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June 2009 Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Management Focused ASC Conference
(past) October 2008 Improving Profits and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference

June 2009 Orthopedics, Spine and Orthopedics Focused ASC Conference

Senior Level Sponsorship — VMG Health

VMG Health is recognized by leading healthcare providers as one of the most trusted valuation and transaction advisors in the United States. VMG's experience is unparalleled and their credentials are unmatched. Whether circumstances call for a comprehensive valuation, the sale or acquisition of a facility, or joint-venture development assistance, VMG Health offers a unique and in-depth understanding of the relationships, requirements and business issues that surround today's healthcare facilities. Along with performing hundreds of ASC valuations each year, VMG maintains the most comprehensive database on ASC financial benchmarking statistics. VMG's annual benchmarking study, the Intellimarker, provides decision makers with real information to measure and improve the value of their centers. For healthcare organizations seeking to grow, maximize profitability or form new relationships, having a partnership with financial experts who thoroughly understand the value drivers in today's healthcare industry is absolutely essential. For more information, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit VMG's Web site.

Exclusive GPO Sponsor — Amerinet

As a leading national group purchasing organization, Amerinet strategically partners with healthcare providers to reduce costs and improve quality. Through its Total Spend Management solutions and operational performance improvement programs, tools and services, Amerinet assists members in their efforts to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and create new revenue streams. Supported by a team of clinical, data and supply chain experts, Amerinet offers a comprehensive portfolio of product and service contracts to address members' needs. Based in St. Louis with offices in Salt Lake City, Providence, R.I., and Warrendale, Pa., Amerinet serves acute and non-acute healthcare providers nationwide. Learn more about Amerinet.

Exclusive IT Sponsor — SourceMedical

SourceMedical is the leading provider of outpatient information solutions and services, collectively serving ASCs and surgical hospitals. Its unique end-to-end systems improve operational efficiency and cash flow while empowering healthcare facilities to deliver a higher standard of patient care. SourceMedical’s solutions strengthen and enhance overall clinical, financial and administrative processes. More than 2,200 ASCs and surgical hospitals nationwide, and 250 management and consulting companies use SourceMedical's Vision, AdvantX and SurgiSource solutions. SourceMedical continues to invest in research and development to maintain its leadership position with innovative products and services that satisfy the specific requirements of this unique market. Visit SourceMedical.

Cyber Cafe — QSE Technologies

QSE Technologies is a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry for more than five years. QSE manages all aspects of IT infrastructure design, configuration, installation and ongoing tech support for new and existing ASCs nationwide, including computer servers, data storage and backup systems, local and wide area networking (including secure WiFi), firewalls, broadband internet access, data cabling, security software, workstations and laptops (including tablets and slates), secure remote access and HIPAA Security compliance. QSE works closely at the earliest conceptual stages with ASC management and development companies, architects, physician owner groups and hospitals to design and implement technology infrastructure systems that support both today’s and tomorrow’s healthcare information technology needs. For more information contact QSE’s co-founder and CEO, Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, at (877) 236-0795, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or visit QSE’s Web site.

Facility Development and Management is a for-profit LLC that provides consultative, developmental and managerial services for outpatient ambulatory surgical centers throughout the United Sates. The primary objectives of Facility Development and Management are to identify business opportunities; formulate project plans; guide and direct facilities through the planning, construction, set-up and licensure phases of the project; and provide ongoing administrative and clinical support. The company serves as an agent of change helping to formulate policy on providing outpatient ambulatory services that will be reflective of quality surgical services for physicians and consumers. Facility Development Serves as a resource for innovative physicians and institutions on a national level. To learn more, visit its Web site today.

Conference Tote Bags — Serbin Surgery Center Billing
With the Medicare ASC payment changes and the ever-changing complexity of ASC billing, many ASCs are looking for solutions to their billing and collection needs. Serbin Surgery Center Billing was founded in 2001 to provide the answer to this much-needed service. SCB concentrates on the unique needs of surgery centers and provides expert and accurate coding, billing, collections, and managed care negotiations solely to the ASC industry. The company's certified and experienced coding, billing, and collection personnel bill and collect over $25 million per month due to their extraordinary attention-to-detail in all aspects of the reimbursement process. SCB's extensive knowledge of payor responsibilities and managed care contracting ensures you'll receive the highest reimbursements possible. By outsourcing to SCB, ASCs can eliminate the headache and necessary evil of billing and collections while simultaneously realizing additional benefits. Claims are processed more rapidly, collections are improved, and office staff is not burdened with patient billing questions. For more information, contact SCB at (866) 889-7722.

Badge Lanyards — Eveia Health Consulting & Management Company

Founded by I. Naya Kehayes, MPH, Eveia Health Consulting & Management is comprised of a team of seasoned professionals who are experts in reimbursement management, managed care contracting, and business management with a specialization in ASCs and surgical practices. Senior Management serve as advisors to national corporations and provide leadership in health policy initiatives related to reimbursement on behalf of ASCs at both state and federal levels. Eveia’s services include contracting and contract analysis, acting as administrator and manager, customizing revenue management, financial analysis, and enhancing and maximizing the financial position of clients. In addition, Eveia implements training and reimbursement calculators, and it provides feasibility studies, payor due diligence, fee schedule development and coordination of business related activities. Eveia provides services to ASCs, clinics, surgical practices and ASC companies across the U.S. The company has serviced more than 150 clients since its inception in 1998."For more information, call (425) 657-0494 or visit www.eveia.com.

Bottled Water — MEI Financial Services

MEI Financial Services, which was formed in early 2005 to complement the MEI Healthcare Group of companies, offers healthcare project financing services. MEI is provides complete turn-key solutions including a variety of creative financing solutions for physicians and healthcare service providers interested in developing ASCs, outpatient diagnostic imaging centers, radiation therapy centers, radiosurgery centers, vascular access centers and dialysis centers. MEI brings extensive experience and knowledge to help structure transactions that minimize customer risk while providing competitive rates and repayment terms designed to meet cash flow needs. For more information, visit www.meifinancialservices.com.

Exclusive Implantable and Devices Sponsorship — Access MediQuip

Access MediQuip is one of the largest and most experienced providers of outsourced implantable device management solutions to the healthcare industry. With more than a decade of experience, Access MediQuip can help eliminate the financial burdens and risks associated with implantable medical devices for surgery centers, hospitals and physician offices across the country. Access Mediquip assumes financial responsibility for implantable devices by purchasing them and obtaining reimbursement from payors – at no cost to the healthcare facility. For more information, visit www.accessmediquip.com.

VMG Health is recognized by leading healthcare providers as one of the most trusted valuation and transaction advisors in the United States. VMG's experience is unparalleled and their credentials are unmatched. Whether circumstances call for a comprehensive valuation, the sale or acquisition of a facility, or joint-venture development assistance, VMG Health offers a unique and in-depth understanding of the relationships, requirements and business issues that surround today's healthcare facilities. Along with performing hundreds of ASC valuations each year, VMG maintains the most comprehensive database on ASC financial benchmarking statistics. VMG's annual benchmarking study, the Intellimarker, provides decision makers with real information to measure and improve the value of their centers. For healthcare organizations seeking to grow, maximize profitability or form new relationships, having a partnership with financial experts who thoroughly understand the value drivers in today's healthcare industry is absolutely essential. For more information, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit VMG's Web site.

For more than 50 years, the name Marshall Erdman & Associates (Erdman) has been synonymous with the delivery of innovative healthcare facility solutions. As an integrated provider, Erdman offers service from facility conception to completion, including advance planning, development, design and construction. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., with six regional offices, Erdman has partnered with healthcare providers to deliver more than 5,000 facilities across the nation. For more information, visit www.erdman.com.

Cyber Cafe — QSE Technologies

QSE Technologies is a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry for more than five years. QSE manages all aspects of IT infrastructure design, configuration, installation and ongoing tech support for new and existing ASCs nationwide, including computer servers, data storage and backup systems, local and wide area networking (including secure WiFi), firewalls, broadband internet access, data cabling, security software, workstations and laptops (including tablets and slates), secure remote access and HIPAA Security compliance. QSE works closely at the earliest conceptual stages with ASC management and development companies, architects, physician owner groups and hospitals to design and implement technology infrastructure systems that support both today’s and tomorrow’s healthcare information technology needs. For more information contact QSE’s co-founder and CEO, Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, at (877) 236-0795, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or visit QSE’s Web site.

With the Medicare ASC payment changes and the ever-changing complexity of ASC billing, many ASCs are looking for solutions to their billing and collection needs. Serbin Surgery Center Billing was founded in 2001 to provide the answer to this much-needed service. SCB concentrates on the unique needs of surgery centers and provides expert and accurate coding, billing, collections, and managed care negotiations solely to the ASC industry. The company's certified and experienced coding, billing, and collection personnel bill and collect over $25 million per month due to their extraordinary attention-to-detail in all aspects of the reimbursement process. SCB's extensive knowledge of payor responsibilities and managed care contracting ensures you'll receive the highest reimbursements possible. By outsourcing to SCB, ASCs can eliminate the headache and necessary evil of billing and collections while simultaneously realizing additional benefits. Claims are processed more rapidly, collections are improved, and office staff is not burdened with patient billing questions. For more information, contact SCB at (866) 889-7722.

Badge Lanyards and Conference at a Glance (co-sponsor) — Eveia Health Consulting & Management Company

Founded by I. Naya Kehayes, MPH, Eveia Health Consulting & Management is comprised of a team of seasoned professionals who are experts in reimbursement management, managed care contracting, and business management with a specialization in ASCs and surgical practices. Senior Management serve as advisors to national corporations and provide leadership in health policy initiatives related to reimbursement on behalf of ASCs at both state and federal levels. Eveia’s services include contracting and contract analysis, acting as administrator and manager, customizing revenue management, financial analysis, and enhancing and maximizing the financial position of clients. In addition, Eveia implements training and reimbursement calculators, and it provides feasibility studies, payor due diligence, fee schedule development and coordination of business related activities. Eveia provides services to ASCs, clinics, surgical practices and ASC companies across the U.S. The company has serviced more than 150 clients since its inception in 1998."For more information, call her at (425) 657-0494, or visit www.eveia.com.

Conference at a Glance (co-sponsor) — National Surgical Care

National Surgical Care, a nationwide owner and operator of ambulatory surgical centers, focuses on addressing the needs and problems confronting surgery centers across the country. These challenges, which include increasing competition, complex legislative issues and a difficult managed care contracting environment, threaten both the growth and profitability of surgery centers. NSC's experienced management team offers a high degree of knowledge, skill, understanding and strategic resources for its centers. NSC specializes in the acquisition and operational enhancement of existing surgery centers and the development of new surgery centers in partnership with hospitals and physicians. Aligning with NSC allows physicians to realize some of the value they have created and gain the resources of a skilled management team. Physicians can then spend more time focusing on patient care as NSC focuses on the business. Currently, National Surgical Care operates 21 surgery centers across the country. Contact Rick Pence at 866-866-2116 at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Symbion is a leading provider of high quality surgical services across many specialties. Led by one of the industry's most experienced management teams, the company was founded in 1996 to acquire, develop and operate outpatient surgery facilities in partnership with physicians, hospitals and health systems. Through continued capital investment and flexible partnership arrangements, Symbion's network has grown to include 54 short-stay surgery centers and three surgical hospitals across 23 states. In each of its locations, the company works to create highly efficient, quality focused environments designed around the needs of both patients and physicians. Visit Symbion on the Web for more information.

Friday Morning Networking Break — NovaMed

NovaMed acquires, develops and operates ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in partnership with physicians. NovaMed also provides expertise in identifying and attracting new physicians to perform surgical procedures in existing ASCs. NovaMed has ownership interests in 34 ASCs located in 17 states. Last year, centers we owned for more than one year grew seven percent, which is the highest same-facility growth rates in the industry.

NovaMed is actively seeking to expand its portfolio by developing and acquiring ownership interests in ASCs. The company partners with both single and multi-specialty centers throughout the country. For more information, visit NovaMed’s Web site.

Facility Development and Management is a for-profit LLC that provides consultative, developmental and managerial services for outpatient ambulatory surgical centers throughout the United Sates. The primary objectives of Facility Development and Management are to identify business opportunities; formulate project plans; guide and direct facilities through the planning, construction, set-up and licensure phases of the project; and provide ongoing administrative and clinical support. The company serves as an agent of change helping to formulate policy on providing outpatient ambulatory services that will be reflective of quality surgical services for physicians and consumers. Facility Development Serves as a resource for innovative physicians and institutions on a national level. To learn more, visit the Web site today.

Labeled Bottled Water — Affiliated Credit Services

Affiliated Credit Services is a Colo.-based professional account receivables management firm which focuses on increasing businesses cash flow by providing superior collection services. ACS has emerged as one of the most relied on collection agencies in several industries in the state. With three well-placed locations in Colorado and a market share that covers 25 percent of the state, ACS plays a critical role in recovering bad debt dollars and returning that money into the marketplace, both in the state and nationally. Maintaining a well-established client base while adding new clients is essential to good business. The company's solid company structure allows it to add clients, while continuing to receive high quality ratings among its current clients. Learn more about ACS.

Continued Support of the Conference — Woodrum/Ambulatory Systems Development

Founded in 1986 by healthcare professional managers, Woodrum ASD has offices in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. It is one of oldest continuing, national ASC companies in the U.S., having developed and managed ASCs in 46 states for over 20 years. Woodrum manages more than 20 ASCs nationwide for doctors and/or hospital/physician joint-ventures. Woodrum reorganizes, performs financial turnarounds and develops new ASCs. Its strength is in the "business of the business", growing ASC businesses with innovative programs and adding new surgeons.

Woodrum is a boutique firm that always has a senior partner working with each client. Each partner is complemented by a full-time team of professionals specializing in business office management, clinical and quality improvement/risk management, materials management, payer contracting, accreditation, Medicare certification and state licensure. Partners in the firm each have more than 20 years experience in the ASC field, as well as for-profit, hospital management. Woodrum has a superb track record with a national list of references. Please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information or visit www.woodrumasd.com for published, sample projects and background of partners and principals.