Becker's ASC Review

56 13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine – Call (800) 417-2035 Gretchen Heinze Townshend, JD, is a partner with Chicago law firm Mc- GuireWoods. Ms. Heinze Townshend has represented ASCs, medical prac- tices, hospitals and various healthcare providers in sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, general corporate matters, regulatory matters, contracting and more. She earned her law degree from the University of Notre Dame (Ind.) Law School. Carol Hiatt, BSN, RN, LHRM, CASC, is the owner of Surgery Center Con- sulting Services in Ocala, Fla., and a consultant on the AAAHC subsidiary Healthcare Consultants International team. Ms. Hiatt specializes in building effective risk management programs for surgical facilities and emphasizes the importance of risk management for surgery centers. She earned her nurs- ing degree from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She is also an AAAHC surveyor and licensed risk manager in Florida. Erika Horstmann, RN, MSN, CASC, is a director of operations for Pinnacle III where she has managed several ASC facilities in Wisconsin and Illinois. Her management skills foster efficient, engaged staff and positive surgery center environments. Ms. Horstmann holds an MSN from Loyola University in Chicago. Angela Humphreys, JD, is a member of Nashville, Tenn.-based firm Bass, Berry & Sims. She has led healthcare transactions valued at more than $14 billion. Ms. Humphreys' practice includes healthcare finance, contracting, regulatory matters, operational matters, mergers, acquisitions and more. Andrea Hyatt, CASC, is president of the Maryland Ambulatory Surgery As- sociation and has served on the organization's board for more than eight years. She is a member of the board of directors at the Maryland Patient Safe- ty Center in Elkridge. She previously served as administrator of Dulaney Eye Institute in Towson, Md. Ms. Hyatt helped open the ophthalmic ASC in 1995. Ms. Hyatt has lobbied on behalf of MASA and on Capitol Hill for ASCA. Milla Jones is vice president of communication and government relations for United Surgical Partners International. Ms. Jones is responsible for coor- dinating and managing state and federal advocacy efforts for the company. She has been an active board member of the Texas ASC Society since 2005. Sandra Jones, MBA, MS, CASC, FHFMA, is the executive vice president and COO of ASD Management. Prior to assuming her role at ASD Management, Ms. Jones was president of Ambulatory Strategies, and a regional managed care coordinator, risk manager and facility administrator for Premier Ambulatory Systems. She was a CEO and COO at for-profit hospitals and case management director for several hospitals and clinics. She is credentialed in quality improve- ment, a licensed risk manager and expert in regulatory compliance. Kylie Kaczor, MSN-RN, CPHRM, is the executive director of Laser Spine Institute St. Louis. She also holds a Master's of science in nursing from Drexel University in Philadelphia. She is a certified professional in healthcare risk management and is also certified by the American Heart Association in ba- sic cardiac life support and advanced cardiac life support. Ms. Kaczor is a member of Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, American Nurses Asso- ciation, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. I. Naya Kehayes, MPH, is the founder, managing principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting & Management. She is a nationally recognized for her ex- pertise in reimbursement systems, managed care and insurance contract ne- gotiations for ASCs and surgical practices. Ms. Kehayes is a former president of the Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Jenifer Kimbrough, CPA, is the vice president of compliance and audit at Surgical Care Affiliates. Prior to SCA, Ms. Kimbrough served as a senior vice president of investor relations at Regions Financial Corporation and as a se- nior manager of audit services at Ernst & Young. She is a former National President of the American Woman's Society of CPAs and a former member Jack Egnatinsky, MD, Medical Director, AAAHC If the patient was your child, your spouse, you'd want the facility to be AAAHC accredited. Why more Health Care Professionals turn to AAAHC With Standards that are nationally recognized and annually reviewed, AAAHC accredits over 6,000 health care facilities. Our surveys are conducted by experienced health care professionals, so they're collaborative in nature and not just a check list. " Improving Health Care Quality through Accreditation For more information, Contact us: 847-853-6060 By email: info@aaahc.org Log on: www.aaahc.org/basc "

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