1. Top 8 Surgery Center Stories of 2009.

2. MedPAC Proposes 0.6% Payment Increase for ASCs; Increases for Physicians, Hospitals.

3. Liquidity Analysis for Surgery Centers: Average amounts of cash, net accounts receivable and working capital for ASCs and their relative percentages of total assets.

4. Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, announce details of its upcoming 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASCs: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues on June 10-12, 2010, at the Westin Hotel on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

5. National Public Radio Segment Features ASCs.

6. ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, has launched a free, daily healthcare news alert featuring the top healthcare business and legal news of the day.

7. CMS Issues Corrections to 2010 HCPCS Codes.

8. 50 Great ASC Administrators nominations sought. Article will appear in the March/April issue of Becker's ASC Review. To submit a nomination, e-mail Rob Kurtz (rob@beckersasc.com) or Scott Becker (sbecker@mcguirewoods.com).

1. 91 sessions and 112 speakers focused on immediately useful guidance for orthopedic, spine and pain management administrators and surgeons.
2. Topics covered include new and advanced procedures, the impact of healthcare reform, benchmarking, cost cutting, safe harbors, billing and coding, revenue growth and more. 
3. Opportunities to network with physicians and administrators of orthopedic, spine and pain management ASCs. Last year's event included 600 attendees and 75 exhibitors.
4. Outstanding keynote speakers.
5. Opportunity to earn up to 14.5 CME credits.
6. Terrific pre-conference sessions.
7. Discounts for registering before May 1 and when registering two or more attendees.
   

1. Online. Register through our secure Web site.
2. Phone. Call (703) 836-5904 or (800) 417-2035.
3. E-mail. Contact registration@ascassociation.org.
4. Fax. Print the conference brochure (PDF), fill-out the registration on p. 7 and fax it to (703) 836-2090.
   

1. Surgical Notes: jeff@surgicalnotes.com; www.surgicalnotes.com
2. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
3. ASCOA: blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
4. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.com
5. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com | osullivan@vmghealth.com; www.vmghealth.com
6. Somnia Anesthesia Services: mekoch@somniainc.com; www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
7. Practice Partners in Healthcare: ltaylor@practicepartners.org; www.practicepartners.org
8. Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners: jleland@bluechipsurgical.com; www.bluechipsurgical.com
9. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.com
10. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com | khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
11. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.com
12. Access MediQuip: bcramer@accessmediquip.com;
www.accessmediquip.com
13. HealthCare Appraisers: tmello@healthcareappraisers.com;
www.healthcareappraisers.com
14. Ambulatory Systems Development: joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.woodrumasd.com
15. EVEIA HEALTH Consulting & Management:
nayak@eveia.com:
www.eveia.com
16. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program: mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
17. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
18. Surgical Management Professionals: tflickema@smpsd.org;
www.surgicalmanprof.com
19. SpineSearch: nicola@spine-search.com; www.spine-search.com
20. Principle Valuation: dsf@principlevaluation.com; www.principlevaluation.com
21. Amerinet: evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com; www.amerinet-gpo.com
22. MedHQ: rlacine@medhq.net; www.medhq.net