1. California Medical Association Files Class Action Suit Against Blue Shield Over Physician Ratings.

2. 10 Statistics About ASC Administrator Compensation.

3. 4 Steps to Ensure Full Payment of Out-of-Network Fees to ASCs.
 
4. Register Today! Join 700 People at the Best ASC Business Conference. Hear Bobby Knight, Tucker Carlson and 120 Focused ASC Speakers at the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference (Oct. 21-23, Chicago). Book Your Hotel Room Today Before the Hotel Block Sells Out!

5. GOP Leader John Boehner Calls for Repeal of Obamacare. 

6. 10 of the Biggest Hospital and Health System Transactions of 2010.

7. Job Openings: Deuk Spine Institute located in Florida is Seeking a Spine Surgeon, Interventional Pain Management Specialist, Spine Surgery Fellowship Candidates and a Front Desk/Billing Supervisor.

8. Annual After Hours Party will take place Thurs., Oct. 21 at the Foundation Room at the House of Blues in Chicago from 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. It is hosted by Surgical Notes, VMG Health, Mnet Financial, ASD Management and Becker's ASC Review.

9. Montana Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Prescription Fraud.

10. 5 Billing Mistakes That Lose ASCs Money. 

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1. Mtuitive:
www.mtuitive.com
2. ASCOA:
blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
3. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
4. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.com
5. Surgical Notes: jeff@surgicalnotes.com; www.surgicalnotes.com
6. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com| osullivan@vmghealth.com;
www.vmghealth.com
7. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.com
8. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com| bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.asdmanagement.com
9. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com| khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
10. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
11. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.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