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Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] Call Coverage Payments: Stats, Trends and Regulations | ASC Case Volume Stats | Last Chance for Early Registration Discounts - June ASC Conference |
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Becker's ASC Review
ASCOA
News & Analysis
April 29, 2010

1.
Call Coverage Payments: Trends, Regulations, Statistics and Valuation Considerations, by Jen Johnson of VMG Health. Click Here Learn more about VMG Health.

2. Statistics on ASC Case Volume Mix as a Percent of Total Cases by Number of ORs. Click Here

3. Independent Medical Practice: Does Healthcare Reform Mark the Beginning of the End? Click Here

4. Last Chance for Early Registration Discounts for the 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASCs: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 10-12, 2010, Chicago). Register today and save by clicking here. Early registration discounts end May 1.

5. Are ASC Values Going Up or Down? With Nap Gary of Regent Surgical Health. Click Here Learn more about Regent Surgical Health.

6. AmSurg Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results, Revenue for Quarter Up 6%. Click Here

7. Free Webinars Next Week:
  1. Monday, May 3: Hospitals and Surgery Centers: Key Thoughts on Strategic Planning, 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.
  2. Wednesday, May 5: How to Recruit Top ASC Administrators (Impact Players) and What Should You Pay Them, With Greg Zoch of Kaye/Bassman. Reserve your space by clicking here.
8. List of Possible Combinations for Procedures With More Than One Modifier. Click Here

9. 3 Best Practices for GI Patient Safety From Dr. Bernard McDonnell, Surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. Click Here Learn more about HFAP.

10. Top 3 ASC Payors by Volume for Orthopedics By Region of the Country. Click Here


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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 focused on improving ASC profits:

1.10 Keys to Improve Billing and Collections - Caryl Serbin, President & Founder, Serbin Surgical Center Billing

2. Financial Benchmarking - Rob Westergard, Chief Financial Officer, ASCOA

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

4.
Effective Cost Cutting and Benchmarking For Your ASC - 5 Examples - Robert Welti, COO, Regent Surgical Health


5.
Key Tips for Success - Orthopedics in ASCs - What Works and What Doesn't - Greg Deconciliis, Administrator, Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites

6.
Pain Management in ASCs: Current Ideas to Increase Profits - Amy Mowles, President & CEO, Mowles Medical Practice Management

7.
Building Outstanding and Profitable Pain Management Programs, Making Pain Profitable - Robin Fowler, MD, Executive Director & Owner, Interventional Spine & Pain Managment

8. The Best Procedures to Add to ASCs Now - John Hajjar, MD

9.
Driving Revenues Up by Driving Denials Down - Bill Gilbert, VP of Marketing, AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions

10. Negotiating Implant Payments with Payors and Payments for Multiple Procedures and Other Issues - Marcus Williamson, President Neospine Division, Symbion Healthcare, and Jamie Pearlman

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:

  1. Online. Register through our secure Web site.
  2. Phone. Call (703) 836-5904 or (800) 417-2035.
  3. Fax. Print the conference brochure (PDF), fill-out the registration on p. 7 and fax it to (703) 836-2090.
 
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23 Companies to Know
1. ASCOA: blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
2. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com| osullivan@vmghealth.com; www.vmghealth.com
3. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
4. Surgical Notes: jeff@surgicalnotes.com; www.surgicalnotes.com
5. Ambulatory Systems Development: joezasa@asdmanagement.com| bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.woodrumasd.com

6. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.com
7. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
8. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.com
9. Amkai: donald.fallati@amkai.com; www.amkai.com
10. Somnia Anesthesia Services: solutions@somniainc.com; www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
11. Practice Partners in Healthcare: ltaylor@practicepartners.org; www.practicepartners.org
12. Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners: jleland@bluechipsurgical.com; www.bluechipsurgical.com
13. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com| khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
14. Access MediQuip: bcramer@accessmediquip.com;
www.accessmediquip.com
15. HealthCare Appraisers: tmello@healthcareappraisers.com;
www.healthcareappraisers.com

16. EVEIA HEALTH Consulting & Management:
nayak@eveia.com;
www.eveia.com
17. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.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
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