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Subject: [Becker's ASC E-Weekly] Indiana Health System Sues OrthoIndy Over New ASC | N.Y. Payor Clarifies OON Physician Billing Agreements | Tag Team Recruitment - 6 Steps to Drive Profitably: A Success Story From Melville, N.Y. |
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1. New York Payor Clarifies Out-of-Network Billing Agreements Sent to Physicians Following Pressure From AMA, State Medical Societies. Click Here

2. Indiana Health System Sues OrthoIndy Over New Surgery Center. Click Here

3. New York Podiatrist Indicted on 28 Counts of Healthcare Fraud. Click Here

4. 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference (June 10-12, 2010; Chicago). 112 expert speakers and 91 sessions on improving the profitability of orthopedic, spine and pain management ASCs. Brochure now available. Click Here

5. Tag Team Recruitment - 6 Steps to Drive Profitably: A Success Story From Melville, N.Y., by Tyler Merrill, ASCOA VP, With David Benisch, MD. Click Here

6. 12 Best Practices, Lessons Learned and Future Goals for Spine Surgery ASCs. Click Here

7. Regent Surgical Health CEO Tom Mallon Appointed to the Board of Physician Hospitals of America. Click Here

8. Seeking Hospital-Owned/Surgeon-Managed ASCs. We are seeking examples of successful hospital-owned ASCs that contract through a group (LLC) of surgeons for management. We have had an inquiry from a hospital seeking information regarding such arrangements. If you are aware of such an ASC, please e-mail sbecker@mcguirewoods.com or reply to the E-weekly.


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