From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 100 ASC Benchmarks | CMS Coverage for FL Lumbar Fusions in Danger | New Procedures to Add ASC Volume | Now Available: Brochure for 18th Annual ASCs Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago) - Register Today!
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News & Analysis
June 27, 2011
 
1. 100 Surgery Center Benchmarks.
Click Here

2.
CMS Coverage of Florida's Multi-Level Lumbar Fusions in Danger. Click Here 

3.
5 Goals for Surgery Centers in the Next Five Years. Click Here 

4. Now Available for Download: Brochure for 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference: Improving Profitability & Business and Legal Issues (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). 88 Sessions, 130 Speakers. Great Keynote Speakers Including Bill Walton, Sam Donaldson and Adrian Gostick. Download the brochure by clicking here (pdf). Learn more and register today! Click Here
To learn more about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, email jessica@beckersasc.com or call (800) 417-2035. 


5.
7 Critical Questions on Surgery Center Transactions and Valuation Issues: Q&A With Stephan Peron of VMG Health. Click Here

6.
New Florida Surgery Center for Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Click Here

7. 8 Procedure Types That Can Add Volume to an ASC
. Click Here

8. 
3 Employees From New York Wellness Clinic Plead Guilty to Medicare Fraud. Click Here

9.
6 Best Practices to Ensure an Efficient GI Center. Click Here

10.
New Pennsylvania Surgery Center Coming to Logan Township. Click Here     


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18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference: Improving Profitability & Business and Legal Issues
This exclusive conference -- the Best Annual ASC Business & Clinical Conference -- is presented by Becker's ASC Review, ASC Communications, the ASC Association and the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation and takes place Oct. 27-29 at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It brings together surgeons, administrators and ASC business and clinical leaders to discuss how to improve your ASC and its bottom line in these challenging but opportunity-filled times. Learn more about the conference by clicking here.

Highlights include:


1. 88 Sessions, 130 Speakers

2. Great keynote speakers including Bill Walton, Hall of Fame NBA Basketball Player; Sam Donaldson, ABC News Veteran and former Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News; and Adrian Gostick, Author and Global Thought Leader on Workplace Strategy

3. Discounts for registering early, when registering two or more attendees, and for ASC Association members and paid Becker's ASC Review subscribers

4. Earn your CME, CASC and CEU Credits

5. Here are just four of the conference's great sessions:

A. Impact of Healthcare Reform on Physician Practices and ASCs - Charles "Chuck" Peck, MD, CEO, Health Inventures


B.
What Are the Key Issues Facing Great ASC Administrators - Kara Vittetoe, Administrator, Thomas Johnson Surgery Center, Tracey Hood, Administrator, Ohio Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center, Brooke Smith, Administrator, Maryland Surgery Center for Women, and moderated by Susan Kizirian, COO, ASCOA

 

C. Developing a Spine-Driven ASC: Essentials for Success - Kenny Hancock, President & Chief Development Officer, Meridian Surgical Partners

 

D. Q&A Panel: Will Evidence Based Medicine Kill Spine? Will Practice Acquisitions by Hospitals Kill ASCs? Should ASCs Employ Physicians? Where are the Profits in Pain Management? -- Terry L. Woodbeck, CEO, FAHC, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, Thomas J. Pliura, MD, JD, PC, Physician & Attorney at Law, zChart, R. Blake Curd, MD, Board Chairman, Surgical Management Professionals


Learn more about the conference by clicking here.

Register online by clicking here. You can also call (703) 836-5904 or e-mail registration@ascassociation.org. To sponsor or exhibit at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.

 
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5. Stark Act & Antikickback Statute

6. Anesthesia - sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia Services 
7. GI & Endoscopy-Driven ASCs
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12. ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
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13.
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14. 100 Best Places to Work - 2011    
23 Companies to Know

1. Surgical Care Affiliates:

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com

2. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net; www.sourcemed.net   

3. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com

4. Surgical Notes:  

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com

5. ASCOA: 
blambert@ascoa.com;

www.ascoa.com

6. VMG Health: 
gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com    

7. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;   
www.asdmanagement.com   

8. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com

9. Surgery Partners:

 www.surgerypartners.com

10. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

11. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com
12. HealthCare Appraisers: tmello@healthcareappraisers.com;

13. ASC Turnaround Group:  rob@murphyhealthcare.com;
www.murphyhealthcare.com   

14. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

15. ASCs Inc.:
jonvick2@aol.com;
www.ascs-inc.com
16. Amerinet:   evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com;   www.amerinet-gpo.com 

17. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net
18. Practice Partners in Healthcare:

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

www.practicepartners.org
19. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program:

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

20. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

21. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

22. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

23. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

 

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