| News & Analysis | April 15, 2010
1.
7 Biggest ASC Stories
of the Decade. 
2. Two Critical Concepts to Consider When Selling
Your ASC, With William Kennedy of NovaMed. Learn more about NovaMed.
3. Dr. Brian Proctor Raises OR Efficiency for Eye
Surgery at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Through ASC Best Practices. 
4. Don't Miss Joe Flower, Healthcare Futurist, discuss
"The
Changing Future of Health Care in the United States" and new sessions just added to the agenda on "Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on ASCs" and "Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on Physician-Owned Hospitals" at the 8th Annual
Orthopedic, Spine
and Pain Management-Driven ASCs: Improving Profitability and Business
and Legal Issues (June 10-12, 2010, Chicago). To register, click here. Special Early Registration
Discounts end May 1 - Deduct $100!
6. Two Keys to Reducing Staffing and
Supply Costs, With Theresa Palicki of Eastside Surgery Center, Managed by Health
Inventures. Learn more about Health
Inventures.
7.
Increase in Colonoscopy Reduces Colon Cancer Deaths According to Univ. of Toronto Study.
8. National Medical Billing Services Work Culture Encourages
Company Growth and Success. Learn more about National Medical Billing Services.
9. 5 Statistics About Physician Locum Tenens
Employment. 
10. HRPT Properties Trust of Massachusetts Purchases Denver Area Surgery Center for
$4.45M. 
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8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain
Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business
and Legal Issues (June 10-12, 2010; Chicago) | Here are 10 of the 91 terrific
sessions on the program:
1.
Excelling Without Orthopedics and Spine: Key Concepts for Great ASC Performance
- Joseph Zasa, JD, Partner, ASD Management, Skip Daube, MD, Founder, Surgical
Center for Excellence, Panama City
2.
A National View of Political Advocacy Efforts and ASCs - Andrew Hayek, CEO,
Surgical Care Affiliates, Chairman ASC Coalition
3.
A Step by Step Guide to Recruiting Orthopedic and Spine Surgeons - Chris
Suscha, VP of Business Development, Meridian Surgical Partners
4.
The Best Ideas for Orthopedic and Spine-Driven ASCs Now - Brent Lambert, MD,
FACS, President & Co-Founder, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America,
Joseph Burkhardt, DO, Brookside Surgery Center, Kenny Hancock, President,
Meridian Surgical Partners, James T. Caillouette, MD, Chairman, Newport
Orthopedic Institute
5.
10 Keys to Improve Billing and Collections - Caryl Serbin, CEO, Serbin Surgical Center Billing
6. Financial Benchmarking - Rob
Westergard, CFO, ASCOA
7. Back to the Future -
Hospital Employed Physicians, How Big Will This Be? - Les Jebson,
Executive Director, University of Florida, Orthopaedics and Sports
Medicine Institute
8.
Ambulatory Spine Surgery - ASC vs. Hospital Reimbursement Comparison -
David Abraham, MD, Reading Neck & Spine Center
9. Managed Care
Negotiation Strategies for Orthopedics and Spine - 10 Key Concepts -
Naya Kehayes, MPH, CEO, EVEIA Health Consulting and Management
10. Establishing an ASC - 10
Keys for Success - Bill Southwick, President & CEO, HealthMark Partners
For more information about the program, please download the conference brochure (PDF), click here or call (703) 836-5904.
There are four ways you can register:
Phone. Call (703) 836-5904 or (800) 417-2035. Fax. Print the conference brochure (PDF),
fill-out the registration on p. 7 and fax it to (703) 836-2090.
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