For ASCs everywhere, it’s time for our yearly tradition: Getting together to learn and grow.

The best business-focused strategic discussions in the ASC industry. Becker’s Healthcare is thrilled to welcome ASC owners, operators and industry executives to this world-class event, including premier panels, engaging discussions and peer-to-peer networking. Learn more at this three-day event than anywhere else.

This program is approved for up to 9.0 hours of AEUs and up to 0.0 hours of IPCHs by BASC Provider # 3672. 

Session Tracks:

A. Improving Profits, ASC and Leadership Strategy

B. ASCs: Orthopedics and Spine

C. Physician-Hospital Ventures; GI, Pain Management and Anesthesia    Issues

D. Revenue Cycle, Out-of-Network, Billing and Coding Issues

E. Transactions, Legal, Valuations and Thought Leadership

F. Patient Safety, Quality, and Thought Leadership

G. AEU Credit Track

Agenda

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CDT)
 
Welcome Reception
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM (CDT)
Track A
Best Ideas to Build a Culture of Accountability at ASCs
Track B
Gastroenterology: Today's Trends and What to Expect Next
Track C
Physician/Hospital Relationships: Good and Bad Ideas for JV ASCs
Track D
Do More With Less: How to Close the Holes in Your ASC's Revenue Cycle
Track F
Best Ideas to Balance Patient, Surgeon and Employee Needs Without Breaking the Budget
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
How to Be a Destination for Top Nursing, Physician Talent
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM (CDT)
Track A
How to Integrate Accountability into an ASC's Culture
Track B
Beyond The Walls:The Power of Platforms & Partnerships in Transforming Healthcare
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
The Best Growth Strategy for Single-Specialty ASCs
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM (CDT)
Track A
Adding or Expanding ASC Services? How Not to Hurt Your Bottom Line
Track C
Hospital Ownership, Joint Ventures, Noncompetes and More: Key Issues on the Horizon
Track D
Diversifying Payer Mix and Optimizing Cash Pay: Best Ideas
Track E
Navigating Private Equity in ASCs: Cash In or Sell Out?
Track F
Pushing Spine Surgery into the ASC - We Can Do It More Efficiently and Safely
10:05 AM - 11:05 AM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
What the Best ASC Administrators Do to Engage Staff
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM (CDT)
Track A
Invest for Success: How ASC Owners Maximize ROI
Track B
The Big 3: How Orthopedics, Ophthalmology and GI Will Fare in the Next Few Years
Track C
The ASC Investment: How to Build a Legacy and Manage Multiple Generations of Owners
Track D
Budget Planning for 2023 and Beyond: Capital Investments, Staffing and More
Track F
Returns, Risks and Rewards: Structuring Strategic Transactions for ASCs and Surgery Groups
12:25 PM - 1:05 PM (CDT)
Track A
Leading to Avoid Exhaustion and Add Value to the Team
Track B
Optimizing Profitability In ASCs: Leveraging Technology For Progressive Vendor Contracting
Track C
Starting a Robotic Program
Track D
How to Make ASCs Less Vulnerable to Market Forces
Track E
Who is the Real Competition for ASCs?
Track F
How to Create a Create a Culture of Ownership Around Patient Safety and Quality
12:25 PM - 1:25 PM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
Elevating the ASC Patient Experience
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM (CDT)
Track A
Value-based Care: How ASCs Can Best Prepare for the Shifting Payer Landscape
Track B
How to Grow Spine, Interventional Pain Programs and Ancillary Revenue
Track C
Key Issues Facing Surgery Centers
Track D
Direct to Employer Contracting: Trends and Concepts to Maximize Revenue
Track E
How Small ASCs Can Thrive in a Competitive Market
Track F
ASC Real Estate Trends: Big Trends for the Next 12 Months
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
Culture is King: Tips From Top ASC Administrators
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM (CDT)
Track A
What the Best Administrators Do to Build Culture, and How the Worst Destroy It
Track B
The Chaos of a Transaction Closing: How to Prepare
Track C
How to Win with GI in the Next 2 Years
Track D
ASCs vs CMS: How ASCs Can Move Past Reimbursement Obstacles
Track E
Succession Planning, Recruiting Millennial Surgeons, Physicians and More
Track F
Post-Pandemic Changes in Orthopedic Healthcare Delivery
2:55 PM - 3:30 PM (CDT)
Track A
ASC Industry Outlook: The Next 5 Years
3:35 PM - 4:10 PM (CDT)
Track A
The State of ASCs, Politics and What to Expect for 2024
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM (CDT)
Track A
Keynote Interview - Rob Gronkowski
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM (CDT)
Track A
Spine Surgery in ASCs: What to Know as Cases Become More Complex
Track B
Relentless Solution Focus: The Ultimate Measure of Mental Toughness
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
Running a Small Business in a Recession
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM (CDT)
Track A
The Future of Orthopedics, Pain, Anesthesia and More
Track B
What Administrators Need to Thrive in the Next 24 Months
10:05 AM - 10:45 AM (CDT)
Track A
Culture Building 101: Tactics of Great vs. Terrible Administrators
Track B
Reimbursement Policy Update: How ASCs Can Carve a Path to Fiscal Sustainability
Track C
Red Flags That Can Break ASC-Hospital Relationships
Track E
Walmart, Amazon and CVS in Healthcare: Good or Bad for ASCs?
Track F
Who Controls Patient Behavior? What to Expect in the Next 5 Years
10:05 AM - 11:05 AM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
Baby Boomers to Gen Z: How to Inspire Team Greatness and Engage Staff
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT)
Track A
Generational Gaps in Leadership & How to Close Them
Track B
ASC Growth Strategies: Ideas from Top ASCs
Track C
The Game-changing Forces of Gastroenterology
Track D
Best Ideas for Adding Revenue to an ASC
Track E
Rethinking CRC Screening: Scope, Stool, or Blood?
Track F
The Power of Education in the ASC
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM (CDT)
Track B
One World Surgery - Service. Healing. Transformation.
Track B
Orthopedic Implants and ASCs: Big Ideas and Partnerships That Work
Track C
Where Pain Management is Headed
Track D
Managed Care Strategy and Succeeding at Contracting in ASCs
Track E
Consolidation Without Sacrifices: How ASCs Can Expand Market Power Without Losing Autonomy
Track F
Gold Standards for ASC Institutional Billing – Patient Payments with Consolidation, Compassion, and Care
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
Run a Tight Ship: What ASC Operations Look Like at Their Best
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM (CDT)
Track A
Stellar Career Pathways for ASC staff to Retain Top Talent
Track B
A Strong Send Off: Reducing Pain & PONV in the Perioperative Setting
Track C
OR Efficiency in ASCs: Big Ideas and Needle-Moving Tech
Track D
Randomized Controled Trial of Erector Spine Block (ESP) versus Local Infiltration in Spine Surgery
Track E
Physicians + ASCs: How to Make the Most out of Physician Relationships
Track F
The Rise of Cardiology in ASCs
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM (CDT)
Track A
Where ASCs Fit in the Value-based Healthcare Ecosystem
Track B
Physician Succession Planning: What Works and What Doesn't
Track C
Anesthesia in ASCs: Big Trends and Ideas for 2023
Track D
ASC M&A: Big Trends and Concepts for the Next Year
Track F
Navigating Healthcare Expenses: Strategies for Overcoming Patient Financial Challenges Across a Lifetime
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM (CDT)
Track G - AEU Credit Track
Positive Leadership and What the Next Generation of Executives Needs to Know
3:25 PM - 4:05 PM (CDT)
Track A
Private Equity in GI, Orthopedics, Pain Management and More: 2024 Projections
Track B
ASC Real Estate Transactions: Everything You Need to Know
Track B
Finding Win-Wins for Surgical Services During the Anesthesia Crisis
Track D
Should ASCs Get Bigger or Smaller?
Track E
Interview - James Chappuis, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon at Spine Center Atlanta
Track F
Destination ASCs: What Works and What Doesn't
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM (CDT)
Track A
Keynote Interview - Mia Hamm
Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

Join our cocktail receptions for great networking and an open bar! Stay for the Thursday evening reception when we'll be raffling off footballs signed by Rob Gronkowski! 

Conference Schedule 

25 WEDNESDAY___________________________________________________________________________________

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Welcome Reception

26 THURSDAY___________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration

8:00 - 9:25 AM

Sessions

9:25 - 9:50 AM

Networking Break

9:50 - 11:15 AM

Sessions

11:20 AM - 12:20 PM

Networking Luncheon

12:25 - 1:50 PM

Sessions

1:50 - 2:10 PM

Networking Break in the Foyer

2:10 - 5:15 PM

Sessions

5:15 PM

Exhibit Hall Opens

5:15 - 7:00 PM

Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall

27 FRIDAY ___________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 - 9:25 AM

Sessions

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:00 - 11:30 AM

Sessions

11:35 AM - 12:35 PM

Networking Luncheon

12:40 - 2:05 PM

Sessions

2:05 - 2:35 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

2:40 - 5:10 PM

Sessions

5:10 - 7:00 PM

Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall

28 SATURDAY __________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast in Vevey Foyer

8:00 - 9:25 AM

Sessions

9:25 - 9:45 AM

Networking Break in Vevey Foyer

9:50 AM - 11:15 AM

Sessions

11:15 AM

Conference Adjourns