From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] Future of the Freestanding Surgery Center | Physicians Charged in One of Michigan's Largest Ever Drug Scams | Recruiting Incentives for 5 Popular ASC Specialties | State of the ASC Industry: Webinar Recap
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News and Analysis
August 5, 2011

1. Future of the Freestanding Surgery Center: Q&A With Barry Tanner of Physicians EndoscopyClick Here

2. Physicians, Pharmacists Charged in One of the Largest Drug Scams in Michigan's History. Click Here

3. Recruiting Incentives for 5 Popular ASC Physician Specialties. Click Here

4. Nearly 600 people registered for the Aug. 2 webinar on "ASCs - the State of the Industry; Consolidation vs. Independent; How to Work With Service Providers; ACOs and Healthcare," which featured Brian Mathis of Surgical Care Affiliates, Julie Dietz and Orrin Marcella of GE Healthcare and Scott Becker of McGuireWoods. Read a recap of the webinar here. Click Here

5.  Top 10 Orthopedic Procedures in Surgery Centers by Volume. Click Here

6. USPI Net Revenue Increases 6% in 2nd Quarter, EBITDA Up $600K. Click Here

7.  Regent Surgical Health Surgery Center in Alaska Receives $5.7M in Financing From Siemens. Click Here
    

8. 90 Sessions on Critical Business, Legal and Clinical Issues at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). Highlights Include 132 Best-in-the-ASC-Business Speakers
and Great Keynote Speakers Including Bill Walton, Sam Donaldson and Adrian Gostick. Learn more and register today! Click Here

9. Surgery Center Administrator Hired as Wyoming Hospital CEO. Click Here

10. 15 States Enacting Legislation Around Health Insurance Exchanges. Click Here  



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B. Developing a Spine-Driven ASC: the Essentials for Success -- Kenny Hancock, President & Chief Development Officer, Meridian Surgical Partners  

 

C. Effective Clinical Benchmarking and Infection Control -- Regina Robinson, Director, Peninsula Surgery Center     

 

D.  Cost Reduction and Benchmarking - 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits -- Rob Westergard, CPA, CFO, Susan Kizirian, COO, and Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, CASC, Vice President of Operations, ASCOA   

 

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14. 100 Best Places to Work - 2011    
23 Companies to Know

 

1. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

 scott.stone@sourcemed.net |
 caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net
;

 www.sourcemed.net  

2. NovaMed:
www.novamed.com

3. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

 john.puckett@scasurgery.com

;  

www.scasurgery.com 

4. VMG Health:  

gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com

5. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;   
www.asdmanagement.com  

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

7. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |
caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;   www.sourcemed.net  

8. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com
9. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

10. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com

11. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

12. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

13. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

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

15. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

16. Amerinet:   evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com;   www.amerinet-gpo.com 

17. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net
18. Practice Partners in Healthcare:

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

www.practicepartners.org
19. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program:

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

20. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

21. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

22. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

23. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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