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Statement of the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners on Physician-Ownership

Written by Scott Becker
Friday, 11 January 2008
At its regularly scheduled meeting on December 12, 2007 the Board of Medical Examiners reviewed the recent decision of Judge Robert P. Contillo, J.S.C. in Garcia v. HealthNet and Wayne Surgical Center and entertained an application from the Medical Society of New Jersey and other physician organizations (“Applicant”) seeking the issuance of a Special Advisory Opinion.
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The Top 10 Events Impacting ASCs for 2007

Written by Scott Becker
Friday, 11 January 2008
The following is a list of the top 10 events for 2007 impacting ambulatory surgery centers. This list is, of course, subject to debate.
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Can Selling an ASC's Real Estate Enhance the Surgery Business?

Written by Stephanie Wasek
Wednesday, 09 January 2008
The business concept of selling your ASC building, then renting it from a real estate investment company such as The Sanders Trust, is an interesting one. An excerpt of an interview with Bruce Bright, the director of business development for The Sanders Trust, follows below. To see the full text in the Jan./Feb. issue, be sure to subscribe to Becker's ASC Review.
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10 Benchmarking Statistics for Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Written by Scott Becker
Wednesday, 09 January 2008
The following highlights another 10 terrific statistics on ASCs from the 2007 Multispecialty ASC Intellimarker. This publication is authored by VMG Health, an outstanding valuation firm with a focus on ASCs. You can This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call him at (214) 369-4888.
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Interview With John Poisson: A Temperate View of the GI Medicare Payment Cuts

Written by Scott Becker
Wednesday, 09 January 2008
By all accounts, GI as a specialty — and especially GI ASCs — will be hit the hardest by CMS's restructuring of the ASC payment system. But the situation is not as dire as it may seem at first glance, notes John Poisson, the executive vice president at Physicians Endoscopy, which works exclusively with the same GI facilities seemingly doomed by the ACG.
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