From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 125 Great ASC Women Leaders | State Rejects New NC ASC | ASC Admin Recruitment Checklist: 13 Qs to Ask | 60 Hosps W/ Great Ortho Progs | Less Than 300 Spots Left for 18th Annual ASCs Conf (Oct. 27-29; Chicago) - Register Today!
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Becker's ASC Review
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News and Analysis
August 10, 2011

1. 125 Great Women Leaders in the ASC Industry. Click Here

2. State Rejects New North Carolina ASC Proposal. Click Here

3. ASC Administrator Recruitment Checklist: 13 Questions to Ask CandidatesClick Here  


4. Less Than 300 Spots Remain for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). Highlights Include 132 Best-in-the-ASC-Business Speakers Providing 90 Sessions and Great Keynote Speakers Including Bill Walton, Sam Donaldson and Adrian Gostick. Learn more and register today! Click Here

5. 7 Reasons Hospitals Struggle to Align with Physicians. Click Here

6. 10 Statistics on Recruitment of Physicians in Common Surgery Center SpecialtiesClick Here

7. Trends & Developments Shaping IT in Surgery Centers: Q&A With Scott Palmer of SourceMedical. Click Here

8. Debt Ceiling Deal Contains Little for Anesthesiologists to LikeClick Here
Written by Tony Mira of Anesthesia Business Consultants.

9. 5 Traits of Highly Successful Surgery Center Directors of NursingClick Here

10. 60 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs. Click Here

11. ASC Communications is seeking an entry-level assistant account manager to join our growing sales team in our Chicago office. For more information or to apply, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.



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This exclusive conference -- the Best Annual ASC Business & Clinical Conference -- is presented by Becker's ASC Review, ASC Communications, the ASC Association and the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation and takes place Oct. 27-29 at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It brings together surgeons, administrators and ASC business and clinical leaders to discuss how to improve your ASC and its bottom line in these challenging but opportunity-filled times. Learn more about the conference by clicking here.

Highlights include:


1. 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers

2. Great keynote speakers including Bill Walton, Hall of Fame NBA Basketball Player; Sam Donaldson, ABC News Veteran and former Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News; and Adrian Gostick, Author and Global Thought Leader on Workplace Strategy

3. Discounts for registering early, when registering two or more attendees, and for ASC Association members and paid Becker's ASC Review subscribers

4. Earn your CME, CASC and CEU Credits

5. Here are just four of the conference's great sessions:

A. 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   

 

B. Effective Clinical Benchmarking and Infection Control: Regina Robinson, Director, Peninsula Surgery Center      

 

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

 

D. Infection Control in ASCs: Best Practices and Current Ideas --  Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, President, Infection Control Consulting Services, LLC     

 

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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24 Companies to Know

1. Vantage Outsourcing:

www.vantageoutsourcing.com

2. ASCOA:

www.ascoa.com

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

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

5. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

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

www.sourcemed.net  

6. Surgery Partners: www.surgerypartners.com

7. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com 

8. VMG Health:  

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

9. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

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

10. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com
11. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

12. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com

13. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

14. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

15. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

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

17. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

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

19. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

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

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

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

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

22. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

23. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

24. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

25. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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