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12 Thank You to our Conference Guide Sponsor: 3:05 - 3:45 PM Vevey A. Which Key Specialties Are Still Great for ASCs? - V.K. Puppala, MD, Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Physician, Alliance Spine and Pain Centers - Apryl McElheny, RN, CASC, ASC Manager, Laurel Laser & Surgery Center - Robert Quinn, MD, Bend Surgery Center - Moderated by Laura Dyrda, Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Healthcare St. Gallen 1 B. PART 2: Cost Reduction and Benchmarking- 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits - Robert Westergard, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America (ASCOA) - Ann Geier, RN, CNOR, CASC, Chief Nursing Officer, SourceMed St. Gallen 2 C. Project Sonar: A Solution for Population Health in Gastroenterology - Lawrence Kosinski, MD, Managing Partner, Illinois Gastroenterology Group; President, SonarMD, LLC St. Gallen 3 D. Total Joints in an ASC - Adam Berry, Chief Executive Officer, Summit Orthopedics - Randall Gross, Executive Director, Mass Ave Surgery Center LLC - Deborah Crook, Administrator, Rush Surgicenter - Craig McAllister, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer, SwiftPath - Moderated by Richard Laible, Professional Moderator; President, Laible Productions Inc. Montreux 1 E. Litigation for ASCs - The Big Issues for ASCs - David Pivnick, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP - Jeff Clark, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP - Brett Barnett, JD, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP - Moderated by Helen Suh, JD, Senior Counsel, McGuireWoods LLP Montreux 2 F. Using Analytics for Insights to Accelerate your ASCs Performance - Amit Jiwani, Director, Analytics, AmkaiSolutions 3:50 - 4:30 PM Vevey A. Developing a Niche Dominant ASC - Hooman M. Melamed, MD, FAAOS, Co-Director, Spine Surgery, Diagnostic and Interventional Spinal Care; Director, Scoliosis, Marina Del Rey Hospital - Karen Reiter, RN, CNOR, RNFA, CASC, Chief Operating Officer, D.I.S.C. Sports & Spine Center St. Gallen 1 B. ASC Mergers and Acquisitions 2016-2017 - Timothy Baker, President, Principle Valuation, LLC - Jason Cagle, JD, Chief Financial Officer, United Surgical Partners International, Inc - Aaron Murski, CVA, Managing Director, VMG Health - Brian Driscoll, Financial Advisor and Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Securities - Kenneth Hancock, President and Chief Development Officer, Meridian Surgical Partners - Moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Partner, McGuireWoods LLP St. Gallen 2 C. The Business of Anesthesia - Nishant Shah, MD, Anesthesiologist, Midwest Anesthesiology Partners, PRAA Division - V.K. Puppala, MD, Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Physician, Alliance Spine and Pain Centers - Tony Mira, President and Chief Executive Officer, Anesthesia Business Consultants - Darrel Saldanha, MD, Anesthesiologist, Pain Management and Physician Owner, Hyde Park Surgical Center - Moderated by Heather Punke, Managing Editor, Becker's Healthcare St. Gallen 3 D. How Can We Improve Reimbursement per Case? - Debra Horner, CASC, FACHE, Administrator, Memorial Surgery Center - Karl Johnson, Senior Vice President, Business Development, MediGain - I. Naya Kehayes, Principal, Eveia Health-A Division of ECG Management Consultants - Moderated by Morgan Haefner, Writer/Reporter, Becker's Healthcare Thursday, October 27 th CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: • Track A - Improving Profits, State of the Union for ASCs, Keynotes Sponsored by: • Track B - ASCs, Financial Issues, Orthopedics and Spine Sponsored by: • Track C - Physician Hospital Ventures and Issues, GI, Pain Management and Anesthesia Issues • Track D - Revenue Cycle, Out-of-Network, Billing and Coding and Issues • Track E - Transactions, Legal and Valuation Issues • Track F - Patient Safety, Quality and Accreditation Issues