April 6, 2011

1. As Denials Rise, Hospitals Working Harder to Fend Off RACs.    

2. Tenet's Dr. Stephen Newman: Economic Ceilings Necessitate Clinical Integration.  

3. Study: Improved Outcomes Worth Hospitals' Financial Losses From Employed Physicians.       

4. 14 Recent Hospital Executive Moves.    

5. Free Webinar - Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Quality, Cost and Satisfaction - Minor Changes, Immediate Impact (Tue., April 26, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT). To register, .   

6. 10 Current Healthcare Staffing and Compensation Trends.  

7. 8 Points on Dealing With Medicare Value Based Purchasing.

8. Learn more about co-management, joint ventures and buying physician practices and ASCs at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 9-11, Chicago). For more information or to register, 

9. Leaked Internal CMS Memo Provides Frank Answers to Controversial Questions on ACOs.  

10. Study: More Than 50% of Nurses Don't Tell Physicians About Safety Problems.          

Visit our other publications: Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Orthopedic Spine Review.  

Highlights include:

5. Here are just three of the more than 50 sessions:

A. The 5 Best Ideas for ACOs - Joseph A. Scopelliti, MD, Co-CEO, Medical Affairs, Guthrie Health System, President & CEO, Guthrie Clinic

 B.Ten Key Legal Steps for JVs and Physician-Hospital Financial Relationships - Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Partner, McGuireWoods   

C. Whoe Hospital Joint Ventures Between For Profit Hosptial Companies and Non-Profit Hospital - Kenneth H. Cohn, MD, MBA, CEO, Healthcare Collaboration  

D. The Best Ideas to Improve Financial Performance - John Orsini, CPA, EVP of Finance, CFO, Resurrection Health Care, Barbara Martin, President & CEO, Vista Health System  

If interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com. Ninety-five percent of exhibits sold-out.