SAVE THE DATE The State of Healthcare in North Carolina: Hospitals & Surgery Centers Complimentary Seminar May 26, 2010 3 – 6 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte 201 East Trade Street Charlotte CLE credit pending. McGuireWoods invites you to save the date to join us for an afternoon panel discussion highlighting some of our region’s leaders [...]

Several of our colleagues at McGuireWoods have published an updated FAQ on advance directives in ambulatory surgery centers. The update was authored by Nathan Kottkamp, Kara Friedman and Scott Becker. The authors can be reached at the following contact information: Nathan A. Kottkamp 804.775.1092 nkottkamp@mcguirewoods.com Kara M. Friedman 312.750.2781 kfriedman@mcguirewoods.com Scott Becker 312.750.6016 sbecker@mcguirewoods.com Click below [...]

I will be speaking at the upcoming South Carolina ASC Association Meeting on July 14th from Noon til 2pm in Columbia, SC. More information about the meeting can be found here. You can visit the SC ASC Association website at: http://www.scasca.org/events.html document.getElementById(“post-735-blankimage”).onload();

The new ASC Condtions of Coverage became effective on May 18, 2009. One of the more significant changes is the addition of certain requirements that ASCs inform all patients about advance directives. Below is a short summary authored by several of my colleagues. Health Care 5/18/2009 Revised ASC Conditions of Coverage & Advance Directives Effective [...]

I recently gave an interview to Becker’s ASC Review about a few current trends in lending that are affecting many healthcare borrowers. The article focuses on ASCs but many of the principles are common to other types of healthcare borrowers. You can find a copy of the article here. document.getElementById(“post-721-blankimage”).onload();

On April 30, 2008, 12:30 p.m – 1:45 p.m. (Eastern Time), McGuireWoods will present “10 Keys to Turning Around Financial Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Case Study Approach”.  The key speakers on this teleconference will be Brent Lambert, M.D., Founder of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America (ASCOA) and Thomas Mallon, President of Regent Surgical Health. The [...]

I, along with over 450 doctors, administrators and business people involved in the ASC industry segment, gathered in Chicago last week for the 15th Annual Orthopedic, Spine, Neurosurgery & Pain Management Driven ASC Conference. The record crowd heard presentations from such industry leaders as Bill Southwick of HealthMark Partners (www.healthmarkpartners.com), Caryl Serbin of Surgery Consultants [...]

From time to time, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services issues Advisory Opinions regarding interpretations of the rules and regulations that they are in charge of enforcing regarding Fraud and Abuse and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The OIG recently released an Advisory Opinion at the request of [...]