From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] 6 Observations on 2010 ASC Trends & Transactions | Top 10 ASC Ophthalmic Procedures by Volume | 5 Reasons ASCs Are Unlikely to Receive EMR Incentives via HITECH | Less than 200 Spots Remain for ASC Conf - Early Registration Ends Sept. 1!
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News and Analysis
August 19, 2011

1. 6 Observations From the 2011 HealthCare Appraisers Report: A Review of 2010 Trends and Transactions. Click Here Written by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, McGuireWoods. 

2. Surgery Centers & Accountable Care Organizations: Q&A With Dr. Michael Goran and Marc Malloy. Click Here

3. Physicians Open First Single-Specialty General Surgery ASC in Georgia. 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. 5 Reasons Surgery Centers Are Not Likely to Receive EMR Incentives Under HITECH Act. Click Here 


6. Top 10 Ophthalmic Procedures in Surgery Centers by Volume. Click Here

7. Our Most Successful Surgery Center Turnaround: Thoughts From ASCOA's Stacey Taylor. Click Here  

8. Four Convicted in Louisiana for $4.7M Medicare Fraud Scheme Over Wheelchairs. Click Here

9. Texas' NorthStar Surgical Center Expands to Include Total Joint Replacement. Click Here

10. North Carolina Hospital Files CON Application for New $30M Surgery Center. 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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5. Here are just four of the conference's great sessions:

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B. Optimizing Business Office Performance - Paul Davis, CPA, CMA, Amblitel.     

 

C. What Should Great Medical Directors, Administrators and DONs Be Paid? Moderated by Rachel Fields, Managing Editor of Becker's ASC Review, ASC Communications, Inc. 

 

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

 

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25 Companies to Know

 

1. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com 

2. ASD Management:    

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

www.asdmanagement.com   

3. VMG Health:  
gregk@vmghealth.com | 
osullivan@vmghealth.com
www.vmghealth.com
 

4. NovaMed:

www.novamed.com 

5. ASCOA:

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

www.ascoa.com

6. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com

7. SurgicalNotes:

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com   

8. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net  

9. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com 

10. Surgery Partners:
www.surgerypartners.com

11. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;  

www.sourcemed.net  

12. Provista:
www.provistaco.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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