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Subject: [Becker's ASC E-Weekly] Issue Alert: The Nov./Dec. Issue of Becker's ASC Review Is Now Online -- 20 New Articles -- See Below | Can Future Hospital Reimbursement Be Factored Into Current ASC Valuation? | Nominations Sought: Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Departments |
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November 4, 2008
20 Articles From the Nov./Dec. Issue of the
Becker's ASC Review Are Now Online

1. 17 Statistics an ASC Should Look at Every Month. Click Here button

2. 39 ASC Women Leaders to Know. Click Here button

3. Letter From the Editor: Benchmarking, Healthcare Information Technology and the Changing Nature of ASCs. Click Here button

4. 10 Legal Issues Facing ASCs. Click Here button

5. The Elements of an ASC Turnaround, by Joseph S. Zasa, JD, of Woodrum/ASD. Click Here button

6. 6 Ways to Increase GI Profitability. Click Here button

7. 5 Best Practices for the Correct Coding and Billing of GI Procedures, by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, of Ellis Medical Consulting. Click Here button

8. Extending ASC Lifespans: 4 Rules of Thumb for Mature Centers. Click Here button

9. 7 Great ASC Turnarounds. Click Here button

10. 5 Tips for FESS Coding, by Denis Rodriguez, CPC, CIRCC, CCS, of The Coding Network. Click Here button

The Texas ASC Society's 2008 Annual Conference will be held in Austin, Texas, Nov. 13 and 14. The conference will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn more about the latest news about ASCs and interact with members of the Texas ASC industry. Registration details can be found at www.texasascsociety.org.

11. 9 Best Practices to Grow and Distinguish ENT in Your ASC. Click Here button

12. 5 Trends, Developments and Challenges Affecting ENT. Click Here button

13. 4 ASC IT Leaders. Click Here button

14. Effective Use of Information Technology to Optimize Financial Performance. Click Here button

15. 12 HIT Companies to Know. Click Here button

16. 5 Things You Should Know About EMR in ASCs, by John Goehle of Facility Development & Management. Click Here button

17. Kathy Bryant's Year in Review, by Kathy Bryant, JD, president of the ASC Association. Click Here button

18. 4 Steps to Bring an ASC to 100 Percent Capacity, by Tyler Merrill of ASCOA. Click Here button

19. 11 Leaks to Plug in Your Billing Department to Ensure Total Reimbursement, by Hunter Howard of Medigain. Click Here button

20. Use These 10 Benchmarks and 10 Best Practices to Improve Your Billing and Collections. Click Here button

To see this article listing and to download a PDF of the Nov./Dec. issue of the Becker's ASC Review, click here.

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Can Future Hospital-Improved Reimbursement
Be Factored Into Current ASC Valuation?

Q: ABC ASC sells to Hospital XYZ. Valuation indicates procedures will be paid at 35 percent more when the hospital becomes the owner. Can this added value be considered in the valuation or subsequent value paid to the ASC owners in the selling transaction?

-- Name withheld

Scott Becker, JD, responds: Essentially, the increased value that the hospital can reap through charging higher fees cannot be accounted for in the fair market valuation of the center. The center cannot benefit for purposes of the valuation from synergies or benefits the hospital can bring.

Note: Send your questions about ASCs, hospitals or practices to Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com.

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B. Braun Publishes Guide, Earns Accolade; Somnia Blog Offers News, Announcements and Humor

1. B. Braun Medical has announced the publication of a first-of-its-kind educational guide, Dual Guidance - A Multimodal Approach to Nerve Location. The company also announced it has achieved "Best in KLAS" for its smart pump technology in KLAS's 2008 Top 20: Best in KLAS Awards for Medical Equipment Report. Read the entire story: Click Here button

2. A blog started a few months ago by Somnia - a leading provider of anesthesia services to ASCs, hospitals and office-based surgical facilities - includes entries discussing changes to surgery center payment rates, transactions involving anesthesia practices, notable hiring of anesthesia leaders, announcements of FDA clearance of new devices and even links to a few humorous stories and videos related to anesthesia. Read the full story: Click Here button

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Nominations Sought for January Issues of
Becker's ASC Review and The Hospital Review

1. January Becker's ASC Review. We are seeking to profile two centers that excel in bariatrics. If you have a suggestion or nomination, please e-mail Scott Becker.

2. January Becker's Hospital Review. This publication, focused solely on hospitals is seeking nominations for five hospitals that excel in orthopedics and/or spine and five hospitals that are great places to work. Please e-mail suggestions and nominations to Scott Becker.

For a free one-year subscription to The Hospital Review, please e-mail e-mail Scott Becker.

 
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10 Great Companies to Know

If you'd like more information about or an introduction to any of these companies, please e-mail Scott Becker.

1. MedHQ. Based in suburban Chicago, MedHQ provides accounting, revenue cycle, human resources and credentialing services to clients in 10 states. MedHQ is the expert in all these fields, providing business office functions to hospitals, surgery centers, imaging centers and physician practices nationwide.

2. QSE Technologies. QSE Technologies is a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry for more than five years. QSE works to design and implement technology infrastructure systems that support both today's and tomorrow's healthcare information technology needs.

3. Regent Surgical Health. As buyers, developers and managers of outpatient surgery centers and physician-owned hospitals around the country, Regent Surgical Health is an experienced developer and specialist in turnaround situations. Partnering with Regent can result in almost immediate improvements in financial health.

4. Practice Partners. Practice Partners in Healthcare takes great pride in the development, management and equity ownership with its physician and hospital partners. Specializing in de novo and turn-around situations, Practice Partners' physician base encompasses a wide array of surgeons with an emphasis in orthopedics.

5. Ion Healthcare. Ion Healthcare provides a turnkey solution for screening and management of patients with sleep apnea referred to your surgical center. The company's clinically proven quality program will provide your center everything needed to assess and manage risks of sleep apnea in patients referred to your center.

6. Prexus Health. Prexus Health is a 100 percent physician-owned company that specializes in the development and management of multi-specialty, physician-owned ASCs and small hospitals. Because Prexus believes in the "campus model" of development, it also assists with the development and operation of imaging centers, physical therapy services and anatomical pathology labs.

7. Serbin Surgery Center Billing. Serbin Surgery Center Billing was founded in 2001 to provide the answer to ASCs' complex and unique billing needs, providing expert and accurate coding, billing, collections, and managed care negotiations solely to the ASC industry. SCB's extensive knowledge of payor responsibilities and managed care contracting ensures you'll receive the highest reimbursements possible.

8. Woodrum/ Ambulatory Systems Development. Woodrum reorganizes, performs financial turnarounds and develops new ASCs; its strength is in growing ASC businesses with innovative programs and adding new surgeons. Woodrum manages more than 20 ASCs nationwide for doctors and/or hospital/physician joint-ventures.

9. McShane Medical Properties. McShane Medical Properties is an integrated design/build construction and real estate development firm offering comprehensive services for the healthcare industry. McShane's healthcare specialties include construction and real estate services for medical office buildings, ambulatory surgery centers, specialty hospitals, critical access hospitals, diagnostic imaging centers and centers of excellence.

10. zChart EMR. zCHART EMR was developed by dozens of healthcare professionals -- administrators, office staff, nurses and physicians -- at multi-specialthy outpatient surgery centers. Years of development and everyday use in the real-world surgery center environment has created a first-rate, intelligent, 21st century surgical chart that will surprise and delight users.

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