From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 7 Procedures Moving Into the ASC Setting | Will There Be Enough Physician Investors to Support ASCs? | 110 Spots Left -- Register Now for the Oct. ASC Conference! | Dr. Tom Pliura Runs for Illinois Senate Seat
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News and Analysis
September 2, 2011

1. Finding the New Spine: 7 Procedures Moving into the ASC Setting. Click Here

2. Will There Be Enough Physician Investors in ASCs in the Future? Click Here

3.
13 New Surgery Centers Announced in August. Click Here

4. Early Registration Discounts End Tomorrow for the 18th Annual ASCs Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). Less Than 125 Spots Remain. Register today! Click Here 
  
 
5. ASCs Take on Lap-Band Surgery, But Payors Still Have to Catch UpClick Here

6. ASC Veteran Dr. Tom Pliura Running for Illinois Senate Seat. Click Here  


7. ASC Industry Leader to Know: Lori Ramirez of Elite Surgical Affiliates. Click Here

8. Lou Holtz vs. Jimmy Johnson:  Please email Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com to tell us who you'd prefer as one of the keynote speakers for next year's 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference.

9. 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!


10. CMS Administrator: Technology Fights, Not Enables, Medicare Fraud. Click Here  

 

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18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference: Improving Profitability & Business and Legal Issues

This exclusive conference -- the Best Fall ASC Business & Clinical Conference -- is presented by Becker's ASC Review, ASC Communications, the ASC Association and the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation and takes place Oct. 27-29 at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It brings together surgeons, administrators and ASC business and clinical leaders to discuss how to improve your ASC and its bottom line in these challenging but opportunity-filled times. Learn more about the conference by clicking here.


Highlights include:


1. 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers

2. Great keynote speakers including Bill Walton, Hall of Fame NBA Basketball Player; Sam Donaldson, ABC News Veteran and former Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News; and Adrian Gostick, Author and Global Thought Leader on Workplace Strategy

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. Metrics and Improving Performance - John Seitz, CEO, Ambulatory Surgical Group

B. The Most Common Medical Staff Issues and How to Handle Them - Thomas J. Stallings, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP 
C. How to Improve Coding for ASC Procedures -- A Discussion of Orthopedic, GI and Ophthalmology Procedures - Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, President, Ellis Medical Consulting

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


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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2. Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review   

3. ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance & Benchmarking
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5. Stark Act & Antikickback Statute

6. Anesthesia - sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia Services 
7. GI & Endoscopy-Driven ASCs
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8. Pain Management
9.
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11.
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12. ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
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14. 100 Best Places to Work - 2011    
23 Companies to Know

 

1. SurgicalNotes: 

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com

2. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com
3. Experior:
www.experior.com
4. VMG Health:  
  gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com

5. ASCOA:

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

www.ascoa.com

6. ASD Management:    

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

www.asdmanagement.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. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

11. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

12. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

13. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

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

15. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

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

17. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

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

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

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

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

20. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

21. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

22. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

23. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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