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ASCREVIEW
Practical Business, Legal and Clinical Guidance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
June 2013
Editorial
Laura Miller
Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review
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features
1 Improvements to Make Good ASCs Great
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Lindsey Dunn
Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
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1 Joint Venture ASC Administrators to Know
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Molly Gamble
Editor
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1 Ways ASCs Must Evolve to Meet Billing Challenges From Surgical Management Pro6
fessionals CEO Mike Lipomi
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Vol. 2013 No. 5
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Publisher's Letter
8 5 Initiatives for a Better Patient & Physician ASC Experience
ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance
10 7 ASC Leaders on the Impact of Healthcare Reform on Their Centers
11 Is Your A/R Costing You More Than You Realize?
11 12 Statistics on ASC Administrator Salaries
13 8 Steps to Maximize Compact Scheduling at ASCs
16 7 Steps for a Smoothly-Run Multispecialty ASC
17 30 ASCs With 20+ Years of History
Transactions & Valuation Issues
19 5 Big Factors in ASC Merger & Acquisition Activity Today
20 12 Statistics on Surgery Center Case Volume
20 Survey: 69% Providers Expect Costs to Drive Outpatient Populations
21 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference Brochure
Executive Briefing: ASC Industry Transaction Trends
29 5 ASC Deal Terms Affecting Business Value
30 Perceived Value and Longevity for Surgical Specialties and CONs
32 Industry Trends for ASC Life Cycles and Transaction Activity
Coding, Billing and Collections
37 ACOs 101 for ASC Administrators: Q&A With Stephen Rothenberg of Numerof &
Associates
39 Price Transparency is Coming: 10 Things for ASC Leaders to Know
Accreditation & Patient Safety
42 7 Steps for ASCs to Ensure Accreditation Survey Readiness
44 61 ASC Management & Development Company CEOs to Know
47 Advertising Index
