A panel of experts will give a presentation titled "The Business of Spine and Pain" at Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting — The Business and Operations of ASCs in Chicago. The panel includes:
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Joseph Engel, MPS, is the administrator of the Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County/The Endoscopy Center of Fairfield. He has been with Gastroenterology Associates since 2003, and coordinated the development of The Endoscopy Center of Fairfield.
Iowa's Department of Health Services chose AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa, AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa affiliate, to administer the state's Medicaid managed care program. The contract is effective Jan. 1, 2016.
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Deborah Lee Crook is the administrator of Fox Valley Orthopedic Institute in Geneva, Ill.
Reed Martin, BSN, RN, CNOR, CASC, the COO of Surgical Management Professionals, will be discussing the financial issues faced by ASCs.
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