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TO REGISTER: Call 800.417.2035 • Fax 866.678.5755 • Email registration@beckershealthcare.com or www.regonline.com/16thspineorthoasc 222+ Speakers, 110 Total Sessions - Including 140 Physicians, Primarily Spine & Orthopedic Surgeons B. Improving Billing and Collections – Nader Samii, Chief Executive Officer, National Medical Billing Services – Lisa Rock, President, National Medical Billing Services C. Applying Clinical Evidence to Hip and New Arthroplasty Devices – John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, President, OrthoIndex; Chief Medical Officer, Pinpoint Care, Vice Chairman and Medical Director, OrthoCentrix Solutions; Chief, Orthopedics, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Julie Schulz, MD, MPH, Vice President, Clinical Engagement and Effectiveness, Procured Health – Simon Kerr, Medical Products Specialist, Procured Health D. Investing in Early Stage Spine and Device Companies - Smart? Dumb? And Practical Thoughts – Carlos A. Bagley, MD, FAANS, Associate Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – Bob Bishop, Director, Rapid Recovery Spine Services, NeuroSpine Institute of Orlando – Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, Founder, President and Board Certified Neurosurgeon, NeoSpine – Moderated by John Harig, JD, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP E. Social Media in High End Practices – C. David Geier, Jr., MD, Founder, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist, Sports Medicine Specialists of Charleston; Medical Director, East Cooper Sports Medicine F. Device Companies: The Big 5 - Thoughts and Observations – Bill Wilder, Director, Outpatient Marketing, DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson Company – Ryan Bond, Director, Healthcare Solutions, NuVasive – Moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Partner, McGuireWoods LLP G. Current Issues in Pain Management, Opioids, ASCs and More – Nita Grover, MD, MPA, Physician, Pain Care – Philip Schneider, MD, Orthpaedic Surgeon, The Surgery Center of Chevy Chase – Nic Gay, MD, Surgeon, Precision Surgicenter – Moderated by Megan Wood, Assistant Editor, Becker's Healthcare Networking Break 12:10 - 12:30 pm 12:30 - 1:10 pm A. Spine Procedures in ASCs – Sunny Uppal, MD, Spine Surgeon, Glenwood Surgical Center – Pierce D. Nunley, MD, Director, Spine Institute of Louisiana – Robert Nucci MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Nucci Medical Clinic, LLC – Moderated by Hilary Blackwood, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP B. Direct to Consumer Marketing: How to Succeed in Today's Consumer Driven Health Care Economy – Neil Badlani, MD, MBA, Spine Surgeon, The Orthopedic Sports Clinic C. The Best Advice for Your ASC and Practice – David Posch, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Surgical Centers II, LLC – Tammy Blackburn, Director, Surgery Center, Rockford Othopedic Surgery Center – Jacob Lujano, Manager, Reno Orthopaedic Surgery Center – Moderator by Mackenzie Bean, Assitant Editor, Becker's Healthcare D. New Entrepreneurial Ideas for Spine Surgeons: Ancillaries, New Ideas on Organizing, Politics, Real Estate and More – Perry L. Haney, MD, Medical Director, SpineOne, Inc – John Caruso, MD, FACS, Neurosurgeon, Parkway Neuroscience & Spine Institute – Scott L. Blumenthal, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Texas Back Institute – Moderated by Megan Wood, Assistant Editor, Becker's Healthcare E. Developing a Great Patient Experience with Outpatient Spine Surgery – Sukdeb Datta, MD, MBA, DABIPP, FIPP, Datta Endoscopic Back Surgery & Pain Center – Dustin M. Cole, MD, Medical Director and Interventional Spine Specialist, Brain Surgery and Comprehensive Spine Center, Valley View Hospital – Sara Brice, Director, Texas Back Institute; Texas Health Plano Scoliosis & Spine Tumor Center – Moderated by Mary Rechtoris, Assistant Editor, Becker's Healthcare F. Key Thoughts on What Makes Great Physician Leaders – Mohammad Agha, MD, Assistant Professor, Clinical PM&R, Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, University of Missouri Healthcare – Darrel Saldanha, MD, Anesthesiologist & Physician Owner, Hyde Park Surgical Center – Onassis Caneris, MD, President, Riverhills Healthcare Inc. – Dan Lieberman, MD, Chairman and Chief Medical Officer, Phoenix Spine – Moderated by Holly Buckley, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP G. Learning New Techniques and Adding New Concepts for Practicing Spine Surgeons – Thomas Scully, MD, Neurosurgeon, Northwest NeuroSpecialists – William C. Watters III, MD, MMS, MS, Past President, North American Spine Society, Clinical Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, Clinical Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine – Richard V. Chua, MD, FAANS, FACS, Chief of Neurosurgery, Chairman of Surgery, Advisor; Neurosurgeon, Spine Center of Excellence, Northwest Medical Center; Northwest NeuroSpecialists PLLC – Moderated by Laura Dyrda, Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Healthcare 1:15 - 1:50 pm A. Reinventing and Strengthening an ASC – Amy Allard, BSN, MPH, RN, Administrator, Ramapo Valley Surgical Center – Peter Slate, Chief Financial and Business Development Officer, The CORE Institute – Sev Hrywnak, MD, DPM, President and Chief Executive Officer, The SEV Group, Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center, Elmwood Park Immediate Health Care Centers, VIP Surgery Chicago – Moderated by Barton Walker, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP B. Cash Collection Strategies in a High Deductible Environment – Earl Anderson, Executive Director, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics – Tina Snodderly, Chief Operating Officer, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics C. Bundled Payments for Spine and Orthopedics – Steven Mash, MD, Musculoskeletal Medical Director, DuPage Medical Group – Richard Kube, MD, Spine Surgeon; Founder/ Owner, Prairie Spine and Pain Institute – Teresa Copeland, Director of Managed Care, Knoxville Orthopaedic Surgery Center – Sandy Chilcote, CMPE, Director of Billing, Massachusetts Avenue Surgery Center – Moderated by John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, President, OrthoIndex; Chief Medical Officer, Pinpoint Care, Vice Chairman and Medical Director, OrthoCentrix Solutions; Chief, Orthopedics, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center D. Spine-Focused ASCs – Ash Ragab, MD, Owner/ President, Comprehensive Spine Institute and Comprehensive Surgery Center – Shahram Rezaiamiri, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allspine Surgery Center – Jessica Lorah MBA, Administrative Director, High Mountain Brain & Spinal Surgery Center at Valley View – Kam Momi, MD, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Coastal Spine – Moderated by Lauren Ramos, JD, Associate, McGuireWoods LLP E. Physician-Hospital Alignment and Compensation Models: The Second Generation – Max Reiboldt, CPA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Coker Group – Bashar Naser, Chief Financial Officer, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center F. Mergers and Acquisitions of ASCs and Orthopedic, Anesthesia and Pain Management Practices – Geoffrey Cockrell, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP – Matt Searles, Managing Director, Merritt Healthcare – Robert Aprill, Analyst, Provident Healthcare Partners, LLC – Moderated by Holly Buckley, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

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