Past Webinars
3 Strategic Considerations for Hospitals and Health Systems
Scott Becker, JD, CPA, hosted a webinar covering key strategic issues hospitals and health systems across the country are facing today, including a look at physician alignment, sustainability and accountable care organizations.
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Driving Unwarranted Clinical Variation Out of a Hospital: Key Strategies
Objective Health, a McKinsey Solution, sponsored a webinar titled "Managing Clinical Variation to Drive Cost Efficiency and Improve Patient Care," which featured a discussion on strategies for hospitals to reduce unwarranted clinical variation.
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4 Points on How ASCs Can Make Going Out of Network Work
MediGain sponsored a webinar titled "The ASC Revenue Trifecta: Payor Mix, OON and PPO." The webinar featured a discussion about why ASCs go out-of-network and other revenue-generation issues.
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5 Strategies to Reduce Human Resources Costs at Surgery CentersMedHQ sponsored a webinar titled "Controlling the Rising Costs of Human Resources: 5 Ways to Lower Expenses While Navigating PPACA Benefits Changes." The webinar featured Tom Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of MedHQ, and John Merski Jr., executive vice president and partner at MedHQ.
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How Standardizing IP Protocols in ASCs Can Enhance QualityCareFusion sponsored a webinar titled "How Standardizing IP Protocols in ASCs Can Enhance Quality." The webinar featured Chuck Peck, MD, Managing Director, Navigant Consulting and Leader of Clinical Operational Effectiveness, and TK Miller, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at Virginia Tech/Carillion School of Medicine and Medical Director at Roanoke Ambulatory Surgery.
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HealthCare Appraisers Share Valuation Tips and TrendsHealthCare Appraisers sponsored a webinar titled "What is a Surgery Center Worth? Multiples & Other Findings From HealthCare Appraisers' 2013 ASC Valuation Survey." The webinar featured Todd Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, and Jason Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, both partners at HealthCare Appraisers' Denver office.
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Strategies for Surgical Service Line Success Under Accountable CareSurgical Directions sponsored a webinar titled "Managing Surgical Services Lines Under Accountable Care and Value-Based Purchasing." The webinar featured Jeff Peters, president and CEO of Surgical Directions.
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5 Big Out-of-Network Myths Debunked for Surgery CentersJohn Bartos, CEO of Collect Rx, presented a webinar titled "Debunking the Myths of Out-of-Network Reimbursement." During the presentation, Mr. Bartos spoke about the payor approach to reducing out-of-network reimbursements, opportunities for ambulatory surgery centers to continue with out-of-network and the five biggest myths about OON.
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4 Commonly Cited ASC Infection Prevention Survey DeficienciesThe Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care sponsored this webinar covering commonly cited ambulatory surgery center infection prevention survey deficiencies. The webinar featured Marsha Wallander, RN, associate director of AAAHC, and Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC, an infection prevention consultant and member of the board of directors of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Community Hospital Partnership Considerations: Lessons Learned From Hillcrest Health's Partnership With Scott & WhiteCommunity Hospital Corporation sponsored this webinar covering considerations for community hospitals considering a partnership or relationship. The webinar featured Mike Williams, president and CEO of Community Hospital Corporation, and Glenn Robinson, CEO of Hillcrest Health System in Waco, Texas.
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5 Enablers for Population Health ManagementObjective Health, a McKinsey Solution, sponsored this webinar covering key enablers for the development of population health strategies. The webinar featured James Stanford, client service executive with Objective Health, and Luis Almeida Fernandes, Greg Gilbert, Peter Groves and Will Wright, all with McKinsey & Company.
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10 Key Issues for ASCsSourceMedical sponsored this webinar covering important issues for ASCs going forward. The webinar featured Scott Becker, JD, Chairman of the Healthcare Department at McGuireWoods and publisher of
Becker's ASC Review and
Becker's Hospital Review, who shared business and legal information for ASCs.
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Implementing a Safe Surgery Checklist at ASCsSurgical Care Affiliates sponsored this webinar covering the use of safe surgery checklists to meet CMS and regulatory requirements. The webinar featured Linda Lansing and Kelly Bemis of SCA, who shared clinical and operational guidelines to help ASCs comply with checklist requirements.
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The Road to Population Health: Key ConsiderationsExperts from Objective Health, a McKinsey Solution, discussed trends in population-based care delivery models. The webinar featured Amit Shah, MD, and James Stanford, who shared their input on what they are seeing in the industry and implications for providers.
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Cost? Growth? Quality? Patient Safety? In 18 Months, Radiology Could Be Your Most Important Service LineHank Schlissberg, chief strategy officer, and Frank Seidelmann, DO, co-founder, chairman of radiology and CMO of the national radiology group Radisphere, discussed six ways healthcare providers can improve the current radiology delivery model.
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Key Considerations: Should a Hospital Own or Joint Venture an ASCChristian Ellison, senior vice president of corporate development for Health Inventures, discussed the future role of ambulatory surgery centers, key considerations for hospitals deciding to own or joint venture with an ambulatory surgery center and factors to a successful joint venture.
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70% of Hospital Strategic Initiatives Fail: How Hospitals Can Avoid Those FailuresGauthier van Eetvelde, a consultant for McKinsey & Company, and Objective Health executives — James Stanford, client service executive, and Josh Sens, CIO — explain how hospitals can avoid those failures through new ways of understanding change management.
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Adopting Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring Systems to Boost Patient SafetyThomas Diller, MD, MMM, vice president of clinical effectiveness and quality at Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System University Medical Center, and Heather McLarney, vice president of marketing at hand hygiene product supplier DebMed, discussed hand hygiene compliance and the differences between direct observation and electronic hand hygiene monitoring.
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Solving ASC Supply Challenges, Cost Issues With Data-Driven Decision MakingJon Pruitt, MHA, CMRP, vice president of procurement solutions for Provista, discussed how data-driven supply chain decision-making can help ambulatory surgery centers keep costs down.
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Hospital Joint Venture ASCs: The Model of the FutureCEO of Blue Chip Surgical Partners Jeff Leland and President of SNVMC/Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Megan Perry, discussed an effective partnership between physicians and hospitals on a joint venture surgery center and where the future is headed for boutique ASCs.
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7 Ways Analytics Can Help Hospitals Gain Competitive EdgeTwo experts from iVantage Health Analytics discussed seven strategies to compete using analytics. LeeAnne Denney, executive vice president, and Scott Goodspeed, DHA, FACHE, principal and vice president, stressed the need for hospitals to understand and analyze data in an integrated manner.
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Cost Cutter or Value Killer? Finding the Right Answers When Looking For Equipment Service Cost-SavingsMike Parrella, vice president of service of the Midwest zone for Siemens; Jason Raak, director of service for Siemens; and Diane Frazier, manager of Swedish Issaquah (Wash.) Imaging, discussed six simple questions hospitals and imaging centers should ask in order to properly evaluate the real costs and benefits associated with OEM and third-party service providers. These questions should be reviewed before making decision on any medical equipment investments, especially imaging systems.
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Achieving Positive Medicare Margins: 5 Strategies for HospitalsEric Flyckt, MD, director of client analytics for Objective Health, shared five critical strategies for hospitals to achieve positive Medicare margins.
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The Secrets to Creating a Culture of Individual Accountability and ExecutionScott Regan, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based execution management and strategic planning software company AchieveIt, shared tips for creating a culture of accountability and execution.
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ICD-10 - Are You Prepared?Kevin McDonald, senior vice president of ASC billing services for SourceMedical, spoke with a panel of industry professionals on how ASCs can best prepare for the upcoming switch to ICD-10 coding system. The panel consisted of George Kaplinkski, vice president of operations of ASC Billing Services at SourceMedical; Betty Gomez, vice president of IT operations at ZirMed; Ron Pelletier, vice president of market strategy at SourceMedical; Laurie Spinner, compliance manager of ASC Billing Services at SourceMedical; and Angie Hicks, director of product management at SourceMedical.
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How Culture Drives, or Hinders, Performance and OutcomesRhonda Larimore, vice president and chief human resource officer with Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and Ted Kinney, PhD, senior consultant with Select International, discussed six key steps for hospital leaders who are trying to implement a culture change within their organization.
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ASC - PPO-Out of Network Payments are not dead!Kelly Webb, CEO of ASC Billing Specialist, discussed how an out-of-network reimbursement strategy can still work for surgery centers, despite payors pressuring providers to go in-network.
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Reducing Physician Variation: How to Maximize Cost Savings by Integrating Each Physician's Best Practices with Hospital Case ManagementWilliam Mohlenbrock, MD, founder and CMO of Verras and a practicing orthopedic surgeon at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., discussed physician variation, included four clinical case management focus areas to reduce physician variation, improve quality and save costs.
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Developing an ASC Joint Venture Strategy That Works: Balancing Ownership and Governance to Align Jeffrey Simmons, CDO, and Nap Gary, COO of Regent Surgical Health, discussed strategies for building an effective partnership between a physician group and a hospital, as well as driving forces behind hospital/physician joint ventures. Mr. Simmons and Mr. Gary also discuss a case study involving Knightsbridge Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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Anatomy of an ASC Transaction: What to Expect When Selling an Interest in Your ASC or Endo CenterMerritt Healthcare principles Matt Searles, MBA, and Rich Searles discussed ASC transactions, including key recommendations and an overview of industry trends and where they could be headed in the future.
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Are Your Cost Estimates Leading to the Wrong Decision?
Three executives from Objective Health — Tim Darling, director of product development; Ben Reigle, knowledge expert; and Sapan Anand, product manager — explained how cost-to-charge ratios could be flawed and how hospitals could make adjustments to improve their cost estimates.
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Evaluating Your Anesthesia Services - What to Expect From Your Anesthesia TeamSyed Ishaq, vice president of client development for Somnia Anesthesia; David Perlstein, MD, MBA, medical director at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx (N.Y.); and Thomas Dean, chief administrative officer at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., discussed how to evaluate an anesthesia department's performance and the importance of doing so.
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Tough Coding Issues Facing ASCsNational Medical Billing Services President Lisa Rock, Vice President of Coding Tamara Wagner and Manager of Coding Jessica Edmiston discussed challenges and offered expertise on how to overcome the tough coding issues ambulatory surgery centers face every day.
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Top Performing ORs: What Executives Need to Know and DoLen Firestone, MD, medical director of perioperative services at Health Inventures, discussed several key elements of top operating room performers, including governance, management and core processes.
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Gain and Sustain High Performance Through Employee EngagementQuint Studer, founder and CEO of Studer group, shared the best practices and insights for hospital executives to maintain or improve employee engagement during cultural transformations.
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Proven Methods for Accelerating Cost ReductionRichard Peters, senior director of surgery services for Provista, discussed strategies to reduce supply costs as well as the benefits of standardizing supplies, joining a GPO, investing in a supply chain management system and signing up for a commitment program. Mr. Peters also offered an overview of common mistakes in the ASC supply chain process.
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ASC Turnaround Tactics for 2012 and Beyond: New Best Practices to Increase Revenues and Beat the CompetitionJeffrey Simmons, Nap Gary and Anastasios Pantelidis of Regent Surgical Health discussed strategies for partnering with hospitals and negotiating managed care contracts to increase ASC profitability, namely the pros and cons of hospital partnership, hospital partnership models and strategies for successful payor contracting.
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What's Your Specialty? Hospital Service Line Strategies for Remaining Competitive in the Changing Healthcare EnvironmentIn a webinar on March 28, 2012, Asit Gosar, client services executive with Objective Health, and Connie Cibrone, director of client service at with Objective Health and former president and CEO of Allegheny General Hospital, shared how hospitals can best develop a service line strategy to remain competitive.
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Enhancing Revenue for ASCs - Best Practices and Great IdeasLinda Peterson, MBA, CEO of Executive Solutions, discusses how various surgery centers are finding ways to increase revenue and profitability despite declining reimbursement and new government regulations.
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Anesthesia Contract Costs Have You Sweating? Stay Cool With a New FOCUS on Anesthesia EmploymentHoward Greenfield, MD, and Robert Stiefel, MD, principals of anesthesia and perioperative consulting firm Enhance Healthcare, discussed the benefits and challenges of a co-managed anesthesia model as an alternative to outsourcing anesthesia services. They also describe an approach that outlines five key factors affecting the success of operating room performance and how anesthesia plays a significant role.
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Health Care Finance 2012- A Look at Trends, Terms and Provider SectorsA panel of experts, including Claudia Gourdon, senior vice president and national marketing manager of Healthcare Finance Group; Shane Passarelli, senior vice president of Healthcare Finance Group; Gary Samson, JD, partner at McGuireWoods; and Don Ensing, JD, partner at McGuireWoods, discuss key trends in healthcare financing for 2012.
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ASCs - Key Strategic and Business Issues for 2012Jeff Peo, Donna Greene and Jimbo Cross, all vice presidents of acquisitions and development at ASCOA, discuss five key factors in strengthening an ASC’s profitability and internal growth in 2012.
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How the Anesthesia Care Team Model Can Contribute to Clinical Quality Excellence in Your ORRobert Farrar, MD, JD, FCLM, vice president of medical affairs for Somnia Anesthesia; Brent Sommer, a CRNA at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif.; and Frank Schramm, MD, chief of anesthesiology at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., shared how hospitals can develop an anesthesia care team model that contributes to clinical quality and excellence in the operating room.
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4 Steps to Improved Supplier Contracting, Negotiations and Costs at Your ASCMore information coming soon!
Driving Perioperative Performance to Improve Bottom LineJeff Peters, MBA, president and CEO of Surgical Directions, and David Young, MD, managing partner of the company and medical director of pre-surgical testing at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago, discussed perioperative performance in a recent webinar presented by
Becker's Hospital Review. The webinar aksi included a case study of an organization that improved its efficiency in the operating room.
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Centralized Patient Access Improves Patient/Physician Satisfaction and Financial ResultsStephanie Barnett, director of consulting services at Health Blueprints, an NCO Group company, and Barb Shields, manager of patient access/centralized scheduling/central billing office at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kan., discussed centralization of patient access services in a recent webinar presented by Becker's Hospital Review.
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Will My ACO be Successful? Ensuring Profitable ACO Reimbursement Through Contract Value Analysis, Alternate Funding MethodsMark Bodnar, CEO and founder of Global Care Delivery, Kevin Fickenscher, MD, president and founder of CREO Strategic Solutions, and Steve Rasnick, president of Accountable Care Administration, shared how hospitals and other healthcare providers can salvage money in their revenue cycles and, more specifically, what that means for funding an accountable care organization.
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Optimizing Performance in the Face of Reform: Strategies for 2012Asit Gosar with Objective Health, a specialized group within McKinsey & Company, discussed strategies for hospitals to identify cost savings and improve their margins. The strategies touched on several key areas: supply expenses, labor productivity, physician variation and service line growth. The presentation was followed by a Q&A session.
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Funding Accountable Care Initiatives, Innovation and Transformation: The Global Care Model for Revenue Cycle ManagementKevin Fickenscher, MD, CEO and Founder of Global Care Delivery Mark Bodnar and President and Founder of Healthcare Success Organization Rick Hogan recently discussed how hospitals can tackle local, national and global healthcare social issues while also providing more effective and cost-efficient healthcare.
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Hospital/Physician Affiliation TrendsVMG Health's Jim Rolfe, managing director of transaction services, and Jen Johnson, CFA, partner, discussed four different hospital-physician affiliation trends. They also shared several general best practices for these different arrangements.
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Electronic Health Records: Understanding the Opportunities for your ASCTodd Logan, MBA, regional vice president of sales, SourceMedical; Kathy Witham, RN, BSN, clinical co-director, The Surgery Center at Pellham in Greer, S.C.; and Bill Hazen, administrator, RN, CHT, The Surgery Center at Pellham, discussed the benefits achieved after implementing electronic health records. The Surgery Center at Pellham leaders also discussed a number of key considerations for ASCs considering installation of EHRs.
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Becker's Hospital Review - Health System CEO Webinar - the State of the Industry; Clear Strategies for 2012Five health system CEOs from across the country shared their priorities, strategies and advice as the healthcare industry heads into 2012. Steven L. Goldstein, president and CEO of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.; Stephen L. Mansfield, CEO of Methodist Health System in Dallas; Joseph A. Quagliata, president and CEO of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y.; Thomas J. Sadvary, president and CEO of Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare; and Michael O. Ugwueke, CEO of Methodist Healthcare North and South Hospitals in Memphis, participated in the webinar. The panel was moderated by Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare, and Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner with McGuireWoods and publisher of
Becker's Hospital Review.
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Achieving Competitive Advantage Through Supply Chain Excellence
Jim Webb, senior vice president of operations at Provista, a leading GPO, discussed how ambulatory surgery centers can save money and gain a competitive advantage by focusing on their supply chains. Mr. Webb focused on the importance of tracking supply chain metrics and making the most of a GPO relationship.
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HITECH and the EHR Incentive Program: How HITECH Regulations May Impact the Use of Health Information Technology in ASCs
A recent webinar led by Robert Hussey, head of the government relations practice at Minneapolis-based Snow Communications, discussed how "meaningful use" requirements apply to ambulatory surgery centers and the physicians that use them. Mr. Hussey's discussion also included an overview of the HITECH program.
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Critical Guidance for Hospital Integration of Independent Physicians
Chuck Peck, MD, FACP, president and CEO of Health Inventures, and Marshall Maran, senior vice president of Health Inventures, discuss three methods for successful hospital integration of independent physicians outside of the popular employment model and key elements of a successful integration that applies to any alignment model.
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Patient Experience: Measurable Strategies to Improve Efficiency, HCAHPS and Reimbursements
Rob Gould, CEO of Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Gary Foster, associate administrator at Banner Estrella, and Devin Gross, CEO of Emmi Solutions, share data-driven and evidence-based strategies for improving patients' experiences as well as HCAHPS scores.
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Medicare Zero: An Analysis of Medicare's Hospital IPPS and Ways to Improve Medicare Margins
A recent webinar, led by Ken Perez, director of healthcare policy and senior vice president of marketing at MedeAnalytics, discusses the history and significance of Medicare, the reductions to the inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2012 and six strategies hospitals can adopt to offset those reductions.
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ASCs - the State of the Industry; Consolidation vs. Independent; How to Work With Service Providers; ACOs and Healthcare Reform
A recent webinar sponsored by GE Healthcare discussed the consolidation trend in the ASC industry and the impact of accountable care organizations, healthcare reform and ongoing efforts to cut the federal budget on ambulatory surgery centers. Presenters were Brian Mathis, vice president of strategy at Surgical Care Affiliates; Orrin Marcella, manager of government relations, and Julie Dietz, national manager for surgery centers, at GE; and Scott Becker, publisher of Becker's ASC Review and a partner at McGuireWoods in Chicago.
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Future of Hospital/Physician ASC Joint Ventures
Jeffrey Simmons, chief development officer, and Michael McKevitt, SVP of business development, both of Regent Surgical Health, discussed current trends impacting hospital/physician surgery center joint ventures and highlighted prevailing partnership models. They also presented their recommended model, which allows the hospital to control the majority interest and influence reimbursement rates, while giving physicians 49 percent interest and clinical and operational control of the facility.
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Guaranteed Resource Use New Savings and New Revenues
Richard Kunnes, MD, managing principal and CEO of The Sevenex Group, described how hospitals can achieve significant savings and new revenues by advanced managing of resource use. Resource use management is a way hospitals can grow their operating margin without laying off employees.
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Valuation Issues Impacting ASCs
A recent webinar held by HealthCare Appraisers covered valuation issues impacting ambulatory surgery centers. The presenters — Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, and Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, partners in HealthCare Appraisers — discussed fair market value, valuation approaches, valuation challenges and more.
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EHR in the ASC: Meaningful Use
Patrick Doyle, vice president of sales, Jessica McBrayer, RN, business analyst, and Ron Pelletier, vice president of market strategy, all of SourceMedical, discussed how the upcoming meaningful use requirements apply to and will impact ambulatory surgery centers. The webinar was held to address the goals of meaningful use and clarify questions from attendees about the regulations and their impact.
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Maximizing Reimbursement for ASCs
Caryl Serbin of SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions discussed how surgery centers can improve revenue cycle processes to achieve appropriate reimbursement. She also explained each step of the revenue cycle process, outlined the most common challenges facing surgery centers and shared tips for accurate, timely claims submission and payment collection.
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Maximizing OR Efficiency: Why Most OR's Are Set Up for Failure & What to Do About It
Timothy Dowd, MD, manager partner and CEO of North American Partners in Anesthesia, and Richard Becker, MD, president and CEO of The Brooklyn Hospital Center, recently presented a webinar titled "Maximizing OR Efficiency: Why Most ORs Are Set Up for Failure and What to Do About It." Dr. Dowd and Dr. Becker discussed partnerships between hospitals and anesthesiologists, and how this relationship can increase the efficiency of the OR.
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EHR in the ASC: How to Drive Cost Savings with Point-of-Care Charting
The presenters, Todd Logan, MBA, regional vice president of sales at SourceMedical's Surgery Division, and Bill Hazen, RN, CHT, administrator at the Surgery Center at Pelham in Greer, S.C., recently presented a free webinar titled "EHR in the ASC: How to Drive Cost Savings with Point-of-Care Charting." The presenters explained how using electronic health records to capture cost data at the point-of-care can help ambulatory surgery centers save money by providing accurate information on use of resources and by educating nurses and physicians.
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Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Quality, Cost and Patient Satisfaction: Minor Changes, Immediate Impact
Hugh Morgan, director of quality assurance for Somnia Anesthesia, and John LaFratta, corporate training specialist, pain management, for B. Braun, recently presented a free webinar titled "Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Quality, Cost and Patient Satisfaction: Minor Changes, Immediate Impact." In this presentation, the experts discussed the keys to success in anesthesia compliance and quality, the process of building a quality regional anesthesia program and the effect of a medical device supplier on quality, cost and patient satisfaction.
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Impact of Physician-Hospital Alignment on CV Service Line and Practice Performance
P. Anthony Long, senior vice president of Paragon Health; James M. Palazzo, president of Paragon Health; and Suzette Jaskie, executive director of Frederick Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute and CEO of West Michigan Heart, recently presented a free webinar titled "Impact of Physician-Hospital Alignment on CV Service Line and Practice Performance." In this presentation, the experts discussed best practices, tips and case studies relating to the alignment of hospitals and cardiovascular service lines.
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10 Critical Requirements of a Successful Infection Prevention Program
Dotty Bollinger, chief medical operations officer at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., recently presented a free webinar titled "10 Critical Requirements of a Successful Infection Prevention Program." In this presentation, Ms. Bollinger recommended ASCs take several steps to develop an effective infection prevention program to meet current and future requirements. Ms. Bollinger also discusses the importance of sterilization, proper hand hygiene and safe injection practices.
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Keys to Transforming Surgery Centers Into a Profitable Business
GENASCIS, a provider of billing, revenue cycle management services and supporting technologies for ambulatory surgery centers, recently presented a free webinar titled, "Keys to Transforming Surgery Centers Into a Profitable Business." The speakers were Jim Freund, senior vice president of business development, Ken Bulow, COO, and Matt Searles, managing partner of Merritt Healthcare. In this presentation, speakers discussed common challenges and roadblocks affecting ASCs, steps to understanding the overall state of ASC business, direct steps and key solutions to overcoming mistakes and challenges and practices and essential tools to drive financial performance.
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Top Challenges and Opportunities for Spine in 2011
Nicola V. Hawkinson, DNP, RN, of SpineSearch recently presented a free webinar entitled "Top Challenges and Opportunities for Spine in 2011." During the presentation, Ms. Hawkinson highlighted how healthcare reform will impact spine surgeons in hospitals and surgery centers. The webinar also discussed the key issues associated with managing spine surgery.
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What New Trends in Anesthesia Quality Will Mean to Your Bottom Line
Hugh Morgan, quality assurance officer, Somnia Anesthesia Services, recently presented a free webinar entitled, "What New Trends in Anesthesia Quality Will Mean to Your Bottom Line." In this presentation, Mr. Morgan goes over key factors that affect anesthesia quality. He also discusses how to determine value and quality of an ASC's anesthesia services and reviews incentives for providing excellent anesthetic care.
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How Physicians Can Adopt Electronic Health Records Without Losing Productivity
William Edwards Jr., MD, of the Surgical Clinic in Nashville, Tenn., and Alex Poston, president of Entrada, a clinical documentation and data management solutions company, recently presented a free webinar titled "How Physicians Can Adopt Electronic Health Records Without Losing Productivity." In the webinar, Dr. Edwards and Mr. Poston discussed why the issue is a particularly relevant topic in the healthcare industry today and highlighted key thoughts and reflections on how to adopt electronic health records without losing physician productivity.
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7 Secrets of Sustainable Savings Through Standardized Clinical Engineering
Joe Skochdopole, executive director of clinical engineering services for TriMedx, and Mikal Hensley, interim chief resource officer and vice president of operations for resource and supply management, North Florida/Gulf Cost region, for Ascension Health, recently presented a free webinar titled "7 Secrets of Sustainable Savings Through Standardized Clinical Engineering." In the webinar, Mr. Skochdopole and Mr. Hensley discussed how hospitals can create long-term savings by reducing reliance on service contracts, controlling relationships with vendors and keeping equipment properly maintained throughout its life cycle. They recommended developing or recruiting technical expertise to ensure equipment stays in top condition.
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Destination Orthopedic Centers: Healthcare Model for the Future
Marshall Steele, MD, CEO of Marshall Steele and Matt Reigle, vice president of business development, recently presented a free webinar titled "Destination Orthopedic Centers: Healthcare Model for the Future." In the webinar, Dr. Steele discussed the long-term negative impact of a bad hospital experience: poor reputation spread by word of mouth, out-migration occurs, surgeons and hospitals lose cases, surgeons blame poor marketing efforts and competition for the loss while hospitals blame poor surgeon bedside manner.
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Keeping Your Surgeons Satisfied — The Role of Anesthesia Management in Meeting Their Demands and Optimizing the OR
Somnia Anesthesia Services recently presented a free webinar entitled "Keeping Your Surgeons Satisfied — The Role of Anesthesia Management in Meeting Their Demands and Optimizing the OR."
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How to Recruit Top Talent and Impact Players in ASCs
On May 5, ASC Communications hosted a webinar featuring Greg Zoch, partner with Kaye/Bassman International Corp., discussing ways ASCs can recruit top talent and impact players.
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Key Thoughts on Strategic Planning for ASCs and Hospitals
On May 3, 2010, a panel of speakers shared their thoughts on strategic planning for hospitals and ASCs in a free webinar hosted by ASC Communications and moderated by Scott Becker, JD, partner at McGuireWoods and publisher of Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review.
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Improving OR and Anesthesia Efficiency in Hospitals
On March 30, 2010, Somnia Anesthesia Services hosted a Webinar titled, "Improving Operating Room and Anesthesia Efficiency in Your Hospital." Speakers Debra Shumelda, director perioperative services of St. Mary's Hospital in Troy, N.Y., and Robert Goldstein, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services, discussed how anesthesia efficiency can affect OR efficiencies and a hospital's revenues.
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Meeting Today's Reimbursement Challenges: A Case Study for Success
On March 12, 2010, ASC Communications and Serbin Surgery Center Billing hosted
"Meeting Today's Reimbursement Challenges: A Case Study for Success," featuring Caryl Serbin of Serbin Surgery Center Billing and Becky Zigler-Otis of the ASC of Stevens Point (Wis.).
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Hospital-Doctor Joint Ventures: A Highly Efficient Physician-Engagement Tool
On Feb. 11, 2010, ASC Communications and Medical Surgical Partners hosted "Hospital-Doctor Joint Ventures: A Highly Efficient Physician-Engagement Tool," featuring David Thoene, managing member of Medical Surgical Partners.
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers — 2 Key Topics: 1. Medical Malpractice Industry Trends and 2. Key ASC Business and Legal Trends
On Dec. 9, ASC Communications hosted Ambulatory Surgery Centers — 2 Key Topics: 1. Medical Malpractice Industry Trends and 2. Key ASC Business and Legal Trends, featuring Bruce Whitmore of Medical Protective and Scott Becker, JD, CPA.
Trends in Strategies and Valuation of Physician/Hospital Relationships
On Nov. 19, ASC Communications hosted Trends in Strategies and Valuation of Physician/Hospital Relationships, presented by VMG Health. To download the presentation, click here (pdf).
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CMS Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Conditions for Coverage
On Sept. 23 and Oct. 12, Amerinet sponsored a two-part audioconference series, CMS Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Conditions for Coverage.
Healthcare Reform: An Overview of Key Concepts
On July 17, 2009, ASC Communications hosted Healthcare Reform: An Overview of Key Concepts, presented by Scott Becker, JD, CPA (for more information on the presentation, click here).
Case Study: Improving ASC Billing and Collections
On May 20, 2009, ASC Communications hosted Case Study: Improving ASC Billing and Collections featuring Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Surgery Consultants of America and Serbin Surgery Center Billing and an expert on ASC reimbursement and billing (for the PowerPoint presentation associated with the presentation, click here).
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Turning Around an Ambulatory Surgery CenterOn Feb. 19., McGuireWoods hosted
Turning Around an Ambulatory Surgery Center, featuring Dr. Brent Lambert of Ambulatory Surgery Centers of America (for more information about this program,
click here).
Case Costing and Advanced Benchmarking for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
On Wednesday, August 6, ASC Communications hosted Case Costing and Advanced Benchmarking for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (for more information about this program, click here ).
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Ambulatory Surgery Center Transactions: Successful Strategies for Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Restructuring
On Thursday, July 24, 2008, ASC Communications hosted Ambulatory Surgery Center Transactions: Successful Strategies for Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Restructuring (for more information about this show, click here).
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Orthopedic Coding in ASCs
On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, ASC Communications hosted Orthopedic Coding in ASCs — An Audio Conference (for more information about this show, click here).
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This presentation includes almost 70 pages' worth of tips, guidance, definitions and analysis. For a preview of 10 of these pages, download a PDF here.
Managed Care Contracting for ASCs
On Thursday, May 8, 2008, ASC Communications hosted Managed Care Contracting for ASCs: Current Trends, Challenges and Tactics to Obtain Great Results — An Audio Conference (for more information about this show, click here).
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Handling Complex Orthopedic and Spine Procedures in an ASC
On Wednesday, March 19, 2008, ASC Communications hosted Handling Complex Orthopedic and Spine Procedures in an ASC — An Audio Conference (for more information about this show, click here).
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Want to preview the show before purchasing? Download a sample of the conference slides by clicking here and you can download and listen to these audio clips from the show:
- Introduction of speakers and opening comments (click here)
- Advantages of sending patients home with regional pain catheters (click here)
- How to determine when a new orthopedic spine surgeon is ready to transition cases to an ASC (click here)
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