Thank You to the Sponsors of the 18th Annual ASCs Conference

The 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference takes place this month (Oct. 27-29) in Chicago. Learn more about the sponsors who have helped make this event happen through visiting their websites by clicking the company names.

 

VMG Health, for its gold-level corporate sponsorship. VMG is one of the most trusted valuation and transaction advisors in the United States offering a unique and in-depth understanding of the relationships, requirements and business issues that surround today's healthcare facilities.

 

Surgical Care Affiliates, for its gold-level corporate sponsorship. SCA is one of the nation's largest providers of specialty surgical services; through its affiliation with 18 health systems and more than 2,000 physician partners, it operates more than 125 surgical facilities across the country.

 

Surgery Partners, for its gold-level corporate sponsorship. Surgery Partners core business is managing, developing and acquiring ASCs. The company currently has 49 multi-specialty surgery centers. Surgery Partners focuses on growing the ASCs that it currently manages while searching for new partners through acquisition and development.

 

United Surgical Partners International, for its gold-level Thursday night reception sponsorship. USPI has more than 190 short-stay surgical facilities in the United States and abroad. The company has extensive experience in managing centers. Founded on the three-way joint-venture model (hospital-physician-management company), over 60 percent of USPI facilities are owned with local not-for-profit health systems along with physician partners.

 

Eveia Health Consulting & Management Company, for its gold-level conference at a glance and badge lanyards sponsorship. Founded by I. Naya Kehayes, MPH, Eveia Health Consulting & Management provides services in reimbursement management, managed care contracting and business management with a specialization in ASCs and surgical practices.

 

Access MediQuip, for its gold-level exclusive implantable and devices sponsorship. Access MediQuip is one of the largest and most experienced providers of surgical implant management solutions. Access MediQuip provides payors a comprehensive solution to manage and control the high costs of implants, along with improving quality and safety to facilities, surgeons and ultimately patients.

 

Amerinet, for its gold-level exclusive GPO sponsorship. As a national healthcare solutions organization, Amerinet collaborates with acute and alternate care providers to create and deliver unique solutions through performance improvement resources, guidance, ongoing support, product standardization and utilization and new financial tools.

 

Facility Development & Management, for its gold-level keycard sponsorship. FDM is a for-profit LLC that provides consultative, developmental and managerial services for ASCs throughout the United Sates. The primary objectives of Facility Development and Management are to identify business opportunities; formulate project plans; guide and direct facilities through the planning, construction, set-up and licensure phases of the project; and provide ongoing administrative and clinical support.

 

HealthCare Appraisers, for its gold-level USB drive sponsorship. HealthCare Appraisers is a nationally recognized valuation and consulting firm providing services exclusively to the healthcare industry, including fair market value opinions for compensation and service arrangements; business valuation; consulting and advisory services; and litigation support.

 

SourceMedical, for its gold level conference tote bag sponsorship. SourceMedical is a leading provider of outpatient information solutions and billing services, collectively serving ASCs and surgical hospitals by offering end-to-end systems to improve operational efficiency and cash flow.

 

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC/Accreditation Association), for its gold-level exclusive accreditation sponsorship. AAAHC is a leader in ambulatory healthcare accreditation with more than 5,000 organizations accredited nationwide. The AAAHC accredits a variety of ambulatory healthcare organizations including ASCs, endoscopy centers and office-based surgery centers.

 

CNA Health Pro, for its gold-level exclusive insurance sponsorship. CNA Health Pro has more than 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry, offering flexible and innovative approach to underwriting risks for ambulatory surgery centers.

 

Provista Co., for its gold-level Friday networking lunch sponsorship. Provista, through Novation, Provista's supply contracting company, the company provides nearly 70,000 hospitals, medical facilities, universities and colleges, and corporations nationwide with a portfolio providing nearly $40 billion in combined annual purchasing power.

 

Manage My ASC, for its silver-level mobile application sponsorship. Manage My ASC is an interactive management tool that provides an overview of the financial and operational performance of ASCs with tracking, benchmarking, analysis and recommendations. MMASC consolidates data from all functional systems — billing, collections, accounting, finance, payroll and inventory — to create a picture of how an ASC center is performing.

 

QSE Technologies, for its silver-level cyber café sponsorship. QSE Tehnologies is a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry. The company can provide management services for all aspects of IT infrastructure design, configuration, installation and ongoing tech support for new and existing ASCs nationwide.

 

Symbion, for its silver-level bottled water sponsorship. Symbion is a leading provider of high quality surgical services across many specialties, led by one of the industry's most experienced management teams. The company acquires, develops and operates surgical facilities in partnership with physicians, hospitals and health systems.

Laser Spine Institute, for its silver-level writing pads sponsorship. Laser Spine Institute is a leader in endoscopic spine surgery, with a staff of more than 300 employees which includes more than 20 expert surgeons and physicians, and nearly 200 medical professionals.

 

Ambulatory Alliances, for its silver-level aluminum reusable sports bottle sponsorship. Ambulatory Alliances is a middle-market boutique investment banking and strategic advisory firm focusing exclusively on the radiation oncology and ASC niche markets. The company helps identify potential strategic business opportunities including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.

 

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, for its silver-level travel mug sponsorship. AHS, an IBM Business Partner, is a leading developer and provider of medical billing services and technology for the healthcare industry, providing high-impact billing and A/R services for surgery centers and specialty physicians.

 

aisthesis, for its silver-level sponsorship of the Friday morning networking break. aisthesis is a full-service anesthesia management company that specializes in delivering anesthesia care solutions and supporting ambulatory, hospital and office-based surgery practices across the nation. For more than a decade, it has provided anesthesia solutions, operational guidance, and ancillary services to help new practices and improve existing or expanding organizations.

 

Interventional Management Services, for its silver-level sponsorship of the phone chargers. IMS is a physician-owned ASC management and development company, providing management services to ASCs with a physician-focused strategy. Centers managed by IMS range from small, one-room, single-specialty ASCs to large, multi-specialty, physician- hospital joint ventures.

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