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Subject: [Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review E-weekly] Issue Alert - May/June Issue Online - To Sell or Not to Sell: A Guide for Orthopedic Practices | What Health Reform Will Mean for Physicians | 20 Orthopedic- and Spine-Driven ASCs |
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May 3, 2010

May/June Issue of Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review Now Online

Download the May/June Issue of Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Review (pdf). Link

1. How Healthcare Reform Impacts ASCs and Physician-Owned Hospitals - 10 Observations. Link

2. To Sell or Not to Sell: A Guide for Orthopedic Practices Eyeing Deals With Hospitals. Link

3. 9 Reimbursement and Business Concepts for Orthopedics in ASCs. Link

4. Publisher's Letter: May/June 2010. Link

5. What Health Reform Will Mean for Physicians and Hospitals. Link

Register now for the 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference (June 10-12; Chicago). How will health reform impact my ASC or physician-owned hospital? How can I maximize my returns in a tough economy? How can we improve our contracts? 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, Naya Kehayes, CEO, EVEIA Health Management & Consulting, and more than 100 others. To register, click here.

6. Orthopedics Gross Charge and Revenue Statistics by Number of ORs. Link

7. 20 Orthopedic- and Spine-Driven ASCs to Know. Link

8. 5 Things Orthopedics and Spine Practices Can Do Immediately to Improve Profits. Link

9. Becker's ASC Review/Becker's Hospital Review Names 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Link

10. Why Patient Selection Matters to Spine-Focused ASCs: Q&A With Dr. Thomas Forget. Link

11. 6 Reimbursement and Business Concepts for Spine in ASCs. Link


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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)
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 contracting, coding and billing:

1. Managed Care Negotiation Strategies for Orthopedics and Spine - 10 Key Concepts - Naya Kehayes, MPH, CEO, EVEIA Health Consulting and Management

2. 10 Ways to Improve ASC Orthopedic and Spine Coding - Stephanie Ellis, RN, President, Ellis Medical Consulting

3. Driving Revenues Up by Driving Denials Down - Bill Gilbert, Vice President of Marketing, AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions

4. Negotiating Implant Payments With Payors and Payments for Multiple Procedures and Other Issues - Marcus Williamson, President of Neospine Division, Symbion Healthcare, and Jamie Pearlman

5. Key Concepts to Improve the Profitability of Spine Programs, John Caruso, MD; James Lynch, MD, Founder, Surgery Center of Reno

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:

  1. Online. Register through our secure Web site.
  2. Phone. Call (703) 836-5904 or (800) 417-2035.
  3. E-mail. Contact registration@ascassociation.org.
  4. Fax. Print the conference brochure (PDF), fill-out the registration on p. 7 and fax it to (703) 836-2090.

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12. Spine Surgical Innovation:
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