1. Impact of November Elections on ASCs: Q&A With Andrew Hayek of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee.           

2. CMS Issues Stark Act Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol - 9 Key Concepts.   

3. 35 Statistics About GI/Endoscopy.               

4. Massachusetts Hospital Close to Acquiring Physician-Owned ASC; ASC Industry Leaders Luke Lambert of ASCOA and Linda Rahm of MASA Provide Comments on Hospital Acquisition Trends. 

5. Registration Closes Oct. 7/14 Spots Left for the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference (Oct. 21-23, Chicago).

6. New ASCs Open in Georgia, New Jersey, Washington; Surgical Care Affiliates' Hawaii Joint-Venture ASC Opens.  Learn more about Surgical Care Affiliates.

7. Take a Short ASC Survey and You'll Be Entered to Win a $250 SpaFinder Gift Card!

8. 3 Major Issues Affecting Maryland ASCs - Changes to CON Process, New Legislators and Low Participation With State Association. 

9. Failure to Stock ASC With Recommended Amount of Dantrolene Brings CMS Citation to California Hospital.

10. How Quality Reporting and Information Technology Requirements Will Impact ASCs. Features insight from Sarah Martin of Meridian Surgical Partners.

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1. GOJO:
www.gojo.com
2. ASCOA:
blambert@ascoa.com; www.ascoa.com
3. Serbin Surgery Center Billing: cas@surgecon.com; www.ascbilling.com
4. VMG Health: gregk@vmghealth.com| osullivan@vmghealth.com;
www.vmghealth.com
5. Surgical Notes: jeff@surgicalnotes.com; www.surgicalnotes.com
6. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com; www.scasurgery.com
7. Meridian Surgical Partners: bbacon@meridiansurg.com| khancock@meridiansurg.com; www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
8. ProVation Medical: sean.benson@provationmedical.com; www.provationmedical.com
9. Somnia Anesthesia Services: solutions@somniainc.com; www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
10. ASD Management: joezasa@asdmanagement.com| bzasa@asdmanagement.com;
www.asdmanagement.com
11. HealthMark Partners: kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.healthmarkpartners.com
2. Anesthesia Healthcare Partners: timothy@ahphealthcare.com; www.ahphealthcare.com
13. Practice Partners in Healthcare: ltaylor@practicepartners.org; www.practicepartners.org
14. Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners: jleland@bluechipsurgical.com; www.bluechipsurgical.com
15. Access MediQuip: bcramer@accessmediquip.com;
www.accessmediquip.com
16. HealthCare Appraisers: tmello@healthcareappraisers.com;
www.healthcareappraisers.com
17. EVEIA HEALTH Consulting & Management:
nayak@eveia.com;
www.eveia.com
18. Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program: mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
19. Surgical Management Professionals: tflickema@smpsd.org;
www.surgicalmanprof.com
20. SpineSearch:
nicola@spine-search.com; www.spine-search.com
21. Principle Valuation: dsf@principlevaluation.com; www.principlevaluation.com
22. Amerinet: evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com; www.amerinet-gpo.com
23. MedHQ:
tjacobs@medhq.net;
www.medhq.net