| News & Analysis | April 22, 2010
1. 13 Major Changes Facing ASCs, With Dr. Brent
Lambert of ASCOA.  Learn more about ASCOA.
2. 3 Successful Techniques for Recruiting Good
ASC Physicians, With Sarah Martin of Meridian Surgical Partners. Learn more about Meridian Surgical Partners.
3. BCBS of Texas Implements New
Payment Policy for OON ASCs.
4. Learn What You Must Do to Keep Your ASC in Business and Profitable During Challenging Financial Times 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. Learn "Effective Cost
Cutting and Benchmarking for Your ASC" With Tom Mallon of
Regent Surgical Health and "Key
Developments That Will Transform the Business of Orthopedic Surgery" With Dr.
John Cherf of OrthoIndex. Early Registration Discounts End May 1.
5. 4 Statistics About Pain Management
in ASCs.
6. Top 5 States With the Most Surgery Centers. 10 States With the Lowest Number of Surgery
Centers.
7. Two Free Webinars. Space is Limited So Register Today: - How to Recruit Top ASC Administrators (Impact Players) and What Should You Pay
Them (Wed., May 5) With Greg Zoch of Kaye/Bassman. Reserve your space by clicking here.
- Hospitals
and Surgery Centers: Key Thoughts on Strategic Planning
(Mon., May 3), With David Fleisch, Partner, Bain & Company; Andrew Hayek, CEO, Surgical Care Affiliates; Brent Lambert, MD, President and Co-Founder, ASCOA; and Luke Lambert, CEO, ASCOA. Register by clicking here.
8. Proposed Maryland Eye Surgery Center Receives
$3.5M Stimulus Bond.
9. Aetna, United Healthcare to Cover Laparoscopic
Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery.
10. Job Openings: Reimbursement Analyst and Contract Negotiator with Eveia Health Consulting & Management. Click each title to learn
more and apply.
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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. Building Outstanding
and Profitable Pain Management Programs, Making Pain Profitable - Robin
Fowler, MD, Executive Director & Owner, Interventional Spine &
Pain Managment
2. Ambulatory
Spine Surgery - ASC vs. Hospital Reimbursement Comparison - David
Abraham, MD, Reading Neck & Spine Center
3. ASC Transactions, Current
Market Analysis and Valuations - Greg Koonsman, Senior Partner, VMG Health
4. Uni-Knees in
ASCs - Walter Shelton, MD, Mississippi Surgical Center
5. The Best Procedures to Add to ASCs
Now - John Hajjar, MD
6.
An Analysis of Clinical Outcomes for Spine Procedures Performed in ASCs
- Ken Pettine, MD, Loveland Surgery Center
7. Key Thoughts on Handling Total
Joints in ASCs - James T. Caillouette, MD, Chairman, Newport Orthopedic
Institute
8. New
Procedure Advancements for Spine Centers - Jimmy St. Louis, VP of
Integrated Business Development, Laser Spine Institute
9. Hand Surgery in ASCs - Key
Concepts for Clinical and Financial Success - R. Blake Curd, MD,
Orthopedic Institute, Kyle Goldammer, SVP Finance, Surgical Management Professionals
10. Minimally
Invasive Spine Surgery in ASCs - Greg Poulter, MD, Surgeon, Peak One
Surgery,
Center, and Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, Vice President of Operations,
Pinnacle III
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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