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ASCREVIEW
Practical Business, Legal and Clinical Guidance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
October 2013
Editorial
Laura Miller
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Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review
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Lindsey Dunn
Director of Editorial Operations
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Molly Gamble
Managing Editor
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Editor
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Vol. 2013 No. 8
ASC Administrators Roundtable
9 7 ASC Administrators on Remaining Competitive Post-Healthcare Reform
ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance
11 7 Steps to Plan for Sustainable, Long-Term ASC Success
12 8 Tactics to Strengthen Surgery Center Physician Credentialing
14 Can ASCs Survive Healthcare Reform? Q&A With Kim White
Helen Gregg
Writer/Reporter
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15 Developing a Positive Community Presence for Surgery Centers:
Heather Linder
Assistant Editor
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16 5 Best Practices for Managing Leadership Transitions in ASCs
Carrie Pallardy
Writer/Reporter
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Heather Punke
Assistant Editor
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Ellie Rizzo
Writer/Reporter
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Anuja Vaidya
Writer/Reporter
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Q&A With Administrator Melissa Dansby
18 5 Steps for Smooth Surgeon Relations at a Cost Conscious Surgery Center
19 ASCs Projected to Save Medicare $57.6B Over Next 10 Years
Executive Brief: Gastroenterology Trends
21 GI Diagnostics & Treatment: 3 Revolutionary Trends
23 7 Ways to Use Key Quality Metrics to Improve GI Centers
23 18 Statistics About GI/Endoscopy in Surgery Centers
Transactions/Valuations
25 6 Questions Surgery Center Leaders Need to Ask When Adding a New Specialty
27 5 Surgery Center Joint Venture Models
29 5 Tactics for Attracting Physicians in an Age of Hospital Integration
30 7 Statistics on ASC Offering Price
30 AMA Report: 60% of Physicians in Physician-Owned Groups
Gastroenterology
32 Gastroenterologists on Evolving to Meet Challenges in Today's Healthcare
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Coding, Billing & Collections
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Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs — Getting Paid In a Timely Manner
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Coding & Reimbursement for Spinal Surgery in Surgery Centers: Q&A With Carolyn
Neumann
38 50 Ophthalmology-Driven ASCs to Know
Ophthalmology
40 5 Ophthalmologists on Top Issues in the Field
Sports Medicine
41 Sports Medicine in ASCs: 8 Surgeons Discuss
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