1. Responses to Study on Effect of Physician Ownership of ASCs and Hospitals: Scott Becker: ASCAC and Andrew Hayek: 

2. OIG Report Finds Medicare Overpaid Physicians $13.8M Due to Incorrect Site-of-Service Codes.

3. Medical Facilities Corp. Reports $2.5M Profit, Plans to Sell Stake in California ASC.

4. Early Registation Ends Sept. 1! 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). 123 more speakers for 83 sessions. Download the conference brochure and register today.

5. 19 ASCs Performing More than 10,000 Cases Annually. 

6. 5 Ways to Improve Hospital-Physician Alignment.
 

7. Job openings: Administrator Sought for Nine USPI ASCs Throughout United States.

8. Job opening: ASC Billing Expert in New Jersey (Montvale).

9. Joint Commission Announces ASC Wrong Site Surgery Program Pilot Participants.  Thank you to The Joint Commission for sponsoring the Physician-Owned Hospitals track at the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference. Learn more about The Joint Commission.If you are interested in sponsoring a track at the conference, e-mail jessica@beckersasc.com.

10. Ophthalmology-Driven ASC Prospers Under Tough New York CON Process.

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1. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com| osullivan@vmghealth.com;
www.vmghealth.com
2. ASCOA:
blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
3. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.com
4. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com| bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.asdmanagement.com
5. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.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