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July 8, 2011

 

1. 10 Most Read Articles From Becker's Hospital Review for the First Half of 2011. Click Here      

 

2. Chuck Lauer: Orchestrating Four Generations in Your Hospital. Click Here 

    

3. Illinois' Provena Health, Resurrection Health Care Sign Merger Agreement. Click Here

 

4. Sign Up for the New Revenue Cycle E-Weekly. To receive the free Becker's Hospital Review Revenue Cycle E-Weekly, Click Here .     


5. Is Taxable Debt a Viable Option for Hospitals. Click Here      

  

6. Could There Be a Correlation Between EHRs and Improved Life Expectancies?  Click Here   

 

7. Labor Union Will Pay Sutter Health $6M. Click Here

 

8. Massachusetts General Sanctions 3 Physicians for Violating Conflict of Interest Rules. Click Here      

 

9. Register Today for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues featuring keynote speakers Sam Donaldson, Adrian Gostick and Bill Walton (October 27-29; Chicago). To register or learn more, Click Here.  

        

10. Massachusetts' Quincy Medical Center Files for Bankruptcy Amidst Steward Acquisition. Click Here  


11. CMS Issues 2012 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Includes 29.5% Payment Cut Click Here; CMS 2012 OPPS Proposed Rule Includes 1.5% Market Basket Update. Click Here 

  

12. Top 10 Hospital and Health System Positions With the Highest Turnover Rates. Click Here   

 

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1. The 5 Best and Worst Specialties for ASCs - An Outlook for the Next Five Years - Larry Taylor, CEO, Practice Partners in Healthcare 

 

2. Physican-Hospital Joint Ventures: How to Resolve Conflict and Keep the Venture Thriving - Dawn McLane, Regional VP, Health Inventures, Tom Yerden, CEO, TRY Healthcare Solutions   

 

3. Examining Every Aspect of the Supply Chain to Develop Great Cost Savings - Scott Benglen, CEO, Via Novus Medical

 

4. Advanced Benchmarking of Financial and Clinical Results - John Goehle, CPA, Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies   

 

5. Anti Kickback and Stark Act Compliance: Common Issues for ASCs - Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Partner, McGuireWoods, and Lainey Gilmer, JD, McGuireWoods 

 

 

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19. Healthcare Facilities  Accreditation Program: 
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21. HealthTrust Purchasing Group:
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22. West Coast Medical:    
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23. Symbion: 
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24. Pinnacle III:

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25. Lancaster Pollard:
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26. Medical Facilities Corp.:
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29. Lawson:
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