From: Scott Becker <sbecker@beckershealthcare.com>
Subject: [Becker's Hospital Review E-Weekly] 10 Recent Hospital Lawsuits | 6 Ways to Decrease Physician Turnover | FTC Alleges Phoebe Putney-Palmyra Deal is Anticompetitive | Reg. Discounts End 5/1-Ortho, Spine and Pain ASC Conf |
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April 25, 2011


1. 10 Recent Lawsuits Involving Hospitals.  Click Here  

  

2. 6 Ways to Decrease Physician Turnover.  Click Here

  

3. FTC Alleges Phoebe Putney's Proposed Acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital is Anticompetitive. Click Here  

 
4. Early Registration Discounts End 5/1 - Register Today for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 9-11, 2011; Chicago). To register or learn more, Click Here.

 

5. Norton Healthcare Settles Overbilling Charges.  Click Here  


6. HMA Enters Into Joint Venture With Physician-Owned Mississippi Hospital. Click Here   

 

7. Lack of Restrictions on For-Profit Hospital Markups Draw Criticism. Click Here Click Here

 

8. 5 Hospital Coding Errors Most Likely to Draw RAC Attention. Click Here

 

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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, Click Here.  Sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia. Read "Involving Anesthesia in Transparency and ACOs: Q&A With Somnia Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rob Goldstein." Click Here

 

10. 14 Recent Hospital & Health System Executive Moves. Click Here 

 

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


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D. The State of the ASC Industry - Andrew Hayek, CEO, Surgical Care Affiliates     

 

D. Dealing With Difficult Physicians - Michael R. Redler, MD, The OSM Center   

 

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35 Companies To Know
 
1. ASCOA: 
www.ascoa.com
2. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com
osullivan@vmghealth.com;  
www.vmghealth.com 
3. Life Line Screening:
www.lifelinescreening.com
4. Wells Fargo Equipment
Finance:

www.wellsfargo.com/healthcarefinancing
5. Healthcare REIT:
www.hcreit.com
6. Fi-Med:
www.fimed.com
7. CEP America:

www.cep.com 
8. Cogent Healthcare:
www.cogenthealthcare.com
9. NCO Group:
www.ncogroup.com  
10. GapLink Solutions:

www.gaplinksolutions.com
11. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com
www.scasurgery.com   
12. MedeAnalytics:
marketing@medeanalytics.com
www.medeanalytics.com
13. People's Capital:  
www.Peoples.com/healthcare   
14. Lancaster Pollard:
www.lancasterpollard.com
15. TeleTracking:
amie-podolak@teletracking.com;
www.teletracking.com     
16. Cejka Search:
www.cejkasearch.com
17. athenahealth: 
www.athenahealth.com
18. NPAS: 
www.npasweb.com
   
19. GE:
www.gehealthcare.com
20. Craneware:
www.stoptheleakage.com
21. LHP Hospital Group:
www.lhphospitalgroup.com    
22
. NAPA Anesthesia:
www.napaanesthesia.com
23.
Somnia Anesthesia:   
solutions@somniainc.com;
www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
24. HealthCare Appraisers:  tmello@healthcareappraisers.com
www.healthcareappraisers.com
25. Healthcare Facilities  Accreditation Program: 
mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
26.
Principle Valuation: tbaker@principlevaluation.com;
www.principlevaluation.com
27. Premier:
www.premierinc.com
28. HealthTrust Purchasing Group:
www.healthtrustpg.com
29. West Coast Medical:    
westcstmed@westcmr.com;
www.westcmr.com
30. Symbion: 
mweaver@symbion.com;
www.symbion.com
31. AwarePoint: 

www.awarepoint.com  
32.
Medical Facilities Corp.:
www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca 
33. Pinnacle III:
www.pinnacleiii.com 
www.perfectserve.com
34. TeamHealth:
www.teamhealth.com
35. LexisNexis:
www.lexisnexis.com   
 
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