From: Scott Becker <sbecker@beckershealthcare.com>
Subject: [Becker's Hospital Review E-Weekly] 12 Practices for Making Hospitals Great Places to Work | Recruiting Physicians Takes Twice as Long as a Decade Ago | Feds Coordinate CHS Billing Investigation | Reg. Discounts End 5/1-Ortho, Spine and Pain ASC Conf |
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News & Analysis

April 27, 2011


1. 12 Best Practices for Making Hospitals Great Places to Work.  Click Here Read our recently released list of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2011. Click Here 

  

2. Recruiting Physicians Takes Twice as Long as a Decade Ago. Click Here  

 

3. Federal Agencies Coordinate Investigation Into CHS' Billing Practices. 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. Physician Group Type, Size Affect Level of On-Call Compensation - On-Call Compensation Statistics.  Click Here   

 

6. CMS Investigates Irregularities in Obtaining Federal Matching Funds for New Mexico Hospitals. Click Here

 

7. Legislation in North Carolina Senate Would Limit Mission Health's Acquisitions. Click Here Click Here

 

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8. Free Webinar - Maximizing OR Efficiency: Why Most ORs Are Set-up for Failure and What To Do About It (Tues. May 10, 2011 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT).To register, Click Here.   

  

9. 5 Worst Specialties for Surgery Centers.  Click Here 

 

10. 11 Recent Hospital Transactions. Click Here    

 

 

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


Learn More About Our Featured E-Weekly Advertisers: Medical Facilities Corp., Surgical Care Affiliates, Healthcare REIT and Fi-Med.

 

9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and
Pain Management-Driven
ASC Conference (June 9-11; Chicago)

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 Flower

3. Last year's event included 725 attendees and 65 exhibitors

4. 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 subscribers

5. Here are just four of the more than 100 sessions:

 

A. Key Concepts to Fixing Physician Hospital Joint Ventures Gone South - Brent W. Lambert, MD, Principal & Founder, and Luke Lambert, CFA, CEO, ASCOA 

 

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. Establishing and Operating Successfully in a Small Market - Joseph Zasa, JD, Partner, ASC Management, and T.K. Miller, MD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery, VTC School of Medicine, Medical Director, Roanoke Ambulatory Surgery Center, Carilion Clinic Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine 

  

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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1.Physician-Hospital Relationships  & ACOs - sponsored by Regent Surgical Health
2. Compensation Issues
3.
Stark Act/Antikickback Statute/False Claims
4. Hospital Leadership & Executive Moves
5. Hospital Transactions & Valuation Issues- sponsored by VMG Health
6. Hospital Finance & Business News

8. Healthcare IT
9. OR Effeciency - sponsored by NAPA
10. RACs/ICD-9/ICD-10 - sponsored by AHIMA
11. Quality & Patient Safety
12.
Anesthesia & Anesthesia-Related Issues - sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia Services
29 Companies To Know
1. Medical Facilities Corp.:
www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca  
2. Surgical Care Affiliates:
joseph.clark@scasurgery.com
www.scasurgery.com   
3. Healthcare REIT:
www.hcreit.com
4. Fi-Med:
www.fimed.com
5. ASCOA: 

www.ascoa.com
6. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com
osullivan@vmghealth.com;  
www.vmghealth.com 
7. Life Line Screening:
www.lifelinescreening.com
8. CEP America:
www.cep.com 
9. Cogent Healthcare:
www.cogenthealthcare.com
10. NCO Group:
www.ncogroup.com  
11. GapLink Solutions:

www.gaplinksolutions.com
12. MedeAnalytics:
marketing@medeanalytics.com
www.medeanalytics.com
13. Lancaster Pollard:
www.lancasterpollard.com
14. TeleTracking:
amie-podolak@teletracking.com;
www.teletracking.com     
15. Cejka Search:
www.cejkasearch.com
16. athenahealth: 
www.athenahealth.com
17. NPAS: 
www.npasweb.com
   
18. NAPA Anesthesia:
www.napaanesthesia.com
19.
Somnia Anesthesia:   
solutions@somniainc.com;
www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
20. HealthCare Appraisers:  tmello@healthcareappraisers.com
www.healthcareappraisers.com
21. Healthcare Facilities  Accreditation Program: 
mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
22.
Principle Valuation: tbaker@principlevaluation.com;
www.principlevaluation.com
23. Premier:
www.premierinc.com
24. HealthTrust Purchasing Group:
www.healthtrustpg.com
25. West Coast Medical:    
westcstmed@westcmr.com;
www.westcmr.com
26. Symbion: 
mweaver@symbion.com;
www.symbion.com
27. Pinnacle III:

www.pinnacleiii.com 
www.perfectserve.com
28. TeamHealth:
www.teamhealth.com
29. LexisNexis:
www.lexisnexis.com   
 
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