From: Scott Becker <sbecker@beckershealthcare.com>
Subject: [Becker's Hospital Review] 11 Hospital Exec Moves | Former General Counsel of Philadelphia Hospital Accused of Embezzling | Cities Nearing Saturation in MD Employment | CMS Prohibits Fed Medicaid Payments for HACs |
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News & Analysis

June 6, 2011

 

1. 11 Recent Hospital and Health System Executive Moves. Click Here

 

2. Some Cities Nearing Saturation in Physician Employment, Study Finds. Click Here       

 

3. Former General Counsel of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Accused of Embezzling $1.7M. Click Here       

 

4. 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. 5 Thoughts on ACOs From Healthcare Leaders. Click Here

 

6. Novel ACO Model Pairs Community Health Centers With Local Academic Medical Centers. Click Here     

 

7. Free Webinar: Best Practices for Anesthesia Onboarding and Change Management (Tues., June 14, 2011 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT). To register and learn more, Click Here.     

 

8. CMS Issues Final Rule Prohibiting Federal Medicaid Payments for HACs. Click Here

  

9. IOM Report: Changes Needed for Geographic Adjustments to Medicare Payments. Click Here  

 

10. Proposed HIPAA Change Would Allow People to Learn Who Accessed Protected Health Information.  Click Here       

 

11. Replacement Revenues for Hospitals When Developing Freestanding Ambulatory Businesses. Click Here

12. Why Most ORs Are Set Up for Failure.Click Here 

 

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C. Operational Best Practices - Sarah Martin, Regional Vice President, Operations, Meridian Surgical Partners 

 

D. ASC Safe Harbor Redemptions, Physician Compensation Compliance, Internal Investigations and Increased Government Investigations - Scott Becker, Partner, Gretchen Townshend, Associate and Shara Chacko, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP  

 

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4. Hospital Leadership & Executive Moves
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11. Quality & Patient Safety
12.
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29 Companies To Know

1. ASCOA: 
www.ascoa.com
2. TeleTracking:
amie-podolak@teletracking.com;
www.teletracking.com   
3. VMG Health:

gregk@vmghealth.com
osullivan@vmghealth.com;  
www.vmghealth.com
4. Radisphere:
www.radisphere.net
5. HealthCare Appraisers:  tmello@healthcareappraisers.com
www.healthcareappraisers.com
6. CEP America:
www.cep.com
7. Paragon Health:
www.paragonhlth.com
8. TeamHealth:
www.teamhealth.com
9. athenahealth: 
www.athenahealth.com
10. LexisNexis:
www.lexisnexis.com 
11. Premier:  
www.premierinc.com
12. People's Capital:   www.peoples.com   
13. MedeAnalytics:
marketing@medeanalytics.com
www.medeanalytics.com
14. Cejka Search:
www.cejkasearch.com
15.
NPAS: 
www.npasweb.com
   
16. NAPA Anesthesia:
www.napaanesthesia.com
17.
Somnia Anesthesia:   
solutions@somniainc.com;
www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
18. Cogent Healthcare:
www.cogenthealthcare.com
19. Healthcare Facilities  Accreditation Program: 
mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
20.
Principle Valuation: tbaker@principlevaluation.com;
www.principlevaluation.com
21. HealthTrust Purchasing Group:
www.healthtrustpg.com
22. West Coast Medical:    
westcstmed@westcmr.com;
www.westcmr.com
23. Symbion: 
mweaver@symbion.com;
www.symbion.com
24. Pinnacle III:

www.pinnacleiii.com 
www.perfectserve.com
25. Lancaster Pollard:
www.lancasterpollard.com    
26. Medical Facilities Corp.:
www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca 
27. Wells Fargo Equipment Finance:
www.wellsfargo.com
28. Redspin:
www.redspin.com
info@redspin.com
29. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com
www.scasurgery.com
 
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