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Becker's ASC Review
ASCOA
News & Analysis
August 12, 2010

1. 10 Top Concerns for ASC Administrators. Click Here

2. True Cost of Pain Management in an ASC: Q&A With Amy Mowles of Mowles Medical Practice Management. Click Here

3. Average Staff Wages and Administrator Salary in Orthopedic-Driven ASCs. Click Here

4. The Best Business Speakers in the ASC Industry Present
at the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference (Oct. 2010, Chicago). These include John Poisson, EVP & Strategic Partnerships Officer, Physicians Endoscopy; Holly Ramey, Vice President of Operations, Surgical Care Affiliates; Rajiv Chopra, Principle and CFO, The C/N Group; Nap Gary, Chief Operating Officer, Regent Surgical Health; and 119 more speakers for 83 sessions. Download the conference brochure and register today. Click Here

5. Manager of Florida ASCs Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Facilities. Click Here

6. Spine and Sports Medicine Surgeons Top List of Highest Paid Orthopedic Specialties. Click Here

7. Nominations sought for great GI/endoscopy-driven and great ophthalmology-driven ASCs. E-mail rob@beckersasc.com.

8. 3 Critical ASC Risk Management Mistakes. Click Here
Features insight from Sandra J. Jones of ASD Management.

9. ASC Industry Leaders to Know: Joe Zasa of ASD Management. Click Here Barry Tanner of Physicians Endoscopy. Click Here

10. 3 Simple Rules for Adopting an EHR System. Click Here
Written by Patrick Doyle of SourceMedical.


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17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference: Oct. 21-23, Chicago

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. Ophthalmology, ENT and Pain Management in ASCs: Current Ideas to Increase Profits- Tammy Ham, President, Surgical Specialty Division, and Reed Martin, Group Vice President, Nueterra Healthcare

2. Why Develop an ASC and Why Now is a Great Time to Do So? Key Steps for Development - John Marasco, AIA, NCARB, Principal & Owner, Marasco & Associates, and Rob McCarville, MPA, Principal, Medical Consulting Group

3. Making the Best Use of Information Technology in ASCs - Marion Jenkins, Founder & CEO, QSE Technologies, Inc., Todd Logan, VP Sales, Western Region, Ron Pelletier, Director of Development, SourceMedical

4. Handling Complex Spine Cases in an ASC, Clinical and Financial Issues - Marcus Williamson, President, Symbion Neospine Division

5. Taking Bold Steps to Build Case Volume: Our Direct Access, Screening Colonoscopy Program - A Great Case Study - Cindy Givens, Executive Director, and Christine Corbin, MD, Medical Director, Surgery Center at Tanasbourne

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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22 Companies to Know
1. ASCOA:
blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
2. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.com
3. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.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. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
10. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.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. 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. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program: mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
18. Surgical Management Professionals: tflickema@smpsd.org;
www.surgicalmanprof.com

19. SpineSearch:
nicola@spine-search.com; www.spine-search.com
20. Principle Valuation: dsf@principlevaluation.com; www.principlevaluation.com
21. Amerinet: evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com; www.amerinet-gpo.com
22. MedHQ:
tjacobs@medhq.net;
www.medhq.net
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