[Becker's ASC Review] 12 Appointments at ASC Companies | 5 Thoughts on Preparing for ASC Physician Retirement | CMS Allows Unrestricted Same-Day Surgery for ASCs

Oct. 19, 2011

1. 12 Recent Appointments & Promotions at Surgery Center Companies.

2. CMS Allows Unrestricted Same-Day Surgery for ASCs.

3. Preparing for ASC Physician Retirement: 5 Thoughts From Barry Tanner of Physicians Endoscopy.

4. 11 Tips for Effective Negotiations With Suppliers.

5. 8 Statistics GI-Driven Centers Should Track.

6. 7 Best Practices for Hospitals Implementing Health Information Exchanges.

7. Investigation Finds CMS Officials Often Skip Medicare Fraud Hearings.

8. Missed any of our recent webinars on topics including the state of the ASC industry, future of hospital/physician ASC joint ventures and valuation issues impacting ASCs? If so, check out our webinar archives today and download recordings on these critical ASC topics.

9. 10 ASC Must-Reads From the Week of Oct. 10.

10. Job Opening: Administrator for Manhattan Surgery Center.

Learn More About Our Featured E-Weekly Advertisers: Kaye/Bassman, ASCOA, Savings Squared Medical and ManageMyASC.

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26 Companies to Know

1. Kaye/Bassman:

www.kbic.com

2. ASCOA:

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

www.ascoa.com

3. Savings Squared Medical:

www.savingssquaredmedical.com

4. ManageMyASC.com:

www.managemyasc.com

5. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com

6. Surgical Care Affiliates:

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;

www.scasurgery.com

7. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com |
osullivan@vmghealth.com;
www.vmghealth.com

8. SurgicalNotes:

jeff@surgicalnotes.com;
www.surgicalnotes.com

9. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com

10. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net

11. Surgery Partners: www.surgerypartners.com

12. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net

13. ASD Management:

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

www.asdmanagement.com

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

15. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;

www.eveia.com

16. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com
17. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

18. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com

19. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com

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

21. Practice Partners in Healthcare:

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

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

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org
23. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com

24. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com

25. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com

26. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com

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From:	Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
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