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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 D. How to Navigate the Value-Based Healthcare Purchasing Marketplace – Matt McGirt, MD, Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine E. Key Advances in Spine Surgery – Hazem Eltahawy, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS, Chief, Neurosurgery, Detroit Receiving Hospital; Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Wayne State University; Associate Chairman, Neurosurgery, Wayne State School of Medicine – Thomas Schuler, MD, FACS, Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Spinal Surgeon, Virginia Spine Institute – Dalip Pelinkovic, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, DuPage Medical Group – Andrew Kokkino, MD, Neurosurgery, Oregon Neurosurgery – Moderated by Megan Wood, Assistant Editor, Becker's Healthcare F. Current Issues in Spine and Pain Management – Anne Christopher, MD, Interventional Pain Physician, Mid America Spine Center – Brian R. Subach, President, Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon, Virginia Spine Institute – Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, ASIPP and SIPMS – Roger Hartl, MD, Neurological Surgeon, Weill Cornell Medicine – Moderated by Mary Rechtoris, Assistant Editor, Becker's Healthcare G. Applying Free Markets to Modern Medical Care - The Role of ASCs – Richard Kube, MD, Spine Surgeon and Founder/ Owner, Prairie Spine and Pain Institute 11:15 - 11:55 am A. Can Your ASC or Practice Stay Independent? What Do You Need to Do? – Brian Gantwerker, MD, Spine and Neurosurgeon, The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles – Alok Sharan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Director of Spine Center, WESTMED – Bobby Bhatti, MD, Physician Owner, Atlanta Spine – Janie Kinsey, RN, CASC, Administrator, Saint Luke's Surgicenter, Lee's Summit – Moderated by Mackenzie Bean, Assistant Editor, Becker's Healthcare B. Developing an Accurate and Actionable Scorecard for an ASC – Bill Fletcher, Director of Clinical Outcomes, Proliance Surgeons C. The Best Ideas for Orthopedics Now – Daniel Mulconrey, MD, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Midwest Orthopaedic Center – George Crickard III, MD, Orthopedist, Blessing Orthopedics – Evalina Burger, MD, Professor and Vice Chair, Deparment of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine – Nitin Khanna, MD, Ortho Specialists of Northwest Indiana – Moderated by Laura Dyrda, Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Healthcare 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? – Anthony Yeung, MD, Voluntary Professor, University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Endoscopic Surgeon, Desert Institute for Spine Care – William Ritchie, MD, Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital (Albuquerque, NM) – Gregory Ricca, MD, FAANS, FACS, Neurosurgeon, Orthopaedic and Spine Center of Central Arkansas – Terrence T. Crowder, MD, Spine Surgeon, Sonoran Spine Center – Moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Partner, McGuireWoods LLP E. Key Evolutions in the Medical Device Arena – Boyle Cheng, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, UPMC Presbyterian – Jamie Baisden, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin – Randolph Bishop, MD, Neurosurgeon, Neurological Institute of Savannah – Moderated by Molly Gamble, Editor-in-Chief, Becker's Healthcare F. Pain Management - Key Business Issues – Nameer Haider, MD, Spine & Skeletal Pain Medicine Specialist, Minimally Invasive Spine Institute – Peter N. Piperis, MD, Physician, Momenta Pain Care – Amy Mowles, Chief Executive Officer, Mowles Medical Practice Management – Moderated by Megan Wood, Assistant Editor, Becker's Healthcare G. Out of Network 12:00 - 1:00 pm Networking Lunch & Exhibits 1:05 - 1:40 pm A. Washington DC Update – Bill Prentice, Chief Executive Officer, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association – Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, ASIPP and SIPMS – Steve Miller, CAE, Chief Operating Officer, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association – Emily Rappleye, Managing Editor, Becker's Healthcare – Moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Publisher, Becker's Healthcare; Partner, McGuireWoods LLP B. Improving Revenue Cycle for ASCs – Becky Ziegler-Otis, RHIA, CPHQ CHC CASC, Administrator, Ambulatory Surgical Center of Stevens Point – Ethne Nance, Revenue Cycle Analyst / ICD-10 Trainer, Pacific Medical Center – Lisa Rock, President, National Medical Billing Services C. Why Every Physician Needs to Develop Their Wwn Brand – John Shim, MD, President, Shim Spine D. How to Excel and Compete for Orthopedic and Spine Surgery – William Taylor, MD, Clincial Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Spine Surgery, UC San Diego Health System – Steven Mash, MD, Musculoskeletal Medical Director, DuPage Medical Group – Yevgeniy Khavkin, MD, Board Certified Neurosurgeon, Spine Surgeon and Medical Director, Khavkin Clinic – Moderated by Gretchen Heinze Townshend, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP E. The Future of Pain Management and Orthopedics – Standiford Helm II, MD, Medical Director, The Helm Center for Pain Management – Anne Christopher, MD, Interventional Pain Physician, Mid America Spine Center – Ebby Varghese, MD, Pain Medicine Medical Director; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri Health System – Vincent Galan, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Pain Care, LLC; President, Center for Pain and Spine, LLC – Moderated by Dan Nielsen, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher, America's Healthcare Leaders F. Investing as a Spine Surgeon: How to Assess Your Choices – Anthony Yeung, MD, Voluntary Professor, University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Endoscopic Surgeon, Desert Institute for Spine Care – Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, Founder, President and Board Certified Neurosurgeon, NeoSpine – Stephen Hochschuler, MD, Chairman Emeritus, Texas Back Institute Holdings – Moderated by Morgan Haefner, Assitant Editor, Becker's Healthcare G. Recruiting and Retaining High Caliber Employees – Chandler Shirer, Administrator, Franciscan Surgery Center 1:45 - 2:25 pm A. The Relationship Between Orthopedic and Spine Practices and Their ASCs – Devanand Mangar, MD, FCCP, President of Governing Board, Tampa Outpatient Surgical Facility – Tim Adamson, MD, Neurosurgeon, Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates – Ying Chen, DO, FACOS, Board Certified Neurological Surgeon, OrthoNeuro, Inc. – Sara Grosh, Director, Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Service Lines, Lancaster Regional Medical Center – Moderated by Dan Nielsen, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher, America's Healthcare Leaders

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