News & Analysis
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April 18, 2011
1. Should Specialists Join ACOs?  2. Understanding Health Reform's Tax Implications for Non-Profit Hospitals: Will My Hospital Lose Its Tax-Exempt Status? 3. California Insurance Commissioner Intervenes in Whistleblower Suit Against Sutter Alleging Anesthesia Overbilling. 4. Boston's Steward Health Approved to Acquire Merrimack and Nashoba Valley Hospitals. 5. Additional Sessions added on ACOs! Buying physician practices and ASCs? Learn more 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, . 6. Rebranding a Hospital: Q&A With Jim Dague, CEO and President of Indiana University Health Goshen. 7. Miami's Jackson Health Names Banker as CEO. See our list of 13 other Hospital & Health System Executive Moves. 8. Analysis Suggests CMS' IPPS Coding Adjustment Flawed.
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. Hospital Costs Declining as Part of Total Cost of Care. 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. Orthopedics - The Next Five Years - John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, President, OrthoIndex B. 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
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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