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Practical Business, Legal and Clinical Guidance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
ASCREVIEW
June 2015 Vol. 2015 No. 5
FEATURES
1 Healthcare Reform Marches On — 5 Key Observations for ASCs in 2015 & Beyond
1 How to Use the 4 Pillars of ASC Lean Staffing Without Sacrificing A-Team Employees
1 5 Big Dysfunctions in ASCs — And How to Fix Them
7 Publisher's Letter
8 HCA Defeats Opponents: 5 Key Notes on TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center's
$17M Project
9 OIG: Incorrect Coding on Physician Claims Leads to $33.4M in Medicare
Overpayments: 5 Quick Facts
9 10 Specialties With Highest Number of Physicians Suffering Financial Losses
ASC Management
11 SourceMedical Acquires LaClaro — 6 Things to Know
Executive Briefing: Merger & Acquisition Activity for ASCs
13 ASC M&A Activity: Trends for 2015 From HealthCare Appraisers
16 37 Spine-Driven ASCs to Know
19 Total Joint Replacement Patient Selection in ASCs: 3 Orthopedic Surgeons Discuss
Transactions & Joint Ventures
21 Healthcare M&A Up 19% in Q1: 7 Things to Know
21 Gramercy Surgery Center Opens New Location in Queens Market:
4 Things to Know
22 ASC M&A, Real Estate Today: 3 Key Thoughts From Jon Vick
22 USPI Net Revenue Jumps 9% in Q1 Amid Tenet Transaction — 10 Things to Know
23 AmSurg Net Revenue Jumps 12%, Growth Exceeds Expectations —
15 Key Notes
23 Nobilis Health Acquires Victory Healthcare Plano Hospital: 4 Things to Know
24 Ellis Hospital is Crowdfunding its New Surgery Center: 4 Insights
24 North Hills Surgery Center Begins Price Transparency: 4 Quick Notes
24 10 New Outpatient Surgery Center Plans, Openings
26 New Eye Center Technologies & Trends: ASC Leaders Weigh In
27 Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting - The Business and Operations of ASCs brochure
37 16 ASCs Recently Adding New Specialties & Procedures
Coding & Billing
39 Understanding the Art and Science of Pain Coding
40 DISC Sports & Spine Center Signs In-Network Agreement With Anthem Blue
Cross: 5 Things to Know
40 ASC-Specific Bundled Payments Coming to California — 8 Key Concepts
Executive Briefing: Physician Practice Acquisition & Integration Trends
43 Healthcare M&A is Here to Stay — 7 Key Thoughts for Medical Practice Owners
Quality & Accreditation
46 Credentialing is Key — 7 Ways to Avoid Mistakes & Keep Patients Safe
Executive Briefing: Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery Technology
49 Introducing Ab-Interno Canaloplasty: A New Approach to Minimally Invasive
Glaucoma Surgery
53 Slashing Supply Costs With Orthopedic Preference Items — 7 Strategies
53 AAAHC IQI Names Dr. Thomas James III, Donna Read Norton to Board
54 Healthcare Costs Up 6.3% for American Families in 2015 — 8 Key Notes
54 Advertising Index
EDITORIAL
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Spine
Review
ldyrda@beckershealthcare.com
Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
mgamble@beckershealthcare.com
Carrie Pallardy / Editor
cpallardy@beckershealthcare.com
Heather Punke / Editor
hpunke@beckershealthcare.com
Ayla Ellison / Editor
aellison@beckershealthcare.com
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
kgooch@beckershealthcare.com
Shannon Barnet / Writer/Reporter
sbarnet@beckershealthcare.com
Akanksha Jayanthi / Writer/Reporter
ajayanthi@beckershealthcare.com
Emily Rappleye / Writer/Reporter
erappleye@beckershealthcare.com
Tamara Rosin / Writer/Reporter
trosin@beckershealthcare.com
Anuja Vaidya / Senior Writer
avaidya@beckershealthcare.com
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