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To Register, Call 800-417-2035 • Fax 866-678-5755 • Email registration@beckershealthcare.com Register Online at http://www.beckersasc.com/Junereg2015 90+ Surgeons and 23 CEOs Speaking, 120 Sessions - More Than 900 Attendees at this World-Class ASC Event Focused on Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Khanna, MD, Ortho Specialists of Northwest Indiana, moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Chairman, McGuireWoods, LLP Healthcare Department B. Cost Reduction and Benchmarking, 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits Robert Westergard, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, Margaret Chappell, MS, BSN, RN, CASC, Senior Vice President of Operations, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America and Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, CASC, Vice President, Clinical Informatics, Surgery, SourceMedical C. Infection Control for Your Spine Center Fred Sweet, MD. Co-Founder, Rockford SpineCenter D. 6 Key Questions For Spine Surgeons - Where is Pay Headed? Where is Reimbursement Headed? Should I Own an ASC? Should I Become a Hospital Employee? How Do I Recruit Fellows? How Much Can I Make From Co Management? M. Ali Khan, MD, Founder, Texas Pain and Spine Physicians, Scott B. Boyd, MD, Columbia Neurosurgical Associates, P.A., Richard Wohns, M.D., Founder, President & Board Certified Neurosurgeon, NeoSpine, Kenny Hancock, President and Chief Development Officer, Meridian Surgical Partners, moderated by Molly Gamble, Managing Editor, Becker's Hospital Review E. Strategies for Success with Independent Spine Practices William Stevens, MD, Founder, Center for Spinal Disorders F. Spine Surgery Advancement: How Technique & Device Development is Changing in 2015 Steven Garfin, MD, Distinguished Professor; Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief, Spine Surgery, UC San Diego G. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Timothy Lubenow, MD, Rush SurgiCenter 11:30 AM – 12:05 PM A. Selling Your ASC, Valuation, Compensation, Non Competes, Legal and Process Issues Colin Park, Manager, VMG Health, R. Blake Curd, MD, Board of Directors Chairman, Surgical Management Professionals, Thomas J. Chirillo, Senior Director, ASC Development, Outpatient Services, Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Barton C. Walker, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, moderated by Amber McGraw Walsh, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP B. Cost Reduction and Benchmarking, 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits Robert Westergard, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, Margaret Chappell, MS, BSN, RN, CASC, Senior Vice President of Operations, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America and Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, CASC, Vice President, Clinical Informatics, Surgery, SourceMedical C. A Review of Outcomes of over 30,000 Spine Procedures in ASCs Dotty Bollinger, RN, JD, CASC, LHRM, President and Chief Operating Officer, Laser Spine Institute D. 4 Key Clinical Questions for Spine - What are the Various Options for Introducing Lumbar Fu- sions to an Outpatient Spine Surgery Center? How Do You Utilize Local Hotels and Visiting Nurses to Broaden the Type and Acuity of Patients Operated in an Outpatient Spine Surgery Center? L5-S1 Anterior Surgery in a Surgery Center? SI Joint Fu- sions in an Outpatient Surgery Center? Dean Karahalios, MD, Evanston Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Kern Singh, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush, Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Moderated by Molly Gamble, Managing Editor, Becker's Healthcare E. Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures Appropri- ate for ASCs Nick Shamie, MD, Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine F. Spine ASC Development – Concept through Delivery Kenny Hancock, President and Chief Development Officer, Meridian Surgical Partners G. The Best Ideas to Reduce Your Handicap This Summer Louis Sauer, PGA Director of Instruction 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM A. The Healthcare ASC, Spine and Orthopedic Economy - Is the Future Bright or Dark? How do You Position Yourself? Donald L. Kramer, MD, Chairman, Nobilis Health, John Peloza, MD, Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Texas Back Institute, Nap Gary, JD, Chief Operating Officer, Regent Surgical Health, moderated by Lindsey Dunn, Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Healthcare B. Devising a Successful Out-of-Network Strategy in Today's Environment John Bartos, JD, Chief Executive Officer, Collect Rx C. Tough Coding & Billing Issues for Spine and Pain Management Lisa Rock, President, National Medical Billing Services D. Stem Cell Treatments of Disease for Cervical and Lumbar Spine Randall Dryer, MD, Central Texas Spine Institute E. Best Steps to Recruiting New Spine Surgeons Brian Gill, MD, Nebraska Spine Group F. Spinal Arthroplasty Charles R. Gordon, MD, The Texas Spine & Joint Hospital G. Key Evolutions in the Device Arena Vladimir A. Sinkov, MD, New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center, Stephen H. Hochschuler, MD, Co-Founder, Texas Back Institute, Chairman, Texas Back Institute Holdings, Inc., Nick Pachuda, Vice President Strategic Innovations and Total Solutions, DePuy Synthes Select, moderated by Ellie Rizzo, Assistant Editor, Becker's Hospital Review 12:50 PM – 1:45 PM Networking Lunch and Exhibits 1:45 PM – 2:25 PM A. Valuing MD Practices and Ancillary Service Lines - A Unique Perspective on Orthopaedic Practice Transactions Stuart Neiberg, MAcc, CPA, CFA, Director, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. C. TBD Joseph Zasa, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, ASD Management D. Optimizing the Value of your Facility Robert Bray, Jr., MD, Founding Director and Chief Executive Officer, DISC Sports and Spine Center E. The Cutting-Edge of Spine Care: Building a Multi- disciplinary Program From Hoag Neurosurgery Spine Burak Ozgur, MD, Chief of Service, Neurosurgery Spine Program, Hoag Neurosciences Institute F. Preparing Your Facility for Spinal Surgery Chris Summa, MD, Spinal and Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Spine Clinic of Monterey Bay G. What Does the Sunshine Act Mean for Orthope- dic and Spine Surgeons? Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, John Dietz, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, OrthoIndy, James J. Lynch, MD, FRCSI, FAANS, SpineNevada, Nick Shamie, MD, Spine Surgeon, UCLA Spine Surgery, Moderated by Tara R. Shewchuk, Vice President, Ethics and Compliance, Medtronic Spinal 2:30 PM – 3:10 PM A. The Future of Orthopedics C. David Geier, Jr., MD, Sports Medicine Specialists of Charleston, Medical Director, East Cooper Sports Medicine, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Nikhil N. Verma, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Midwest Orthopedics at Rush, Matt Pate, Senior Vice President, United Surgical Partners International, Nameer R. Haider, MD, Spine & Skeletal Pain Medicine, moderated by Laura Dyrda, Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Spine Review B. Key Tips for Quality Assurance and Infection Prevention Kylie Kaczor, MSN-RN, CPHRM, IP, Associate Executive Director, Laser Spine Institute C. It's Go Time: The Final Preparations for ICD-10 Jessica Edmiston, BS, CPC, CASC, AHIMA, ICD-10-CM Certified Trainer, Vice President, Performance Review, National Medical Billing Services D. Marketing Your Spine Practice: Website Devel- opment, Social Media & More George Rappard, MD, Neurointerventional Surgery, L.A. Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, John Shim, MD, MBA, Physician and Spine Surgeon, Florida Sports, Orthopaedic and Spine Medicine E. Direct Contracting with TPA and Med Man- agement Companies for Spine and Orthopedic Outpatient Surgery Robert Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE, Managing Partner and Founder, ASD Management F. Transitioning to Minimally Invasive Spine Surger- ies & New Techniques for Less Invasive Procedures David Strothman, MD, ILBNC (Institute for Low Back and Neck Care) G. TBD Lori Brady, RN, Senior Director of Clinical and Operational Solutions, Stryker Performance Solutions 3:10 PM – 3:25 PM Networking Break and Exhibits 3:25 PM – 4:05 PM A. How a Hospital/Physician ASC JV Affects Physi- cian Alignment

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