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Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] Scott Becker: 9 Observations on the ASC Market | Who Can Pay More for an ASC: Hosp or Mgmt Company? | 7 Cases of Healthcare Fraud Involving Physicians | 180 Spots Remain for the Oct. ASC Conf -- Early Registration Ends Sept. 1! | Podcast Interview With Joe Zasa on Changing Healthcare Markets
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News and Analysis
August 22, 2011

1. 9 Observations on the ASC Market. Click Here Written by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, McGuireWoods. 

2. Who Can Pay More for a Surgery Center: Hospital or Management Company? Click Here

3. 7 Cases of Healthcare Fraud Involving Physicians. Click Here

4.  Less Than 180 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. Podcast Interview With Joe Zasa of ASD Management: Preparing ASCs for Changing Healthcare Markets. Click Here  


6. HealthCare Appraisers Expands to Offer Fixed Asset Appraisal Services. Click Here

7. 4 Biggest Challenges for Surgery Centers -- and How to Address Each One. Click Here  

8. Humana Fined $3.3M for Failing to Report Healthcare Fraud in Florida. Click Here

9. California Newspaper Publishes List of Region's Freestanding Surgical Centers by Volume. Click Here

10. Teva Goes to Trial Over Hepatitis Cases Linked to Tainted Propofol Vials. 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. How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Accelerate Performance - Adrian Gostick, Author and Global Thought Leader on Workplace Strategy. 

 

B. ASC Turnaround Case Study: From Zero to Wow! Joe Zasa, JD, Managing Partner, ASD Management, and Daniel C. "Skip" Daube, Jr., MD, FACS, Founder, Surgical Center for Excellence, Panama City 

 

C. Anesthesia in ASCs - David Shapiro, MD, CHC, CHCQM, CHPRM, LHRM, CASC, Partner, Ambulatory Surgery Company, LLC  

 

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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25 Companies to Know

 

1. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net 

2. ASCOA:

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

www.ascoa.com

3. ASD Management:    

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

www.asdmanagement.com    

4. MEDtegrity:

www.medtegrity.us 

5. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com 

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

7. NovaMed:

www.novamed.com 

8. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com

9. SurgicalNotes:

jeff@surgicalnotes.com
www.surgicalnotes.com   

10. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com 

11. Surgery Partners:
www.surgerypartners.com

12. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;  

www.sourcemed.net  

13. Provista:
www.provistaco.com

14. Interventional Management Services:

kspitler@physiciancontrol.com;

www.physiciancontrol.com  

15. Meridian Surgical Partners:

bbacon@meridiansurg.com |

khancock@meridiansurg.com;

www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com 

16. EVEIA:

nayak@eveia.com;  

www.eveia.com

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

18. Laser Spine Institute:

www.laserspineinstitute.com 

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

20. SourceMedical:

marie.kennedy@sourcemed.net;

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

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;

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

mshaver@hfap.org;

www.hfap.org 

23. Pinnacle III:

sschwartz@pinnacleiii.com;

www.pinnacleiii.com 

24. Surgical Management Professionals:

mlipomi@smpsd.com;

www.smpsd.com 

25. McKesson Medical-Surgical:

www.mckesson.com  

26. Regent Surgical Health:

jdream@regentsurgicalhealth.com;

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com  

  

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