From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] Current Trends in ASC Mgmt Company Consolidation | NJ Recovers $116M in Fraudulent Medicaid Payments | Scott Becker: ASC Market Remains Active as Acquisitions Continue | Comprehensive Guide to Preparing an ASC for ICD-10
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News and Analysis
July 29, 2011

1. Current Trends in ASC Management Company Consolidation: Thoughts From Brent Lambert and Jon Vick. Click Here

 2. New Jersey Recovers $116M in Fraudulent Medicaid Payments. Click Here  


3. Scott Becker: Hospital and ASC Markets Remain Active as Hospital Acquisitions Continue, Insurers Buy Hospitals and Practices.
Click Here
 
4. Register Today for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). Highlights Include 90 Sessions
and 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

5. Preparing Your Surgery Center for ICD-10: A Four-Part SeriesClick Here

6. Median Hourly Wages of the Largest Occupations in Ambulatory Health Services. Click Here

7.
Nurse Recruiting for Surgery Centers Expected to Get Harder. Click Here

8. Complimentary Webinar: "ASCs - The State of the Industry." Tuesday, August 2; 1:15 - 2:15 CDT. To register for this webinar, click here.

9. 40 Benchmarks About Orthopedics in Surgery Centers. Click Here


10. Whistleblowers Claim DaVita Wasted Drugs to Overbill Medicare. Click Here
 
11. IPAs Investing in ASCs -- If you have an example of IPAs investing in ASCs, please contact Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com.


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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. 10 Statistics Your ASC Should Review Each Day, Week, and Month and What to do About Them -- Reed Martin, Chief Operating Officer, Surgical Management Professionals  

 

B. Ophthalmology in ASC s - Current Trends and Issues -- Michael A. Romansky, JD, Washington Counsel, VP for Corporate Development,
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society  

 

C. Key Thoughts From Great Medical Directors - Managing Expenses and Managing Physicians -- Alfred McNair, MD, Steven Schuleman, MD, and moderated by Nap Gary, Chief Operating Officer, Regent Surgical Health    

 

D. How to Determine When To Go In-Network vs. Out-Of-Network -- Rob Murphy, President, Murphy Healthcare Group    

 

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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2. Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review   

3. ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance & Benchmarking
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4. ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
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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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8. Pain Management
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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 Notes:  jeff@surgicalnotes.com;
www.surgicalnotes.com 

2. VMG Health:  

gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com

3. ASCOA:

blambert@ascoa.com;

www.ascoa.com

4. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com
5. Provista:
www.provistaco.com
6. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions: scott.stone@sourcemed.net |
caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;   www.sourcemed.net

7. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com

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

9. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com   

10. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com 

11. Surgery Partners: 

www.surgerypartners.com  

12. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

13. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

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

15. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.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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