1. 2010 ASC Payment Rates Final Rule Released; ASCs Receive 1.2% Medicare Payment Inflation Update, 76 New Codes Added.

2. 11 Things to Know About Anesthesia and Anesthesia in ASCs.  Look for 12 More Things to Know About Anesthesia and Anesthesia in ASCs in next Tuesday's Becker's ASC Review E-weekly.

3. USPI Reports 19% Operating Income Growth for Third Quarter.

4. ASCOA is seeking to invest in and manage physician-owned hospitals. If you have an interest in a partnership or have a contact that may have such an interest, please contact Brent Lambert at (781) 258-1533 or e-mail blambert@ascoa.com. Learn more about ASCOA at www.ascoa.com.

5. Grow Your Business: Advertise in the Becker's ASC Review -- Let us help you reach your target audience in the most focused and intelligent way available. To make great connections with the most important and successful people in the ASC industry, please e-mail Jessica Cole, president and chief development officer of ASC Communications, at jessica@beckersasc.com or Kimberly Hursley, account manager, at kimberly@beckersasc.com. You can also call Jessica and Kim at (800) 417-2035.

6. Tips for Getting the Best Quality and Savings for Surgical Instrumentation.

7. Becker's ASC Review's second annual Best ASCs to Work For nominations is now open. This list recognizes organizations that go beyond what's expected for ensuring the highest level of staff satisfaction as a driver of quality care. If your ASC is a great place to work, please tell us why by e-mailing Scott Becker (sbecker@mcguirewoods.com), Rob Kurtz (rob@beckersasc.com) or reply to this e-mail The list of "25 Great ASCs to Work For" will be published in the January issue of Becker's ASC Review. See last year's list of "Great ASCs to Work For in 2008" by clicking here.

8. AAAHC is hosting its Achieving Accreditation Educational Seminar from Dec. 4-5 in Las Vegas. Learn more.

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ProVation Medical. ProVation Medical has created ProVation EHR, an electronic health record designed for busy, cost-conscious ASCs. Learn more about ProVation Medical.

Practice Partners. Practice Partners in Healthcare takes great pride in the development, management and equity ownership with its physician and hospital partners. Read more about Practice Partners.

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. Learn more about SCB.