From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 10 ASC Projects W/Hosps | 125 of the Leading GI Drs | Few Reg Spots Left for Oct. ASC Conf -- Reg Today! | Longest Prison Sentence for Medicare Fraud
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News and Analysis
September 21, 2011

1. 10 Surgery Center Transactions and Projects Involving Hospitals.
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2. Conference Panelists Sought: We are seeking three panelists for a Saturday morning session on Oct. 29 regarding "What and How Should Administrators and Other Key Employees be Paid." We will provide questions for the panel to consider in advance. If this is of interest to you or you know of a great speaker, please email Scott Becker at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com or Rachel Fields at rachel@beckersasc.com immediately.  

 

3. 125 of the Leading Gastroenterologists in America. Click Here    

4. 3 Internal Benchmarks to Share With Surgery Center Physicians. Click Here    

  

5. Miami Man's 50-Year Prison Sentence is Longest to Date for Medicare FraudClick Here  

      

6. Network with 750-Plus ASC Leaders at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, Chicago). Register today! Click Here    

7. 5 Key Steps to Preventing Patient Data Breaches. Click Here Written by Eric J. Stenson of Surgical Notes.

8. 8 Key Technical Advances in OphthalmologyClick Here  

 

9. Job Opening: Montana's Great Falls Clinic Market CEO. Click Here         

 

10. 10 ASC Must-Reads From the Week of Sept. 12Click Here


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18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference: Improving Profitability & Business and Legal Issues

This exclusive conference -- the Best Fall ASC Business & Clinical Conference -- is presented by Becker's ASC Review, ASC Communications, the ASC Association and the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation and takes place Oct. 27-29 at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It brings together surgeons, administrators and ASC business and clinical leaders to discuss how to improve your ASC and its bottom line in these challenging but opportunity-filled times. Learn more about the conference by clicking here.


Highlights include:


1. 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers

2. Great keynote speakers including Bill Walton, Hall of Fame NBA Basketball Player; Sam Donaldson, ABC News Veteran and former Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News; and Adrian Gostick, Author and Global Thought Leader on Workplace Strategy

3. Discounts 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. Benchmarking for GI Centers - Robert Estes, VP of Operations, and Susan Kramer, Director of Clinical Support, Physicians Endoscopy   

B. Cost Reduction and Benchmarking - 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits -
Rob Westergard, CPA, CFO, Susan Kizirian, COO, Ambulatory Surgery Centers of America

C. Physician-Hospital Joint Ventures - How to Resolve Conflict and Keep the Venture Thriving -
Dawn McLane, Regional VP, Health Inventures, and Tom Yerden, CEO, TRY Healthcare Solutions

D. Accreditation 101, Everything You Need to Know About Accreditation -
Bernard McDonnell, DO, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program

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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24 Companies to Know

1. Kaye/Bassman: 

www.kbic.com

2. ASCOA:

blambert@ascoa.com | llambert@ascoa.com; 

www.ascoa.com

3. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net     

4. SurgicalNotes: 

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com

5. VMG Health:    gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com   

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

7. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com

8. ASD Management:    

joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;     

www.asdmanagement.com

9. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com

10. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com  

11. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

12. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

13. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

14. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.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. Surgery Partners: www.surgerypartners.com
21. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

22. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

23. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

24. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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