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Subject: [Becker's Pain Management] 5 Points on Pain Management Physician Comp | Dr. Ken Chapman Discusses MILD | What Issues Shape the Future of Pain Management? |
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News & Analysis
Sept. 19, 2011
 

1. Pain Management Physician Compensation: 5 Points on Who Makes the Most. 

 

2. More Hospitals Offering Alternative Therapy, Usually for Pain. 

 

3. What Issues Shape the Future of Pain Management? 5 Physician Responses.     

 

4. 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, Chicago) to include keynote speaker Sam Donaldson discussing politics in Washington. He will also moderate a panel on the future of healthcare with Congressman Dr. Tom Price, ASCOA CEO Dr. Brent Lambert, Regent Surgical Health CEO Tom Mallon and PHA President Mike Russel. To register or learn more, .

 

5. 8 Points Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompressions From Dr. Ken Chapman.  

 

6. American Chronic Pain Association Partners With Millennium Laboratories for National Pain Awareness Month.   

 

7. FDA to Require Updated Osteoporosis Drug Labels

 

8. Dr. Ripal Parikh Joins Galion Community Hospital's Pain Management Center.    

 

9. Chronic Pain Gene Discovery Could Mean New Medication. 

 

10. Study: Neurostimulation System Shows Positive Findings for Treating Cluster Headache     

 

 


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1. 10 Statistics Your ASC Should Review Each Day, Week and Month and What to Do About Them - Reginal Robinson, Director, Peninsula Surgery Center

 

2.  How to Evaluate & Implement New Profitable Services Into an ASC - Robert Zasa, Founder, ASD Management, and Kenneth Austin, MD, Rockland Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 

 

3. Physician-Hospital Joint Ventures: How to Resolve Conflict and Keep the Venture Thriving - Dawn McLane, Regional VP, Health Inventures, Tom Yerden, CEO, TRY Healthcare Solutions   

 

4. Advanced Benchmarking of Financial and Clinical Results - John Goehle, CPA, Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies   

 

5. Determining the Exact Cost of a Procedure - Terry Woodback, CEO, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital  

 

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