1. 5 Tips to Increasing ASC Value Before A Sale (Valuation Issues for ASCs and Hospitals).

2. 4 Ways to Ensure Profitability When Adding Procedures (ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance).

3. 15 Statistics About Anesthesiologist Compensation (Anesthesia).

4. ASC Documentation Mistakes, How to Avoid Them and How to Properly Document Modifiers (Coding, Billing & Collections).

Speakers Sought: We are seeking great suggestions for speakers for the ASC Communications - ASC Association 17th Annual Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues Conference (Oct. 21-23; Chicago). Specifically, we are seeking great physician and ASC administrator speakers on topics related to orthopedics, spine, ophthalmology, GI and bariatrics in ASCs as well as other specialties. Should you have suggestions for any of these sessions or other topics, please email Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com.

5. 6 Statistics About Gastroenterologist Compensation (GI and Endoscopy). 

6. 6 Key Practices for Growing Volume and Profits: Bayou Region Surgical Center (ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance). 

7. 5 Ways to Raise a Hospital's Value Before a Sale (Valuation Issues for ASCs and Hospitals).

8. Anesthesiologist-Investor Helps Keep Pennsylvania ASC Growing (Anesthesia).

9. Top 5 Documentation and Coding Challenges Confronting Hospital Specialty Service Lines (Coding, Billing & Collections).

10. AHRQ: U.S. Expenditures on Prescriptions for GI Ailments More Than Doubled From 1997-2007 (GI and Endoscopy).

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Here are 5 great sessions focused on buying and selling ASCs and improving profitability:

1. ASC Transactions, Current Market Analysis and Valuations - Greg Koonsman, Senior Partner, VMG Health

2. Buying, Selling and Syndication of ASCs - Henry Bloom, Founder, and Robert Goettling, Esq., The Bloom Organization, and Todd Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, Principal & Founder, Healthcare Appraisers

3. The 7 Best Ways to Increase ASC Profits Now - Larry Taylor, CEO, Practice Partners in Healthcare

4. Selling Units to Physicians: How are Shares Valued - Todd Mello, Healthcare Appraisers

5. Key Concepts to Improve Profitability of Spine Programs - John Caruso, MD, and Jim Lynch, MD, Founder Surgery Center of Reno

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. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com | osullivan@vmghealth.com; www.vmghealth.com
3. Ambulatory Systems Development: joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.woodrumasd.com
4. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
5. ASCOA:
blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
6. Somnia Anesthesia Services: solutions@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. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
11. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com | khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
12. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.com
13. Access MediQuip: bcramer@accessmediquip.com;
www.accessmediquip.com
14. HealthCare Appraisers: tmello@healthcareappraisers.com;
www.healthcareappraisers.com
15. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.com
16. Amkai: donald.fallati@amkai.com; www.amkai.com
17. EVEIA HEALTH Consulting & Management:
nayak@eveia.com:
www.eveia.com
18. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program: mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
19. Surgical Management Professionals: tflickema@smpsd.org;
www.surgicalmanprof.com
20. SpineSearch: nicola@spine-search.com; www.spine-search.com
21. Principle Valuation: dsf@principlevaluation.com; www.principlevaluation.com
22. Amerinet: evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com; www.amerinet-gpo.com
23. MedHQ: rlacine@medhq.net; www.medhq.net