From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] Private Equity Investing in Healthcare: 13 Hot & 4 Cold Areas | 10 ASC Companies With New Leaders | 65 Great Shoulder Specialists | Less Than 200 Spots Left for Oct ASC Conf-Early Reg Ends Sept 1!
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News and Analysis
August 17, 2011

1. Private Equity Investing in Healthcare: 13 Hot and 4 Cold AreasClick Here Written by Scott Becker, Krist Werling and Holly Carnell of McGuireWoods.   

2. 10 Surgery Center Companies Announcing New Leadership Positions. Click Here     
 

3.
65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons & Specialists. Click Here

4.  Less Than 200 Spots Remain and Early Registration Ends Sept. 1 for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). Learn more and register today! Click Here

5. Washington Fines Regence BlueShield for Denying Coverage for IUD Removal. Click Here

6. Management-Only ASC Model is Here to Stay: Q&A With Chuck Peck at Health Inventures. Click Here 

7. New Florida Surgery Center Coming to Orlando. Click Here

8. Improving Cataract Surgeon Efficiency When Choosing IOLs: Q&A With Michele Gamache at Peopose Vision Institute. Click Here

9. 7 Surprising OSHA and Waste Management Rules and Regulations. Click Here

10. New Issue of Access MediQuip's Surgical Implant Digest E-Newsletter Now Available. Click Here 

11. Healthcare Private Equity Golf Outing: McGuireWoods is hosting its 2nd Annual Healthcare Investors Golf Outing in Chicago on Sept. 15. For more information, please contact sbecker@beckershealthcare.com.
 

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18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference: Improving Profitability & Business and Legal Issues

This exclusive conference -- the Best Fall 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. The 5 Best and Worst Specialties for ASCs: An Outlook for the Next Five Years -- Larry Taylor, CEO, Practice Partners in HealthCare

 

B. Physician-Owned Ancillaries: Device Companies, Anesthesia, Pathology and Pharmacy and More -- Richard Kube, MD, CEO, Founder & Owner, Prairie Spine and Pain Institute, John C. Steinmann, DO, Renovis Surgical Technologies       

 

C. Metrics and Improving Performance -- John Seitz, CEO, Ambulatory Surgical Group  

 

D. Governing Body Documentation, Meeting CMS and Accreditation Requirements -- Sandra Jones, FHFMA, LHRM, CASC, Ambulatory Strategies, Inc.     

 

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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5. Stark Act & Antikickback Statute

6. Anesthesia - sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia Services 
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12. ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
- sponsored by AAAHC
13.
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14. 100 Best Places to Work - 2011    
24 Companies to Know

 

1. ASCOA:

blambert@ascoa.com | llambert@ascoa.com; 

www.ascoa.com

2. ASD Management:    

joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;     

www.asdmanagement.com  

3. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com

4. SurgicalNotes:

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com  

5. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com 
6. VMG Health:  

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

7. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net  

8. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com 

9. Surgery Partners:
www.surgerypartners.com

10. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;  

www.sourcemed.net  

11. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

12. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

13. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

14. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

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

16. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

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

18. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

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

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

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

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

21. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

22. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

23. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

24. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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