From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: 150 ASC Physician Leaders | Committee to Examine NC CON Laws | Early Reg Dscts Extended to Friday-Less Than 50 Spots Remain | 5 Best Practices for Physician Conversations on ASC Supply Chain
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News and Analysis
September 7, 2011

1. 150 Physician Leaders in the ASC Industry. Click Here

2.
Committee Formed to Examine North Carolina's Certificate of Need Laws. Click Here

3. 5 Best Practices for Successful Physician Conversations About ASC Supply Chain Improvement
. Click Here


4. Early Registration Discounts Extended to Sept. 9 for the 18th Annual ASCs Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). Less Than 50 Spots Remain. Register today! Click Here 
  

5. Growing From Single- to Multi-Specialty: Q&A With Linda Phillips of Southgate Surgery Center. Click Here

6. North Carolina Hospital's Endoscopy Center CON Denied. Click Here

7. New Jersey Surgery Center Coming to Hopewell. Click Here

8. Texas Surgery Center in Round Rock Building Larger Facility. Click Here

9. 10 ASC Must-Reads From the Week of Aug. 29. Click Here

10. 14 Solutions to Address Documented ASC Infection Control Deficiencies. Click Here 



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C. The Best and Worst Procedures for ASCs and What an ASC Should Get Paid -
Matt Lau, Director of Financial Analysis, Mike Orseno, Revenue Cycle Director, and Vivek Taparia, Director of Business Development, Regent Surgical Health

D. Determining the Exact Cost of a Procedure -
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2. ASCOA:

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

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3. ASC Turnaround Group:  rob@murphyhealthcare.com;
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joezasa@asdmanagement.com | bzasa@asdmanagement.com;     

www.asdmanagement.com

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6. SurgicalNotes: 

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7. SourceMedical Revenue Cycle Solutions:

scott.stone@sourcemed.net |

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;

www.sourcemed.net   

8. Surgical Care Affiliates: 

john.puckett@scasurgery.com;  

www.scasurgery.com

9. ProVation Medical:

sean.benson@provationmedical.com;

www.provationmedical.com

10. HealthCare Appraisers:

tmello@healthcareappraisers.com  

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. 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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