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| April 26, 2010
1. Independent Medical Practice: Does Healthcare
Reform Mark the Beginning of the End? 
2. Call Coverage Payments: Trends, Regulations,
Statistics and Valuation Considerations.
3. Q&A On Challenges, Opportunities With Dr. Douglas Carlan, Orthopedic
Surgeon at Eaton Orthopedics and Carillon Surgery Center.
4. Early Registration Discounts for the 8th
Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference
(June 10-12; Chicago) End This Week. How will health reform impact my ASC or physician-owned hospital? How can I maximize my returns in a tough economy? Can we still operate OON? Learn the answer to these questions and more from speakers such as Brent Lambert, MD, president & owner, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, Andrew Hayek, CEO, Surgical Care Affiliates, and chairman of the ASC Advocacy Committee, Tom Pliura, MD, JD, president & CEO, zCHART, and more than 100 others. To
register, click here.
5. Missouri's St. John's Health Takes First Step
Toward CON Approval for Orthopedic Hospital.
6. Top 3 ASC
Payors by Volume for Orthopedics By
Region.
7. Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review is currently seeking nominations for a list of great orthopedic and spine CEOs/administrators to know. If you would like to nominate a CEO/administrator for consideration, contact Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com or Lindsey Dunn at lindsey@beckersasc.com
8. Stryker's Exeter Hip System Celebrates One-Millionth Hip Stem.
Learn More About Our Featured E-Weekly Advertisers: Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, NovaMed, Clint Pharmaceuticals and Allen Medical.
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8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 10-12, 2010; Chicago)
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Register today for the 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain
Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business
and Legal Issues (June 10-12, 2010; Chicago) by clicking here. This exclusive conference includes sessions on improving profitability immediately and much more.
Here are 5 great sessions focused on improving profits immediately:
1. The 7 Best Ways to Increase ASC Profits Now - Larry Taylor, CEO, Practice Partners in Healthcare
2. Key Ideas for Improving Orthopedic Practice Profits - John Martin, CEO, OrthoIndy
3. Key Concepts to Improve the Profitability of Spine Programs - John Caruso, MD; James Lynch, MD, Founder, Surgery Center of Reno
4. 5 Steps to a More Prosperous ASC: How to Improve Billing and Coding - Kim Woodruff, VP, Corporate Finance and Compliance, Pinnacle III
5. Pain Management in ASCs: Current Ideas to Increase Profits - Amy Mowles, President & CEO, Mowles Medical Practice Management
For more information about the program, please download the conference brochure (PDF), click here or call (703) 836-5904.
There are four ways you can register:
- Online. Register through our secure Web site.
- Phone. Call (703) 836-5904 or (800) 417-2035.
- E-mail. Contact registration@ascassociation.org.
- Fax. Print the conference brochure (PDF),
fill-out the registration on p. 7 and fax it to (703) 836-2090.
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