From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 8 Things an ASC Can Do to Improve Operations | Patient-Reported Outcomes: How Collecting and Benchmarking Can Prepare Your Facility for Healthcare Reform | Top 10 States With More Hospitals Than ASCs |
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Becker's ASC Review
ASCOA
News & Analysis
May 18, 2010

1. 8 Things an ASC Can Do to Improve Operations and Drive Stronger Results. Click Here

2. Patient-Reported Outcomes: How Collecting and Benchmarking These Data Can Prepare Your Facility for Healthcare Reform, Improve Business. Click Here

3. Top 10 States With More Hospitals Than Surgery Centers. Click Here

4. Register Today for the 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference. Hear from speakers including Joe Flower, healthcare futurist; Dennis Viellieu, CEO, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush; Joseph Zasa, partner, ASD Management; and Larry Taylor, president & CEO, Practice Partners in Healthcare. To register and learn more, Click Here.

5. Q&A: Common Mistakes ASCs Make in Surgical Implant Reimbursement With Pat McCaffrey of Access MediQuip. Click Here

6. Healthcare Revenue Cycle Veteran Nader Samii Joins National Medical Billing Services. Click Here

7. Using Inventory Management and Technology to Increase Profits: Q&A With Kimberly Tude Thout of Yakima Ambulatory Surgical Center. Click Here

8.
Medical Facilities Corp. Reports 6.5% Increase in Q1 Revenue. Click Here

9. 2010 Medicare Payments for 18 Hemorrhoidectomy Procedures in ASCs. Click Here

10. Amkai Changes Name to AmkaiSolutions. 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 5 great sessions scheduled at the conference:

1.
Physician Practices Partnering With Medical Centers - The Good, Bad and the Ugly - Dennis Viellieu, CEO, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

2.
Managed Care Negotiation Strategies for Orthopedics and Spine - 10 Key Concepts - Naya Kehayes, MPH, CEO, EVEIA Health Consulting and Management

3. Driving Revenues Up by Driving Denials Down - Bill Gilbert, Vice President of Marketing, AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions

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

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

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. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.com
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3. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.com5.
4. Surgical Notes: jeff@surgicalnotes.com; www.surgicalnotes.com
5. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com| osullivan@vmghealth.com;
6. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
7. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com| bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.asdmanagement.com
8. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
9. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.com
10. Amkai: donald.fallati@amkai.com; www.amkai.com
11. Somnia Anesthesia Services: solutions@somniainc.com; www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
12. Practice Partners in Healthcare: ltaylor@practicepartners.org; www.practicepartners.org
13. Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners: jleland@bluechipsurgical.com; www.bluechipsurgical.com
14. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com| khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
15. Access MediQuip: bcramer@accessmediquip.com;
www.accessmediquip.com
16. HealthCare Appraisers: tmello@healthcareappraisers.com;
www.healthcareappraisers.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:
tjacobs@medhq.net;
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