud Suit Includes Surgery Center Mgmt Co | Hosp CEO Strategy Roundtable: 9 Leaders on Healthcare Changes | 135 Leading Ophthalmologists | 8 Days Left for Early Reg Discounts: 18 Annual ASC Conf - Reg Today!
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News and Analysis
August 24, 2011

1. Allstate Files $5M Fraud Suit Against New York Surgery Center Management Company, 9 Other Defendants. Click Here

2. Becker's Hospital Review Annual CEO Strategy Roundtable: 9 Leaders Discuss the Changing Healthcare Environment. Click Here

3. 135 Leading Ophthalmologists in AmericaClick Here      

4. 8 Days Left for Early Registration Discounts for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). Learn more and register today! Click Here 
  

5. 5 Must-Have Technologies for Effective Surgery Center Physician Recruitment. Click Here


6. 8 Key Human Relations Challenges for an ASC. Click Here

7. Jen Johnson Promoted to Partner of VMG Health. Click Here

8. Free Upcoming Webinar: Critical Guidance for Hospital Integration of Independent Physicians (Tues., Sept. 20 at 1:15 p.m. CDT). Reserve your spot today by clicking here!


9. ASC Administrator Hired as Wisconsin Hospital CEOClick Here

10. 10 ASC Must-Reads From the Week of Aug. 15. Click Here

11. Job Openings: Surgical Care Affiliates Seeks Business Office Support Coordinator | Director of Revenue Cycle Integration | Group Director of Clinical Services for Southern California
(click each title to learn more about the position and how to apply).

 

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1. 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers

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3. Discounts for registering early, when registering two or more attendees, and for ASC Association members and paid Becker's ASC Review subscribers

4. Earn your CME, CASC and CEU Credits

5. Here are just four of the conference's great sessions:

 

A. Key Legal Issues and Legal Compliance Boot Camp - The Core Elements of a Successful Compliance Plan -- Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Partner, Lainey Gilmer, Associate, and Amber McGraw Walsh, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

 

B. Infection Prevention and the CMS Infection Prevention Mandate for ASCs: Key Strategies to Enhance Performance -- LoAnn Vande Leest, RN, MBA-H, CNOR, Chief Executive Officer, and Fawn Esser-Lipp, The Surgery Center, LLC

 

C. Advanced Benchmarking of Financial and Clinical Results - John Goehle, CASC, MBA, CPA, Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, LLC

 

D. The Role of the Medical Director and Physician Leaders in ASCs -- John Byers, MD, Medical Director, Surgical Center of Greensboro, Orthopaedic Surgical Center  


Learn more about the conference by clicking here

 

Register online by clicking here. You can also call (703) 836-5904 or e-mail registration@ascassociation.org. To sponsor or exhibit at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.
 
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25 Companies to Know

1. AAAHC:

www.aaahc.org  

2. ASCOA:

blambert@ascoa.com | llambert@ascoa.com; 

www.ascoa.com

3. VMG Health:    gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com   

4. SurgicalNotes: 

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com

5. ASD Management:    

joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;     

www.asdmanagement.com     

6. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com 

7. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net 

8. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com

9. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com 

10. Surgery Partners:
www.surgerypartners.com

11. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;  

www.sourcemed.net  

12. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

13. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

14. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

15. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

16. ASC Turnaround Group:  rob@murphyhealthcare.com;
www.murphyhealthcare.com   

17. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

18. Amerinet:   evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com;   www.amerinet-gpo.com 

19. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net
20. Practice Partners in Healthcare:

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

www.practicepartners.org
21. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program:

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

22. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

23. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

24. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

25. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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