June Orthopedics, Pain Management and Spine Driven ASC Conference
October Improving Profits and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference
June Orthopedics, Pain Management and Spine Driven ASC Conference
Senior Leadership — VMG Health
VMG Health is recognized by leading healthcare providers as one of the most trusted valuation and transaction advisors in the United States. VMG’s experience is unparalleled and their credentials are unmatched. Whether circumstances call for a comprehensive valuation, the sale or acquisition of a facility, or joint-venture development assistance, VMG Health offers a unique and in-depth understanding of the relationships, requirements and business issues that surround today’s healthcare facilities. Along with performing hundreds of ASC valuations each year, VMG maintains the most comprehensive database on ASC financial benchmarking statistics. VMG’s annual benchmarking study, the Intellimarker, provides decision makers with real information to measure and improve the value of their centers. For healthcare organizations seeking to grow, maximize profitability or form new relationships, having a partnership with financial experts who thoroughly understand the value drivers in today’s healthcare industry is absolutely essential. For more information, e-mail Jon O’Sullivan or visit VMG’s Web site.
Friday Evening Networking Reception — Symbion
Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Symbion is a leading provider of high quality surgical services across many specialties. Led by one of the industry’s most experienced management teams, the company was founded in 1996 to acquire, develop and operate outpatient surgery facilities in partnership with physicians, hospitals and health systems. Through continued capital investment and flexible partnership arrangements, Symbion’s network has grown to include 54 short-stay surgery centers and three surgical hospitals across 23 states. In each of its locations, the company works to create highly efficient, quality focused environments designed around the needs of both patients and physicians. Visit Symbion on the Web for more information.
Conference Tote Bags — Serbin Surgery Center Billing/Surgery Consultants of America
With the Medicare ASC payment changes and the ever-changing complexity of ASC billing, many ASCs are looking for solutions to their billing and collection needs. Serbin Surgery Center Billing was founded in 2001 to provide the answer to this much-needed service. SCB concentrates on the unique needs of surgery centers and provides expert and accurate coding, billing, collections, and managed care negotiations solely to the ASC industry. The company’s certified and experienced coding, billing, and collection personnel bill and collect over $25 million per month due to their extraordinary attention-to-detail in all aspects of the reimbursement process. SCB’s extensive knowledge of payor responsibilities and managed care contracting ensures you’ll receive the highest reimbursements possible. By outsourcing to SCB, ASCs can eliminate the headache and necessary evil of billing and collections while simultaneously realizing additional benefits. Claims are processed more rapidly, collections are improved, and office staff is not burdened with patient billing questions. For more information, contact SCB at (866) 889-7722.
QSE Technologies is a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry for more than five years. QSE manages all aspects of IT infrastructure design, configuration, installation and ongoing tech support for new and existing ASCs nationwide, including computer servers, data storage and backup systems, local and wide area networking (including secure WiFi), firewalls, broadband internet access, data cabling, security software, workstations and laptops (including tablets and slates), secure remote access and HIPAA Security compliance. QSE works closely at the earliest conceptual stages with ASC management and development companies, architects, physician owner groups and hospitals to design and implement technology infrastructure systems that support both today’s and tomorrow’s healthcare information technology needs. For more information contact QSE’s co-founder and CEO, Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, at (877) 236-0795, or via e-mail, or visit QSE’s Web site.
Labeled Bottled Water — Foundation Surgery Affiliates
Foundation Surgery Affiliates is a healthcare management organization specializing in project development, innovative facility design, partner recruitment and facility operations for ASCs, medical office buildings, surgical hospitals and bariatric hospitals and healthplexes.
Foundation, established in 1996, is founded on the values of excellence, leadership, integrity and compassion. We are committed to continually delivering the highest quality of services for our physician partners and patient care in the industry.
More information about FSA can be found at www.foundationsurgery.com.
Badge Lanyards — Eveia Health Consulting & Management Company
Founded by I. Naya Kehayes, MPH, Eveia Health Consulting & Management is comprised of a team of seasoned professionals who are experts in reimbursement management, managed care contracting, and business management with a specialization in ASCs and surgical practices. Senior Management serve as advisors to national corporations and provide leadership in health policy initiatives related to reimbursement on behalf of ASCs at both state and federal levels. Eveia’s services include contracting and contract analysis, acting as administrator and manager, customizing revenue management, financial analysis, and enhancing and maximizing the financial position of clients. In addition, Eveia implements training and reimbursement calculators, and it provides feasibility studies, payor due diligence, fee schedule development and coordination of business related activities. Eveia has serviced more than 100 clients in 25 states since its inception in 1998. For more information, call her at (425) 657-0494, or visit www.eveia.com.
Conference at a Glance — National Surgical Care
National Surgical Care, a nationwide owner and operator of ambulatory surgical centers, focuses on addressing the needs and problems confronting surgery centers across the country. These challenges, which include increasing competition, complex legislative issues and a difficult managed care contracting environment, threaten both the growth and profitability of surgery centers. NSC’s experienced management team offers a high degree of knowledge, skill, understanding and strategic resources for its centers. NSC specializes in the acquisition and operational enhancement of existing surgery centers and the development of new surgery centers in partnership with hospitals and physicians. Aligning with NSC allows physicians to realize some of the value they have created and gain the resources of a skilled management team. Physicians can then spend more time focusing on patient care as NSC focuses on the business. Currently, National Surgical Care operates 21 surgery centers across the country. Contact Rick Pence at 866-866-2116 at rpence@natsurgcare.com.
Friday Morning Continental Breakfast — NovaMed
NovaMed acquires, develops and operates ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in partnership with physicians. NovaMed also provides expertise in identifying and attracting new physicians to perform surgical procedures in existing ASCs. NovaMed has ownership interests in 34 ASCs located in 17 states. Last year, centers we owned for more than one year grew seven percent, which is the highest same-facility growth rates in the industry. NovaMed is actively seeking to expand its portfolio by developing and acquiring ownership interests in ASCs. The company partners with both single and multi-specialty centers throughout the country. For more information, visit NovaMed’s Web site, or contact Bill Kennedy at bkennedy@novamed.com or (312) 664-4100.
Friday Morning Networking Break — Facility Development & Management
Facility Development and Management is a for-profit LLC that provides consultative, developmental and managerial services for outpatient ambulatory surgical centers throughout the United Sates. The primary objectives of Facility Development and Management are to identify business opportunities; formulate project plans; guide and direct facilities through the planning, construction, set-up and licensure phases of the project; and provide ongoing administrative and clinical support. The company serves as an agent of change helping to formulate policy on providing outpatient ambulatory services that will be reflective of quality surgical services for physicians and consumers. Facility Development Serves as a resource for innovative physicians and institutions on a national level. To learn more, visit the Web site today.
October Improving Profits and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference
Keynote Speaker Sponsor — VMG Health
VMG Health is recognized by leading healthcare providers as one of the most trusted valuation and transaction advisors in the United States. VMG’s experience is unparalleled and their credentials are unmatched. Whether circumstances call for a comprehensive valuation, the sale or acquisition of a facility, or joint-venture development assistance, VMG Health offers a unique and in-depth understanding of the relationships, requirements and business issues that surround today’s healthcare facilities. Along with performing hundreds of ASC valuations each year, VMG maintains the most comprehensive database on ASC financial benchmarking statistics. VMG’s annual benchmarking study, the Intellimarker, provides decision makers with real information to measure and improve the value of their centers. For healthcare organizations seeking to grow, maximize profitability or form new relationships, having a partnership with financial experts who thoroughly understand the value drivers in today’s healthcare industry is absolutely essential. For more information, e-mail Jon O’Sullivan or visit VMG’s Web site.
Exclusive Sponsor for Construction, Design and Build — Marshall Erdman & Associates
For more than 50 years, the name Marshall Erdman & Associates (Erdman) has been synonymous with the delivery of innovative healthcare facility solutions. As an integrated provider, Erdman offers service from facility conception to completion, including advance planning, development, design and construction. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., with six regional offices, Erdman has partnered with healthcare providers to deliver more than 5,000 facilities across the nation. For more information, visit www.erdman.com.
Cyber Cafe — QSE Technologies
QSE Technologies is a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry for more than five years. QSE manages all aspects of IT infrastructure design, configuration, installation and ongoing tech support for new and existing ASCs nationwide, including computer servers, data storage and backup systems, local and wide area networking (including secure WiFi), firewalls, broadband internet access, data cabling, security software, workstations and laptops (including tablets and slates), secure remote access and HIPAA Security compliance. QSE works closely at the earliest conceptual stages with ASC management and development companies, architects, physician owner groups and hospitals to design and implement technology infrastructure systems that support both today’s and tomorrow’s healthcare information technology needs. For more information contact QSE’s co-founder and CEO, Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, at (877) 236-0795, or via e-mail, or visit QSE’s Web site.
Conference at a Glance (co-sponsor) — Eveia Health Consulting & Management Company
Founded by I. Naya Kehayes, MPH, Eveia Health Consulting & Management is comprised of a team of seasoned professionals who are experts in reimbursement management, managed care contracting, and business management with a specialization in ASCs and surgical practices. Senior Management serve as advisors to national corporations and provide leadership in health policy initiatives related to reimbursement on behalf of ASCs at both state and federal levels. Eveia’s services include contracting and contract analysis, acting as administrator and manager, customizing revenue management, financial analysis, and enhancing and maximizing the financial position of clients. In addition, Eveia implements training and reimbursement calculators, and it provides feasibility studies, payor due diligence, fee schedule development and coordination of business related activities. Eveia provides services to ASCs, clinics, surgical practices and ASC companies across the U.S. The company has serviced more than 150 clients since its inception in 1998.”For more information, call her at (425) 657-0494, or visit www.eveia.com.
Conference at a Glance (co-sponsor) — National Surgical Care
National Surgical Care, a nationwide owner and operator of ambulatory surgical centers, focuses on addressing the needs and problems confronting surgery centers across the country. These challenges, which include increasing competition, complex legislative issues and a difficult managed care contracting environment, threaten both the growth and profitability of surgery centers. NSC’s experienced management team offers a high degree of knowledge, skill, understanding and strategic resources for its centers. NSC specializes in the acquisition and operational enhancement of existing surgery centers and the development of new surgery centers in partnership with hospitals and physicians. Aligning with NSC allows physicians to realize some of the value they have created and gain the resources of a skilled management team. Physicians can then spend more time focusing on patient care as NSC focuses on the business. Currently, National Surgical Care operates 21 surgery centers across the country. Contact Rick Pence at 866-866-2116 at rpence@natsurgcare.com.
