From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] ASCs and Independent Hospitals: Same Challenges, Different Scale | Fall's Best Networking Opportunity - Reg. Ends Oct. 27 for ASC Conf! | 10 Signs Your ASC Is in Trouble | Advocate's ACO Contract With IL Blues Won't Affect ASC Referrals
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News and Analysis
October 03, 2011

1.
6 Reasons Independent Hospitals and ASCs Face Similar Challenges on a Different Scale. Click Here

2. Advocate's ACO Contract With Ill. Blues Won't Affect ASC Referrals. Click Here

3. 10 Signs Your ASC is in Trouble. Click Here
 

4. ASC Industry's Premier Fall Event Almost Sold Out: Registration Closes Oct. 27 for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, Chicago). Register today! Click Here    

 

5. ASC Cuts Possible From Congressional Deficit Reduction Committee. Click Here     

 

6. New Colorado Surgery Center Coming to Boulder. Click Here     

7. 20 Benchmarks on Payor Mix in Surgery Centers. Click Here        

8. Free Webinar: "What Every ASC Needs to Know About HITECH Regulations, EHR Incentive Program & Use of IT in Surgery Centers" (Oct. 4; 12:00 PM CT-1:00 PM CDT). Presented by ProVation Medical. Reserve your spot today! Click Here

9.
Ohio Surgery Centers Plan 'Advocacy Day' in DC. Click Here

10. Owner of Texas' United DME Faces 10 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme. Click Here

11. ASC Job Opening: Nurse Manager for Wisconsin Surgery Center. Click Here  


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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. The Future Is Now, Preparing You and Your Practice for a Changing Environment - Pedro Vergne-Marini, MD, Founder and Managing Member, Physicians' Capital Investments

B. RAC Readiness - Elizabeth Lamkin, Partner, and William C. Behrens, Partner, PACE Healthcare Consulting

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

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. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net  

2. ASCOA:

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

www.ascoa.com

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

4. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com

5. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com

6. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

7. SurgicalNotes: 

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com
8. VMG Health:    gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com  

9. MEDtegrity:

www.medtegrity.us 

10. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com   

11. Kaye/Bassman: 

www.kbic.com   

12. ASD Management:    

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

www.asdmanagement.com

13. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com
14. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

15. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.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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