From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: Are the U.S. Government and Big Medical Business Trying to Eliminate Independent Medical Practice?: Question Asked of Scott Becker/12 Sound ASC Financial Practices/256 Hospital and Healthcare Industry Leaders to Know
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Sept. 17, 2010

1. 12 Sound ASC Financial Practices.
(ASC Coding, Billing and Collections) http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?m=1102816858575&p=oi Written by Kim Woodruff of Pinnacle III.

2. Are the U.S. Government and Big Medical Business Trying to Eliminate Independent Medical Practice?: Question Asked of Scott Becker. Click Here

3. 256 Hospital and Healthcare Industry Leaders to Know. Click Here

4. Only 60 Spots Remain for the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference (Oct. 2010, Chicago). Learn Practical Guidance to Help Your ASC Excel in Changing Times and Hear Bobby Knight, Tucker Carlson and 120 Focused ASC Speakers. Book Your Hotel Room Today Before the Hotel Block Sells Out! Click Here

5. Orthopedic Surgery Call Coverage Payments: Understanding and Applying Survey Data.
(ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues) Click Here Written by Jen Johnson of VMG Health.

6. 10 ASC Benchmarking Statistics. (ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance & Benchmarking) Click Here

7. 4 Common Mistakes When Adding GI Procedures to an ASC.
(GI & Endoscopy-Driven ASCs) Click Here Features insight from Anita Lambert-Gale and Cathy Gilland of HealthMark Partners.

8. McKesson Stock Jumps as Company Expects to Hit Fiscal Year Guidance, Pharma Sales Rise Sharply in August.
Click Here

9. More Evidence of a New Lithotripsy Landscape. (ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues) Click Here Written by Scott Safriet of HealthCare Appraisers.

10. 5 Billing Mistakes That Lose ASCs Money. (ASC Coding, Billing and Collections) Click Here

11. Free Webinar on Oct. 12: 7 Secrets to Sustainable Savings Through Standardized Clinical Engineering, featuring insight from TriMedx and Ascension Health. Learn how healthcare organizations are saving millions through streamlined medical equipment management! To register, click here.

12.
5 Significant Anesthesia Stories Making Headlines in 2010. (Anesthesia & Anesthesia-Related Issues) Click Here

13. Supply Chain Leaders Express Great Concern About Impact of Health Reform. (ASC Supply Chain & Materials Management) Click Here

14. MedAssets GPO to Acquire Broadlane for $850M. (ASC Supply Chain & Materials Management) Click Here

15. Guidance for Improved Reviewing of Medical Charts for Completeness and Accuracy: Q&A with Dr. Alan Beyer of Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County.
(ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification) Click Here


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Register Today/Practical Guidance to Help Your ASC Excel in Changing Times/Come Hear Bobby Knight, Tucker Carlson and 120 Focused ASC Speakers

1. Hear the best business speakers in the ASC industry at the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference; Practical Guidance to Help Your ASC Excel in Changing Times.

2. Come hear Bobby Knight, Tucker Carlson and 120 more speakers.

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:
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  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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1. Becker's Hospital Review
2. Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review
3. ASC Coding, Billing and Collections - sponsored by AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions
4. ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance - sponsored by ASCOA
5. ASC and Hospital Valuations, Transactions and Finance Issues - sponsored by VMG Health
6. ASC Conference - Oct. 21-23
7. Anesthesia - sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia Services
8. Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
- sponsored by Physicians Endoscopy
9. ASC Accreditation and Patient Safety
- sponsored by AAAHC
10. Healthcare Reform
11. Stark Act & Antikickback Statute
12. Becker's ASC Review / Becker's Hospital Review Names the 100 Best Places to Work - 2010
22 Companies to Know
1. Joint Commission:
www.jointcommission.org
2. TriMedx:
www.trimedx.com
3. AAAHC:
www.aaahc.org
4. GOJO:
www.gojo.com
5. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
6. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com| bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.asdmanagement.com
7. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com| khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
8. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
9. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.com
10. Somnia Anesthesia Services: solutions@somniainc.com; www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
11. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.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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