Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on ASCs: 7th Annual Ortho, Spine and Pain Management ASC Conference

Here are 10 must-see presentations on the program agenda:

1. The Evolution of Healthcare and the Impact on ASCs — Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics at Princeton University
2. Orthopedics: The Forecast for the Next Five Years — John Cherf, MD, Dept. of Orthopedics, The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago
3. Using Spine as the Backbone of a Multi-Specialty ASC — James Lynch, MD, Surgery Center of Reno
4. 7 Steps to Maximizing an Orthopedic-Driven ASC’s Returns in a Tough Economy — Brent Lambert, MD, CEO, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America
5. Case Study – Two Years Later, A Physician-Owned Spine ASC: A Frank and Open Discussion of Financial Performance, Organizational Issues, Challenges and Problems — John Caruso, MD, Parkway Surgery Center, Hagerstown, Md.
6. How Economic Conditions Impact Health Care Strategies for Success — Tom Geiser, Senior Advisor, Texas Pacific Group, and Joe Clark, Executive Vice President, Surgical Care Affiliates
7. The 10 Statistics Your ASC Should Examine Each Week — Shannon Blakeley, VP Operations, National Surgical Care
8. The Development & Integration of Orthopedics into a Multi-Specialty ASC — William Jacobson, MD, President, West Lakes Surgery Center; Rob McCarville, Principal, Medical Consulting Group; and John Marasco, Principal and Owner, Marasco and Associates
9. 10 Keys to Improve Coding for Orthopedic, Spine and Pain in ASCs — Christina Bentin, Founder, Coding Compliance Management
10. Practical Case Costing and Benchmarking for Orthopedic, Spine and Pain-Driven ASCs: Strategies You Can Use Monday Morning — Susan Kizirian, COO, and Anne Geier, VP, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America

A few other highlights:

1. 68 great orthopedic, spine and pain management topics highly focused on providing practical and strategic guidance that can be applied to ASCs immediately
2. 94 industry expert speakers, including keynote speaker Dr. Uwe Reinhardt discussing “The Evolution of Healthcare and the Impact on ASCs”
3. Networking with 500 owners, surgeons, administrators, exhibitors and speakers
4. Outstanding pre-conference workshop
5. Earn CME, CASC and CEU credits
6. Discounts for subscribers to Becker’s ASC Review and members of the ASC Association (ends May 5)

For more information about the program, please download the conference brochure (PDF), click here or call (703) 836-5904. There are five ways you can register:

1. Online. Register through out secure Web site.
2. Phone. Call (703) 836-5904.
3. Fax. Print and fill-out the registration form and fax it to (703) 836-2090.
4. E-mail. Contact registration@ascassociation.org.
5. Mail or fax. Print the conference brochure (PDF), fill-out the registration on p. 6 and fax it to (703) 836-2090 or mail it to Ambulatory Surgery Foundation Meeting Registration, 1012 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA 22314.

Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors

1. VMG Health, 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, for its senior level sponsorship.

2. Eveia Health Consulting & Management Company, which was founded by I. Naya Kehayes and is comprised of a team of seasoned professionals who are experts in reimbursement management, managed care contracting and business management with a specialization in ASCs and surgical practices, for sponsoring the badge lanyards and the Conference at a Glance.

3. Amerinet, a leading national group purchasing organization that strategically partners with healthcare providers to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and quality, and create new revenue streams, for becoming the exclusive GPO sponsor.

4. SourceMedical, a leading provider of outpatient information solutions and services, collectively serving ASCs and surgical hospitals by offering end-to-end systems to improve operational efficiency and cash flow while empowering healthcare facilities to deliver a higher standard of patient care, for becoming the exclusive IT sponsor.

5. QSE Technologies, a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry for more than five years, which can manage all aspects of IT infrastructure design, configuration, installation and ongoing tech support for new and existing ASCs nationwide, for sponsoring the Cyber Cafe.

6. Facility Development & Management, a for-profit LLC that provides consultative, developmental and managerial services for ASCs, with primary objectives of identifying business opportunities; formulating project plans; guiding and directing facilities through the planning, construction, setup and licensure phases of the project; and providing ongoing administrative and clinical support, for sponsoring the keycards.

7. Serbin Surgery Center Billing, which concentrates on the unique needs of surgery centers and provides expert and accurate coding, billing, collections, and managed care negotiations solely to the ASC industry through certified and experienced coding, billing, and collection personnel that bill and collect more than $25 million per month, for sponsoring the conference tote bags.

8. MEI Financial Services, which offers healthcare project financing services, providing complete turn-key solutions including a variety of creative financing solutions for physicians and healthcare service providers interested in developing ASCs and other types of facilties, for sponsoring the bottled water.

9. Access MediQuip, one of the largest and most experienced providers of outsourced implantable device management solutions to the healthcare industry which can help eliminate the financial burdens and risks associated with implantable medical devices for ASCs, hospitals and physician offices, for becoming the exclusive implantable and devices sponsor.

10. NovaMed, which acquires, develops and operates both single- and multi-specialty ASCs in partnership with physicians and can also provide expertise in identifying and attracting new physicians to perform surgical procedures in existing ASCs, for sponsoring the Friday morning networking break.