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13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine – Call (800) 417-2035
This is issue of Becker's ASC Review includes expertise from physician owners, ASC ad-
ministrators, ASC operators and other key stakeholders. The topics include ASC strategy
for 2015, coding and billing trends, healthcare industry predictions and important pa-
tient safety issues. The issue also features our key list of "500+ People to Know in the ASC
Industry" as well as 44 new ASCs and 22 new ASC joint ventures in 2014.
Please save the date for the 13
th
Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven
ASC Conference + The Future of Spine, June 11-13, 2015. The conference is held at the
Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel in Chicago and will include more than 90 surgeon speak-
ers — primarily spine surgeons — and 120 informative sessions covering business and
legal trends, innovation and overall healthcare landscape changes.
Keynote speakers include:
• Deion Sanders, Professional Football Hall-of-Famer
• Billy Beane, Oakland A's General Manager
• Bill Walton, NBA Legend
• David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Founding Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health
Should you have any questions, please contact me at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com,
or Editor-in-chief Laura Dyrda at ldyrda@beckershealthcare.com or President and CEO
Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.
Very truly yours,
Scott Becker
Publisher's Letter
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easier and prof itable for 65 ASCs nationwide.
Only ASCOA was founded and is managed by surgeons. And we've produced these
consistent results for longer than anyone. So for more prof itability and fewer sleepless
nights, contact ASCOA today. And count on a better, clearer f uture.
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13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic
and Pain Management-Driven
ASC Conference +
The Future of Spine
June 11-13, 2015
Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel
Chicago, IL
90+ Surgeons Speaking &
108 Sessions Key Note Speakers:
Deion Sanders, Billy Beane and Bill Walton
For more information, visit
www.beckersspine.com or
call (800) 417-2035.
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