News & Analysis
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April 13, 2011
1. Tenet Sues CHS: New Battle Lines in Healthcare Takeovers - Whistleblowing.  2. IRS Begins Community Benefit Reviews of Tax-Exempt Hospitals. 3. Q&A With Authors of "Accountable Care Organizations: Your Guide to Strategy, Design, and Implementation". 4. Additional Sessions on ACOs Added! Learn more about 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, . 5. 5 Strategies to Improve Patient Flow in a Busy Hospital. 6. Payor Denials Overturned in 39-59% of Appeals, GAO Finds. 7. Uninsured Hospital Stays Rose 21% From 2003-2008. 8. Specialists Losing to Generalists on Relative Value Pay Panel. 9. 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, . 10. Farzad Mostashari Appointed New National Coordinator for Health IT. Visit our other publications: Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Orthopedic Spine Review.
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9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and
Pain Management-Driven
ASC Conference (June 9-11; Chicago)
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Hear keynote speakers including Legendary NFL Football Player and Coach Mike Ditka and Healthcare Futurist Joe Flower, and learn practical guidance to boost your ASC's profitability immediately at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 9-11; Chicago). Registration spots are going fast so register today! 95 percent of exhibits sold out.
Highlights include: 1. 101 sessions and 134 speakers, including 25 CEOs and 30 physician leaders as speakers, focused on immediately useful guidance for orthopedic, spine and pain management surgeons who own ambulatory surgical centers
2. Great keynote speakers including legendary NFL Coach Mike Ditka and Healthcare Futurist Joe Flower3. Last year's event included 725 attendees and 65 exhibitors4. Register before May 1 and save $100; additional discounts when registering 2 or more attendees, and for ASC Association members and paid Becker's ASC Review subscribers5. Here are just four of the more than 100 sessions:
A. Buying and Selling ASCS - HOPDs and National Companies, Co-Management and ACOs - Current Market Trends - Scott Becker, JD, Partner, and Amber Walsh, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods B. Can an ASC Improve Profits Through Market Consolidation - William J. L. Kennedy, MBA, SVP Business Development, NovaMed, Inc., and Michael Weaver, Vice President, Symbion, Inc.
C. Avoiding Critical ASC Mistakes: Hiring Great Staff, Reducing Hours Per Case, Physician Utilization - Joyce Deno Thomas, RN, BSN, Senior Vice President, Operations, and Robert Welti, MD, Senior Vice President, Operations, Regent Surgical Health
D. Dealing With Difficult Physicians - Michael R. Redler, MD, The OSM Center 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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