Here are 10 sessions to know at the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine.
The conference will take place from June 12 to 14 in Chicago.
1. "Motion Preserving MIS Stabilization for Stenosis Surgery: How to Expand Your ASC Practice" featuring Hallet Mathews, MD, MBA, executive vice president and CMO of Paradigm Spine.
2. "Tough Coding and Billing Issues for Pain Management," featuring Lisa Rock, president of National Medical Billing Services.
3. "Consumerism and Price Transparency," Jeff Blankinship, president and CEO of Surgical Notes and Beth Berger, RPLU, national director of healthcare practice at Arthur J. Gallagher and Co.
4. "Best Thoughts and Practices on Robot-Guided Surgery," featuring Christopher R. Good, MD, FACS, director of research, director of scoliosis and spinal deformity, spinal surgeon at Virginia Spine Institute.
5. "Building a Total Joint Program in an Ambulatory Surgery Center," featuring Walter P. Spires Jr., senior director of strategic initiatives at Surgical Care Affiliates and Michael J. Patterson, FACHE, president and CEO of Mississippi Valley Health.
6. "Cost Reduction and Benchmarking — 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits," featuring Robert Westergard, CPA, CFO at Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America.
7. "What Does the Sunshine Act Mean for Orthopedic and Spine Surgeons?" John Dietz, MD, orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy, James J. Lynch, MD, FRCSI, FAANS, SpineNevada, Nick Shamie, MD, spine surgeon at UCLA Spine Surgery and Hythem P. Shadid, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Genesis Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. The session is moderated by Tara R. Shewchuk, vice president of ethics and compliance at Medtronic Spinal.
8. "Bundled Payments Initiatives," Louis F. McIntyre, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Westchester Orthopedic Associates.
9. "Interventional Pain Management: Opportunities for ACOs, ASCs and Hospitals," featuring Scott Glaser, MD, DABIPP, Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago.
10. "Evolution of the Epidural Injection," featuring Hazmer H. Cassim, DO, DABPM, physiatrist at Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center.
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The conference will take place from June 12 to 14 in Chicago.
1. "Motion Preserving MIS Stabilization for Stenosis Surgery: How to Expand Your ASC Practice" featuring Hallet Mathews, MD, MBA, executive vice president and CMO of Paradigm Spine.
2. "Tough Coding and Billing Issues for Pain Management," featuring Lisa Rock, president of National Medical Billing Services.
3. "Consumerism and Price Transparency," Jeff Blankinship, president and CEO of Surgical Notes and Beth Berger, RPLU, national director of healthcare practice at Arthur J. Gallagher and Co.
4. "Best Thoughts and Practices on Robot-Guided Surgery," featuring Christopher R. Good, MD, FACS, director of research, director of scoliosis and spinal deformity, spinal surgeon at Virginia Spine Institute.
5. "Building a Total Joint Program in an Ambulatory Surgery Center," featuring Walter P. Spires Jr., senior director of strategic initiatives at Surgical Care Affiliates and Michael J. Patterson, FACHE, president and CEO of Mississippi Valley Health.
6. "Cost Reduction and Benchmarking — 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits," featuring Robert Westergard, CPA, CFO at Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America.
7. "What Does the Sunshine Act Mean for Orthopedic and Spine Surgeons?" John Dietz, MD, orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy, James J. Lynch, MD, FRCSI, FAANS, SpineNevada, Nick Shamie, MD, spine surgeon at UCLA Spine Surgery and Hythem P. Shadid, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Genesis Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. The session is moderated by Tara R. Shewchuk, vice president of ethics and compliance at Medtronic Spinal.
8. "Bundled Payments Initiatives," Louis F. McIntyre, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Westchester Orthopedic Associates.
9. "Interventional Pain Management: Opportunities for ACOs, ASCs and Hospitals," featuring Scott Glaser, MD, DABIPP, Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago.
10. "Evolution of the Epidural Injection," featuring Hazmer H. Cassim, DO, DABPM, physiatrist at Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center.
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