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Spine Surgeon Leadership 12 ment model. Providers participating in these payment models accept more risk for patient outcomes by negotiating a global fee for service. Additional costs for care, such as re-operations within a specified period of time, or complications are not covered within that fee. "In 2013 we will be contacting medical directors of regional health insurance plans and ACOs in different locations and presenting them with bundled rates for simple back and neck surgery and ACDF," says Mr. Reznik. "The benefit for member centers is that they would ultimately get access to contracts of ACOs and we would provide a template on which they could bundle pricing for the local ASC and hospital. With that said, every center controls its own rates." Each location would negotiate individual pricing, at a reasonable rate for the provider. Centers controlling more of the care can better guarantee quality outcomes. "With healthcare reform, all accountable care organizations will be looking for spine centers that emphasize non-surgical treatment options and minimally invasive spine surgery to reduce costs," says Dr. Lynch. "National payors always have to search to find the best spine centers in the region [and they will be] attracted to the Prizm model that includes PM&R, spine surgeons, spine therapists, clinical outcome report cards, emphasis on home exercise and non-surgical treatment all under one roof." 5. Include patient education beyond medical care. Innovative spine care providers are beginning to focus attention on non-medical treatments for spine care and maintenance, such as fitness and personal health specialists. Spine centers that will be leaders in the future are open to any pathway that would benefit their patients. "If you look at how heart centers have evolved, you have fitness specialists, cardiac rehab and disease process specialists," says Mr. Reznik. "You are going to see the same thing with spine. Right now spine is more fragmented and patients could see several different specialists and still not receive the right care. The mature spine center of the future will have orthospine surgeons, neurospine surgeons, physical medicine, therapists and exercise physiologists that move patients through to recovery as soon as possible." n 139 Speakers at the 2013 Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference T he 20th Annual ASC Conference will take place October 24-26 at the Swissotel in Chicago. The conference, which is focused on improving profitability and business and legal issues, brings together surgeons, physician leaders, administrators and ASC business and clinical leaders. The following professionals will be attending and speaking at the conference. geon with D.I.S.C. Sports & Spine Center (Marina Del Ray, Calif.). Institute Center for Spinal Restoration (Santa Monica, Calif.). Brian Brown. Regional Vice President of Meridian Surgical Partners (Brentwood, Tenn.). Gregory DeConciliis. Administrator of Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites (Waltham, Mass.). Jennifer Brown, RN. Endoscopy Nurse Manager for Gastroenterology Associates of Central Virginia (Lynchburg, Va.). Joyce Deno Thomas. Senior Vice President of Operations for Regent Surgical Health (Westchester, Ill.). David Abraham, MD. Orthopedic Surgeon at The Reading Neck & Spine Center (Wyomissing, Pa.). Danny Bundren. Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for Symbion Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.). Stephanie Ellis, RN. Owner and President of Ellis Medical Consulting (Franklin, Tenn.). Vickie Arjoyan. Administrator of Specialty Surgical of Beverly Hills (Calif.). Meggan Bushee, JD. Associate with McGuireWoods (Charlotte, N.C.). John Bartos, JD. CEO of CollectRx (Rockville, Md.). Paul Cadorette. Director of Educational Services for mdStrategies (Cypress, Texas). Scott Becker, JD, CPA. Partner with McGuireWoods and Publisher of Becker's ASC Review (Chicago). Holly Carnell, JD. Associate with McGuireWoods (Chicago). Kelly Bemis, RN. Director of Clinical Services for Surgical Care Affiliates (San Diego). Sandy Berreth. Administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center (Baxter, Minn.). Chris Bishop. Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Business Development for Blue Chip Surgical Partners (Franklin, Tenn.). Brett Chambers. Project Manager of IT Consulting for Key Whittman Eye Center (Dallas). Scott Christiansen. President of CCO Healthcare Partners (Chicago). Jeffrey Clark, JD. Partner at McGuireWoods (Chicago). Trish Corey. Sales Representative for Simple Admit (Baldwinsville, N.Y.). Bonnie Blair. Speed Skating Champion and Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist. Jamie Crook. Director of Physician Recruiting for Regent Surgical Health (Westchester, Ill.). Stephen Blake. CEO of Central Park ENT & Surgery Center (Arlington, Texas). R. Blake Curd, MD. Chairman of Surgical Management Professionals (Sioux Falls, S.D.). Jeff Blankinship. President and CEO of Surgical Notes (Dallas). Fred Davis, MD. Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Dotty Bollinger, RN, JD. COO of Laser Spine Institute (Tampa, Fla.). Robert Bray, Jr., MD. Neurological Spine Sur- Timothy Davis, MD. Director of Interventional Pain and Electrodiagnostics at The Spine Paul G. Faraclas. President and CEO of Voyance (Branford, Conn.). David Feherty. CBS Golf Commentator and Best-Selling Author. Erik Flexman. Executive Director of Forest Canyon Endoscopy & Surgery Center (Flagstaff, Ariz.). Robin Fowler, MD. Chairman and Medical Director of Interventional Management Services (Atlanta). Brandon Frazier. Vice President of Development and Acquisitions for Ambulatory Surgerical Centers of America (Hanover, Mass.). Jim Freund. Vice President of Business Development for Medical Web Technologies (Willington, Conn.). Jon H. Friesen. CFO of Nueterra Healthcare (Leawood, Kan.). Tom Gallagher. President and CEO of PDP Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.). Nap Gary. COO of Regent Surgical Health (Westchester, Ill.). Ann Geier, RN. Senior Vice President of Operations for Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America (Hanover, Mass.).