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Session : ASC800
Medicare & ASCs: Confronting the 2008 Challenges/ASCs & State Government: How Politics Affect Your ASC
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: Kathy Bryant, President, ASC Association
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- With Medicare making
more changes in
2008 than in the last
two decades, you
need to know what
is happening. The
ASC Association’s
president will provide the ASC
perspective on what is happening in
Washington and what it means
to ASCs.
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- In an era of increased focus on ASCs by state legislators and regulators, ASCs can be better prepared by learning more about what state officials are thinking and doing. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what’s on the horizon.
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Session : ASC801
A Tale of Two ASC/Hospital Joint Ventures
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speakers: Mike Panke, Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg; Caryl Serbin, Surgery Consultants of America
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- Considering a physician/hospital
joint venture? The experience of two
successful joint venture ASCs will
be shared, including structuring,
developing and managing these
ventures.
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Session : ASC802
Anesthesia Coverage: Keys to Success
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Are you challenged with issues relating
to anesthesia coverage for your ASC?
Learn how to deal with some of the
anesthesia problems that you may be
facing. Topics will include how long
your anesthesiologists should stay
after surgery, whether to use CRNAs
or anesthesia assistants and the pros
and cons of outsourcing anesthesia
coverage.
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Session : ASC803
Assuring Success for the Mature ASC
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: Reed Martin, Nueterra Healthcare
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- Identify where your ASC is in its
business life cycle and the five signs of
a maturing ASC business. This session
will review ways to transform your ASC
for long-term success and provide case
studies of ASCs that have transformed
their business to survive and thrive!
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Session : ASC804
GI Survival in a New Reimbursement Era: Managing Materials & Improving Efficiencies
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: John Poisson, Physicians Endoscopy
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- Learn how to improve operational
efficiencies and manage materials usage
and purchasing in your GI services to
maintain profitability given the reductions
in Medicare GI payments.
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Session : ASC805
Insurance Contracts: You Gotta Know When to Sign, When to Pass and How to Approach Renewals
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: I. Naya Kehayes, Eveia Health Consulting & Management
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- Signing the wrong insurance contracts
will harm your ASC. Learn how to know
when to sign a contract, when to refuse
to sign and how to approach renewals
to maximize your success in improving
your insurance contracts.
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Session : ASC806
Pay Now or Pay Later: How State Advocacy Efforts Protect Your Bottom Line
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: Peter Lohrengel, Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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- Speaker: Deborah Mack, CASC, National Surgical Hospitals
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- Speaker: Mark Mayo, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Association of Illinois
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- Using recent experiences in California,
Florida and Illinois, learn how state
advocacy efforts can impact your ASC’s
bottom line.
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Session : ASC807
Coding Complex Orthopedic Surgeries
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: Joanne Schade-Boyce, Faircode Associates
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- Shoulder surgery options have multiplied
in the last few years, presenting new
coding challenges. This session will
provide guidelines for successful coding
and billing for shoulder procedures and
surgeries.
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Session : ASC808
Making the Most of the New Medicare Payment System: Procedures You Should Consider Adding
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: Steve Whitmore, Symbion Healthcare
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- With the changes to the Medicare
payment system, conventional wisdom on
which procedures are profitable for ASCs
no longer applies.
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Session : ASC809
Medicares Conditions for Coverage: What Changes Will Your ASC Have to Make?
Conference : ASC 2008 Celebrating Our Successes
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- Speaker: Susan Hollander, National Surgical Care
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- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services is expected to release new ASC
conditions for coverage in 2008. Although
we won’t yet know what the final rules
will require, ASCs can begin preparing
by understanding the areas most likely to
change and some recommendations for
ways to adjust to those changes.
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