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ASCREVIEW
Practical Business, Legal and Clinical Guidance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
May/June 2013
Editorial
Laura Miller
Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review
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features
1 0 Tips to Make Efficient ASCs Even Better
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Lindsey Dunn
Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
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1 ASCs Performing 10,000+ Annual Procedures
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Molly Gamble
Editor
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sales & publishing
Vol. 2013 No. 4
1 When ACOs Come to Town: Q&A on Strategies for ASCs With Jon Friesen of Nueterra
7Publisher's Letter
ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance
11 10 ASC Leaders on Making Their Centers Stand Out
12 6 Ways for ASCs to Adopt & Benefit From Flexible Employee Schedules
13 5 Steps to Turn Your ASC Into a Destination Setting
14 10 Top Ambulatory Care Procedures & Unexpected Denial Rates
20 HIPAA Compliance: 5 Key Considerations for ASCs, Physician Practices and Small
Providers
21 Expect an Increase in New ASC Development: Q&A With Rob Carrera of Pinnacle III
Executive Briefing: ASC Infection Control & Quality Improvement
22 10 Essential Elements for Excellence in ASC Infection Control Programs
24 4 Challenges ASCs Face in Standardizing Infection Control & How to Overcome Them
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26 6 Considerations for ASC & Hospital Joint Ventures
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28 12 Recent ASC Openings & Announcements
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Executive Briefing: Outpatient Spine Surgery in ASCs
30 5 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Trends for ASCs to Know
32 Why Spine is Coming to ASCs: 3 Big Reasons
Supply & Materials Management
34 6 Effective Steps to Lower ASC Materials Costs
36 OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Distributorships
36 Medical Device Purchases: 3 Points on Physician Influences
38 5 Steps to Cut Supply Costs at GI/ Endoscopy-Driven ASCs
Coding, Billing and Collections
39 4 Points on How ASCs Can Make Out-of-Network Contracting Work
41 The 2% Medicare Reimbursement Reduction: Q&A on How it Impacts ASCs
43 100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare
54 Advertising Index
