From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 5 Physician Stats ASCs Should Benchmark | CT Health System Acquires ASC for $28M | Physician Asst., NP Avg. Salaries Jump $25K | Nap Gary: Healthcare Reform - Where Are We Today?
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News & Analysis
Feb. 9, 2011

1. 5 More Physician Statistics Surgery Centers Should Track and Benchmark. Click Here Features insight from Brian Brown of Meridian Surgical Partners.

2. Connecticut's Hartford Healthcare Completes $28M Acquisition of Constitution Eye Surgery Center. Click Here

3. Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant Average Salaries Jump $25K Since 2001. Click Here

4. Register Today for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business & Legal Issues (June 9-11, Chicago). Click Here
To register, click here, call (703) 836-5904 or e-mail registration@ascassociation.org. To sponsor or exhibit at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com. Learn more about the many highlights of this conference below.

5.
Healthcare Reform: Where Are We Today? Click Here Written by Nap Gary of Regent Surgical Health.

6. Critical Surgery Center Mistake: Failure to React to Departing Physician. Click Here Features insight from Kenny Spitler of Interventional Management Services.

7. Arkansas Surgery Center Part of Acquisition by St. Edward Mercy Health System. Click Here

8. 4 Trends Affecting the Healthcare Supply Chain. Click Here


9. German Medical Board Announces 90 Studies by Anesthesiologist Boldt Lacked Proper Approval. Click Here

10. Determining EMR Implementation Costs for Surgery Centers. Click Here Written by Patrick Doyle of SourceMedical.


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Highlights include:

1. 101 sessions featuring 134 of the best speakers in the orthopedic, spine and pain management ASC business

2. Keynote speakers include legendary NFL Coach Mike Ditka and Healthcare Futurist Joe Flower

3. Early registration savings until May 1. Extra savings for groups, paid ASC Association members and paid Becker's ASC Review subscribers

4. Here are just three of the more than 100 sessions:
    1. Key Concepts to Fixing Physician Hospital Joint
      Ventures Gone South - Brent W. Lambert, Principal & Founder, and Luke Lambert, CEO, ASCOA
    2. Business Planning for Orthopedic and Spine
      Driven Centers - Jeff Leland, CEO, Blue Chip
      Surgical Center Partners
    3. ASC Transactions, Current Market Analysis and
      Valuations - Greg Koonsman, Senior Partner, VMG
      Health
Learn more about the conference by clicking here.

Register online by clicking here. You can also call (703) 836-5904 or e-mail registration@ascassociation.org. To sponsor or exhibit at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.

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22 Companies to Know

1. Vantage Outsourcing:

www.vantageoutsourcing.com  

2. ASCOA:
blambert@ascoa.com;
www.ascoa.com  

3. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com

4. Surgical Notes:
jeff@surgicalnotes.com;
www.surgicalnotes.com 

5. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com |
osullivan@vmghealth.com;
www.vmghealth.com 

6. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;   

www.asdmanagement.com 

7. ASC Turnaround Group:  rob@murphyhealthcare.com;
www.murphyhealthcare.com 

8. NovaMed:

www.novamed.com  

9. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
10. ASCs Inc.:
jonvick2@aol.com;
www.ascs-inc.com
11. Amerinet:   evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com;   www.amerinet-gpo.com
12. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com
13. Practice Partners in Healthcare:

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

www.practicepartners.org
14. Cygnus Medical:
www.cygnusmedical.com
15. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com
16. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program:

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

17. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

18. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

19. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com 

20. National Medical Billing Services:

adena.dorsey@nationalascbilling.com;

www.nationalascbilling.com 

21. Physicians Capital Investments:

www.physcap.com 

22. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com 

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