From: Scott Becker <scott@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's ASC Review] $4B in ASC Payments for 2011 From CMS/15 ASC Execs Changing Roles in 2010/ Payor Threatens to Withdraw Coverage for NV ASCs/HI ASC Enters Into JV With Hospital
Reply: scott@beckersasc.com
Becker's ASC Review
ASCOA
News & Analysis
Dec. 21, 2010

1. CMS Projects $4B in ASC Payments for 2011. Click Here

2. 15 ASC Industry Executives Who Assumed New Roles in 2010. Click Here

3. Major Payor Threatens to Withdraw Coverage for Two Las Vegas ASCs. Click Here

4. Seeking nominations for "50 Great ASC Administrators to Know", which will be featured in the March/April issue of Becker's ASC Review. Submit nominations to rachel@beckersasc.com. To advertise in this issue, please contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com or call (800) 417-2035.

5. Hawaii's Hilo Community Surgery Center Enters Into Joint Venture With Hospital. Click Here

6. Nursing Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $900K From ASC. Click Here

7. 5 Steps for Collecting Payments From Patients. Click Here Features insight from Larry Taylor of Practice Partners in Healthcare.

8. 6 Things to Know About ASC Reprocessing. Click Here Features insight from Scott McDade of McKesson Medical-Surgical.   

9. Coder Compensation Increases; Credentials, Education Boost Salary. Click Here

10. WikiLeaks Episode Underscores Risk of Portable Media in Surgery Centers. Click Here Written by Marion Jenkins of QSE Technologies.

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24 Companies to Know

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