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22 Beyond contract negotiation, OhioHealth and Knightsbridge Surgery Center has found a number of ways to pool resources. "OhioHealth has expertise in community affairs and has been a very good advisor," says Mr. Moody. The health system has been able to lend expertise in strategies for growth and community relations. looking ahead. Don't assume that a joint venture will solve all of an ASC's problems, says Mr. Moody. Like any partnership, an ASC joint venture should be reexamined and improved upon to maximize the relationship. "Even when things are going well, you need to ask the tough questions," says Dr. Riemenschneider. "Appropriate case or phy- sician referral from the broad base of physicians and cases in the Ohio- Health portfolio is highly desired by this JV ASC and is a criterion that Knightsbridge is particularly qualified for and is a priority need for the continued success of the center. It is a winner for both JV partners." Looking to beyond the support of its joint venture partner, Knights- bridge Surgery Center is preparing to evolve with the changing health- care marketplace. Dr. Riemenschneider is considering medical tourism, bundled payments and the expansion of the center's online footprint. "We have the staying power to survive, but we need to prepare for the market of tomorrow versus the market of past days," he says. n Transactions & Joint Ventures AnticipAte chAnge. We do. 2013 ® 636.273.6711 | www.nationalASCbilling.com the ASc Revenue cycle. It's all we do. It's all we think about. And it shows. Named one of the world's best outsourcing service providers two years in a row. – Fortune Magazine 2013 Lawmakers, Organizations Call for Loosening of North Carolina CON Law By Carrie Pallardy A number of organizations and lawmakers support the loosening or repeal of North Carolina's certificate of need laws, according to a Star News Online report. The John Locke Foundation supports the removal of the CON laws, arguing that these laws fail to meet their purpose of lowering health- care costs. State Rep. Marilyn Avila (R-Wake) supports changing the laws to make the CON process easier to navigate and to allow for more ambulatory surgery centers to open in communities throughout North Carolina. The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has promised support to any legislative efforts to loosen CON regulations. The North Carolina Hospital Association opposes changes to the cur- rent CON laws. n 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine June 12-14, 2014 Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois For more information, call (800) 417-2035 If you would like to sponsor or exhibit at this event, please call (800) 417-2035 ASCREVIEW SPINE REVIEW • e Making of an NBA and Living Legend - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall-of-Famer • Debate: e State of America and the State of Healthcare - 2014, Governor Howard Dean, Physician and Former Six-Term Governor of Vermont, For- mer Chairman of the Democratic National Committee vs John Bolton, For- mer Ambassador to the United Nations, Lawyer and Republican Diplomat • e Healthcare ASC, Spine and Orthopedic Economy - Is the Future Bright or Dark? How Do You Position Yourself? 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Watters III, MD, MS, Clinical Associ- ate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, President-Elect North American Spine Society, Past President, Texas Spine Society, Past Chair, Research Council, North American Spine Society, John Caruso, MD, FACS, Neurosurgeon, Parkway Surgery Center, Richard Wohns, M.D., Founder, President and Board-Certifi ed Neuro- surgeon, NeoSpine, Kenny Hancock, President and Chief Development Offi cer, Meridian Surgical Partners, moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Healthcare Department Chairman, McGuireWoods LLP and Publisher, Becker's Healthcare • Outpatient Spine Surgery - e Next Five Years, Richard Wohns, MD, Founder, President and Board Certifi ed Neurosurgeon, NeoSpine Kareem Abdul- Jabbar Howard Dean John Bolton louis Sauer 132 Sessions, 168 Speakers - 63 Physician leaders and 28 CeOs Speaking More Than 700 Attendees at This World-Class event Focused on Key Business, Clinical and legal Issues To Register, Call (800) 417-2035 • Fax (866) 678-5755 email registration@beckershealthcare.com Register Online at http://www.regonline.com/12thspineorthopedicASC A business isn't going to flourish without commitment from its core group of people. If the physicians are committed, their ability to endure and be productive is unmatched." — Dr. Herb Riemenschneider, Knightsbridge Surgery Center