From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 14 Achievable Goals for ASCs by End of 2011 | ASC Industry's Premier Fall Event Almost Sold Out - Reg Closes Oct. 13 | What ASCs Can Learn From a Cash Flow Statement | Proposed Alaska ASC Drawns Concern From Local Hospital
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Becker's ASC Review
ASCOA
News and Analysis
September 26, 2011

1. 14 Achievable Goals for Surgery Centers Before Year's End.
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2. What Surgery Centers Can Learn From a Cash Flow Statement. Click Here  

 

3. Proposed Alaska Surgery Center for Kenai Draws Concerns, Questions From Hospital. Click Here     

 

4. Network with 750-Plus ASC Leaders at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, Chicago). Registration ends Oct. 13 -- register today! Click Here    

  

5. 9 Best Practices for Managing ASC Revenue CycleClick Here  

      

6. N.Y. Podiatrist Will Pay $800k to Settle False Claims Charges. Click Here    

7. HCA Veterans to Oversee 15 Surgery Centers in 7 U.S. States. Click Here

8. Free Webinar: "What Every ASC Needs to Know About HITECH Regulations, EHR Incentive Program & Use of IT in Surgery Centers" from ProVation Medical. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 12:00 PM CT-1:00 PM CT. Click Here to register.

 

9. OIG: Ambulatory Surgery Centers, HOPDs Frequently Report Wrong Place-of-Service Codes. Click Here          

  

10. Do Physicians Comply With Anesthesia Monitoring Standards? Click Here

11. ASC Job Opening: Surgical Care Affiliates Seeks Administrators in Several Locations Nationwide.Click Here  

Learn More About Our Featured E-Weekly Advertisers: ASCOA, SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions, VMG Health, and Surgical Notes.
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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. Key Compliance Risks in ASC Billing - Bill Gilbert, Vice President, AdvantEdge Healthcare, and Brice Voithofer, Vice President, ASC Services

B. Urology Issues for ASCs -
Herbert W. Riemenschneider, MD, Riverside Urology

C. CMS Inspections Surveys; Are You Ready? -
Tracy Hoeft-Hoffman, Administrator, Hastings Surgery Center

D. Surgeon Hospital Partnership Models -
Jeff Simmons, Chief Development Officer, and Bo Hjorth, Vice President, Business Development, Regent Surgical Health

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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6. Anesthesia - sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia Services 
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12. ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
- sponsored by AAAHC
13.
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14. 100 Best Places to Work - 2011    
24 Companies to Know

1. ASCOA:

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

www.ascoa.com

2. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net   
3
. VMG Health:    gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com  

4. SurgicalNotes: 

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com

5. MEDtegrity:

www.medtegrity.us 

6. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com   

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

8. Kaye/Bassman: 

www.kbic.com  

9. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com

10. ASD Management:    

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

www.asdmanagement.com

11. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com
12. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

13. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

14. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

15. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

16. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

17. Amerinet:   evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com;   www.amerinet-gpo.com 

18. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net
19. Practice Partners in Healthcare:

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

www.practicepartners.org
20. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program:

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org   

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

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

23. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

24. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

25. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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