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On October 25 at the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Bobby Sarnevesht, managing partner of Bay Area Surgical Management, Inc., will give a presentation discussing how providers can go from out-of-network to in-network facilities.

Robin Fowler, MD, founder of Atlanta-based Interventional Management Services, was selected for the 2012 Best of Conyers Award in the medical and surgical hospitals category.

D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton, Ala., has partnered with Encore Rehabilitation and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine to provide sports medicine serves to local high school athletes, according to a Brewton Standard report.

Tim Kremchek, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, performed shoulder surgery on Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Masset, according to an MLB report.

John Uribe, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, Fla., has performed shoulder surgery on Florida Panthers defenseman Erik Gudbranson, according to a HockeyBuzz report.

Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman will undergo a second, season-ending knee surgery, according to an ESPN report.

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare and a consortium of 30 physicians have formed joint venture partnership to develop a multispecialty ASC. The facility is affiliated with BBL Medical Facilities.

Jason Steindler, DO, an interventional pain management specialist, joined St. Mary's Pain Management Health Center in Amsterdam, N.Y., according to a report from the Times-Union.

The Grainger County Commission in eastern Tennessee voted to form a special committee to regulate pain management clinics, according to a WBIR report.

Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program payments to-date have surpassed $6.5 billion for eligible hospitals, eligible professionals and critical access hospitals, according to CMS' July 2012 data (pdf).