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Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] TX Pain Physician Charged With Fraud | When to Drop a Payor | 5 Things ASC Buyers Look For |
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Becker's ASC Review
ASCOA
News & Analysis
June 24, 2010

1. Texas Pain Physician Charged With $41 Million Fraud Scheme. Click Here

2. 
When to Drop a Payor: Q&A With Kevin Dowdy of Meridian Surgical Partners. Click Here Learn more about Meridian Surgical Partners. 

3. 5 Things ASC Buyers Look For. Click Here Features data from HealthCare Appraisers.

4. Learn From ASC Physician Leaders at the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference (Oct. 2010, Chicago). Dr. Keith Metz will discuss "We Don't Need a Hospital or Management Company: Thriving as an Independent ASC" and Dr. John Cherf will discuss "Key Steps to Reduce Implant Costs." Download the conference brochure and exhibitor prospectus today! Click Here

5. 5 Inexpensive Ways to Improve ASC Patient Collections. Click Here Features insight from Michael Storch Mnet Financial.

6. Meridian Surgical Partners Seeks Regional Vice President of Operations (West Coast). Click Here

7. ASC Industry Leaders to Know: Dr. Bergein Overholt of Gastrointestinal Associates. Click Here Dr. Scott Glaser of Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago. Click Here 

8. Nominations Sought for Women to Know in the ASC Industry. Click here for last year's list. Send nominations to scott@beckersasc.com.

9. Alabama ASC Denied CON to Expand Surgery Types. Click Here

10. 3 Critical Mistakes Made When Reporting Modifier -59. Click Here Features insight from Cristina Bentin of Coding Compliance Management.


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Register today for the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference (Oct. 21-23, 2010; Chicago) by clicking here. This exclusive conference, sponsored by the Ambulatory Surgery Association, Ambulatory Surgery Foundation and Becker's ASC Review, is focused on key business, financial, clinical and legal issues facing ASCs. It brings together ASC business and strategy leaders to discuss how to improve your organization and its bottom line in these challenging but opportunity-filled times.

Here are just five of the 83 terrific sessions:

1. Selling Shares and Resyndication - Larry Taylor, CEO Practice Partners in Healthcare and Melissa Szabad, JD, Partner, and Elaine Gilmer, McGuireWoods, LLC

2. How to Develop a Successful ASC Joint Venture with a Hospital - Robert Zasa, MSHHA FACMPE, Founder, ASD Management

3. Practical Tips for Recruiting Physicians - Dale Holmes, Administrator, Warner Park Surgery Center

4. How to Handle New Pressure from Payors on Out of Network Issues - Tom Pliuria, MD, J.D., zChart

5. Physicians, Hospitals, and Management Companies - What it Takes to Make a Winning Partnership and ASC - Jeffrey Simmons, Chief Development Officer, Nap Gary, Chief Operating Officer, Regent Surgical Health

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:
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  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. Kaye/Bassman: gregz@kbic.com; www.kbic.com
2. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.com
3. ASCOA:
blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
4. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com| bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.asdmanagement.com
5. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com| osullivan@vmghealth.com;
www.vmghealth.com
6. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
7. Surgical Notes: jeff@surgicalnotes.com; www.surgicalnotes.com
8. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com| khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
9. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.com
10. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
11. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.com
12. Somnia Anesthesia Services: solutions@somniainc.com; www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
13. Practice Partners in Healthcare: ltaylor@practicepartners.org; www.practicepartners.org
14. Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners: jleland@bluechipsurgical.com; www.bluechipsurgical.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;
www.medhq.net
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