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Kristen Nehk
AAIT Health LLC
www.aaitrcm.com
At AAIT Health RCM, our mission is to provide our clients with automated, profit-maximizing medical billing, credentialing and payment reimbursement services that save time and money while delivering the highest quality results.

Trin Legaspi
AANA
https://www.aana.com/
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has a remarkable history of supporting certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), helping to improve patient care, and advancing the nurse anesthesiology profession overall. AANA represents over 61,000 CRNAs and nurse anesthesiology residents across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Landon Kay
Accurate Neuromonitoring
www.accurateneuromonitoring.com
Accurate Neuromonitoring, LLC is a dedicated IONM practice that provides service to over 400 surgeons and 100 hospitals and ambulatory centers in eight states. We know that when it comes to patient care, there is simply no compromising their safety and well-being. That is why we insist on a level of excellence that exceeds the standards of the profession. Our highly professional team has years of clinical and operating room experience, monitoring many complex and high-risk procedures.

Marwa Ghoneim
ACHC
https://www.achc.org/
A nationally recognized accreditation leader, the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) embodies excellence, integrity, and unparalleled service. Since 1986, our goal has been simple: to help you demonstrate the highest standards of performance and patient care through our educational, collaborative approach to accreditation.

Anna Pearson
AdvantageTrust
https://advantagetrustpg.com/
A division of HealthTrust Performance Group, AdvantageTrust (https://advantagetrustpg.com) provides non-acute care facilities such as ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, long-term care and alternate care sites, and nonprofit organizations access to the same contracts HealthTrust has negotiated for its larger hospital members.

Patricia Gaddis
Agility Billing Services
agilityrcm.com
Our company specializes in navigating the intricate landscape of federal IDR (Independent Dispute Resolution) processes. From streamlining billing procedures to guiding practices through IDR challenges, we ensure efficient financial management, allowing healthcare providers to focus on patient care with peace of mind.

Joan Cato
AMSURG
amsurg.com
AMSURG is the largest independent leader in ambulatory surgery center services, operating a network of more than 250 surgery centers with 4,000 affiliated physicians nationwide. In partnership with physicians and health systems, the organization delivers high-quality patient care across a diverse spectrum of medical specialties, including orthopedics, spine, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology.

Lindsay Wiersum
Apex Design Build
https://www.apexdesignbuild.net/
Apex is a fully integrated design, architecture and construction firm that specializes in creating state-of-the-art healthcare facilities across North America.
Our industry-leading expertise mitigates risk, eliminates surprises, and saves time, money, and effort. As a client you have one direct point of contact at a firm with comprehensive capabilities. The result: Total accountability.

Mark Schroeder
Aroris Health
arorishealth.com
Aroris optimizes healthcare revenue through strategic payer contract negotiations. Our expert negotiators use peer benchmarking and data analytics to equip providers with knowledge to make smarter decisions. With a performance-based payment model, Aroris secures higher reimbursements with no financial risk. Advocating for an inclusive healthcare system, Aroris closes the gap between the value provided and the revenue earned by providers.

Vikki Harmonay
Atlantis Worldwide
https://www.atlantisworldwide.com
Sensible Solutions for Refurbished Radiology. For over 29 years Atlantis Worldwide has provided cost effective solutions for the imaging needs of ASC. Atlantis can assist you in all aspects of buying, selling, project management and servicing C-Arms. Atlantis has successfully completed projects with hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Centers and orthopedic practices.

Trina Frazier
Avanos
www.avanos.com
Avanos is a medical device company focused on delivering clinically superior breakthrough solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter.
Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Avanos is committed to creating the next generation of innovative healthcare solutions which will address our most important healthcare needs, such as reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Visit www.avanosPainManagement.com

Jake Tanner
Barricaid
https://barricaid.com/
Barricaid is a bone anchored annular closure device. It is clinically proven to be superior vs. discectomy alone reducing reoperations for reherniations by an average of 81% over 8 distinct study populations. Results from Barricaid’s randomized controlled trial were published in JAMA and maintain superiority through 5-year endpoints.

Courtney Sheedy
Bolt Navigation
boltnav.com
The mission at Bolt Navigation is to improve clinical outcomes for any surgeon, anywhere in the world, by safely optimizing surgical efficiency. The Bolt Navigation System enhances the precision of surgery through a simple, handheld solution. The Bolt leverages a surgeon-controlled iOS device to simply and precisely guide screw placement without the cost or complexity and less radiation associated with legacy navigation technologies and traditional approaches using fluoroscopy.

The Bolt system offers best-in-class navigation technology that’s agnostic to the
pedicle screw system or site of care, promoting cross-departmental and peer-driven
satisfaction from administration, staff and surgeons alike. The Bolt system cleverly utilizes gravity as the reference, eliminating the hassle of an external frame, making it an ideal OR solution, particularly for the fast-evolving Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) setting. Using Bolt requires zero capital cost and presents a maintenance-free subscription model with ongoing upgrades and improvements.

Lori Maltzman
Brach Eichler LLC
Brach Eichler LLC
Brach Eichler LLC is a full-service law firm whose attorneys reside in Roseland, New Jersey; New York; and West Palm Beach, Florida. Since its founding in 1967, Brach Eichler has built trusted, personal relationships with its clients, rendering advice that is business-savvy and creative, yet practical.

Michelle McClellan
Breg
https://www.breg.com/
Breg makes orthopedic bracing and devices, but more than that, the company makes DMEPOS programs easier for customers every step of the way. Founded in 1989, Breg is based in Carlsbad, Calif., and is a company of Water Street Healthcare Partners. Visit www.breg.com.

Monica Costello
Cardinal Health
www.cardinalhealth.com/ambulatory-surgery-center
More than products, a complete strategy for surgery center success. From high-quality medical supplies to tailored services that help you maximize efficiency and savings – we offer complete and customizable solutions to help your ASC grow.

Rebeca Viloria
CareCredit
www.carecredit.com
The CareCredit health and wellness credit card is a financing solution patients can use to get recommended orthopedic care* — including general orthopedics, joint replacement, physical therapy, and sports medicine. With CareCredit, patients can pay over time with convenient monthly payments and providers get paid in two business days. For 30+ years, CareCredit has helped patients get care. Today, CareCredit is accepted at over 266,000+ healthcare provider and retail locations nationwide. There are millions of CareCredit cardholder accounts and another 191,000+ new accounts approved on average every month. To add CareCredit call 844.365.3207.
*Subject to credit approval

Pam Balsley
Cerapedics
www.cerapedics.com
Cerapedics is a global, commercial-stage orthopedics company that aspires to redefine the standard of care for bone repair by healing bones faster and at higher rates, without compromising safety, so that patients can live their healthiest lives. Bone grafts, including Cerapedics’ products, are used in over four million annual spine, orthopedics, trauma and interventional procedures worldwide. i-FACTOR is a Class III FDA approved product indicated for single-level ACDF. Cerapedics’ next-generation product is currently being evaluated for use in lumbar interbody fusion through ASPIRE, a pivotal clinical study, and has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA.

Noe Ramirez
Champion Medical Inc
www.champmedinc.com
Champion Medical, Inc. is composed of a comprehensive billing and collections management team that offers a variety of revenue generating services to physicians such as point of care medication dispensing, electrotherapy solutions, toxicology testing and many other supplementary ancillary services nationwide.

Tara Stegman
ClearGage
https://www.cleargage.com
ClearGage enables digital patient billing and automated statement delivery, generates instant treatment estimates, and efficiently collects payments through tech and talent solutions – interfacing seamlessly with any EHR and practice management system.

Carley Wiegner
CornerLoc
www.cornerloc.com
Offering both the proven CornerLoc™ graft and the new modular TransLoc 3D™ SI Joint Fusion System. TransLoc 3D™ has both a posterior implant and lateral oblique screw and can be used to create a truly 3-dimensional hybrid construct, or the screws can be used as a transfixing compression system.

Alexandra French
DNV
https://www.dnv.us/supplychain/healthcare/index
DNV is an independent assurance and risk management provider, operating in more than 100 countries. Through assessment and digital assurance solutions, DNV helps companies build trust and transparency around products, assets, supply chains and ecosystems.

Whether certifying products, verifying claims or optimizing and decarbonizing supply chains, DNV helps companies manage risks and realize their long-term strategic goals, improving ESG performance and generating lasting, sustainable results.

Combining sustainability, supply chain and digital expertise, DNV works to create new assurance models enabling interaction and transaction transparency across value chains. Drawing on its wide technical and industry expertise, DNV works with companies worldwide to bridge trust gaps among consumers, producers and suppliers.

Driven by its purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, DNV helps tackle the challenges and global transformations facing its customers and the world today and is a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful and forward-thinking companies.

Erik Sunset
DocBuddy
docbuddy.com
DocBuddy gives time and money back to providers and their organizations with software solutions that deliver mobility, interoperability, and centralized data access.

DocBuddy Op Note deliver the instant generation and approval of operative reports with images from the point of care.

DocBuddy Surgery Workflow streamlines the entire surgery process for clinics and surgery centers with a complete, centralized solution.

Tatiana, Robin and Sydney Dietz, Plocharczyk, Weis
ECG Management Consultants
www.ecgmc.com
With knowledge and expertise built over the course of 50-plus years, ECG is a national consulting firm that is redefining healthcare together with its clients. ECG offers a broad range of strategic, financial, operational, and technology-related consulting services. ECG is an industry leader, offering specialized expertise to hospitals, health systems, medical groups, academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, investors, and payers/health plans. As an affiliated partner of Siemens Healthineers, ECG’s subject matter experts have a proven track record of delivering results fueled by top talent and technology.

Danielle Siemons
ECRI
www.ecri.org
ECRI is a global, independent authority on healthcare technology and safety. Our products and services help the healthcare community to improve quality, reduce cost, and achieve better outcomes across all care settings. We accomplish this through a unique set of capabilities. We have a staff of impressive medical and scientific experts who analyze our patient safety data—the nation's largest data set of adverse events—constructing proactive ways to deliver better, safer patient care. Equally significant is our medical device evaluation lab, the only one of its kind in the world. These independent technology evaluations—combined with one of the largest supply and equipment pricing databases, recalls and safety alerts, and extensive clinical evidence—allow healthcare leaders to make confident, data-driven decisions every day. No other organization in the world has this combination of unique capabilities to advance cost-effective, safe healthcare across the continuum of care.

Yvette Madrid
Edwards Lifesciences
https://www.edwards.com/devices/hemodynamic-monitoring#
For more than 50 years, Edwards Lifesciences has been helping you make proactive clinical decisions and advance the care of surgical and acutely ill patients across the continuum of care. Through ongoing collaboration with clinicians, providing continuous education, and our dedication to purposeful innovation, Edwards continues to develop smart hemodynamic management solutions that enable proactive decision support.

Ally Conner
EnableComp
enablecomp.com
EnableComp partners with over 1,000 healthcare proiders through the utilization of our proprietary software, Enforcer360, to manage Veterans Administration, Workers' Compensation, Motor Vehicle Accident/TPL, Out-of-State Medicaid, and Denials Prevention and Resolution for all payers. Related services cover day 1 outsourcing, A/R resolution, and zero balance recovery. Clients are positioned to ensure maximum and timely reimbursement while improving overall yield, cash acceleration, and decreasing the cost to collect.

Krishna Velaga
Finch Healthcare
https://finchhealthcare.com
Finch is a HIPAA compliant Healthcare services company, that specializes in a wide range of practice management services including Credentialling, Medical Transcription, Medical Coding, Medical Billing and Practice Management Services, for Physician Practices and Multi-Specialty Physician groups.

Rob Fabrizio
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation
https://healthcaresolutions-us.fujifilm.com/
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corp. is a leading innovator in diagnostic and enterprise imaging solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of healthcare across prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Fujifilm’s healthcare and medical imaging portfolio includes solutions for digital radiography, mammography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, endoscopy, endosurgery, in-vitro diagnostics and more…

Kris Altiere
Gain
gainservicing.com
Gain is a highly specialized professional services and solutions firm providing managed services and financial solutions to serve healthcare providers, personal injury attorneys and plaintiffs. Gain's innovative artificial intelligence-enabled servicing platform and its collective services and solutions come together to meaningfully serve the personal injury ecosystem and create better outcomes. Gain is the critical hub connecting personal injury stakeholders and simplifying revenue cycle management for complex claims. Gain's industry-leading platform serves as the source of truth, providing both needed transparency and efficiency for all of those supporting personal injury cases and plaintiffs. Gain is committed to leveling the insurance playing field for those injured through no fault of their own.

Sulina Kettigna
Golden Pear Funding
https://goldenpearfunding.com/
Golden Pear is a Specialty Finance solution working with law firms, medical providers, and plaintiffs to offer products that empower them to unlock the full potential of their personal injury cases.

Robbie Wilbanks
healow
https://plus.healow.com/
healow® provides Population Health and Patient Relationship Management solutions for healthcare organizations, patients, and payers. We offer health maintenance apps, patient self-scheduling, online and kiosk check-in, telehealth visits, and online bill pay. Our EHR-agnostic, cloud-based platform offers insight into clinical, payer, and patient-entered data from questionnaires and wearable devices.

Jarrod Stamper
Holland & Knight LLP
www.hklaw.com
Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more than 2,200 lawyers and other professionals in 34 offices throughout the world. The firm's lawyers provide representation in healthcare, litigation, business, real estate and governmental law. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with efficient access to attorneys throughout the firm.

Christopher Stai
HREA | Healthcare Real Estate Advisors
www.healthcareREA.com
HREA | HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS is a national leader in advising physicians, health systems, and real estate owners with a variety of real estate monetization strategies, including sale-leasebacks, debt & equity recapitalization, and tax-deferred options, such as the Hybrid Sale-Leaseback®, which allows continued physician-ownership in the real estate, §1031 like-kind exchange, and reinvestment into a REIT, known as an UPREIT, which provides tax-efficient cashflow and a diversified investment in a healthcare REIT.

Justin Han
Innosys Medical Technologies, Inc.
https://mt.inno-sys.net/
Innosys MT has been dedicated to innovation and excellence in the medical technology industry for over 30 years. Specializing in producing high-quality orthopedic implants, Innosys offers a range of specialized products tailored for surgical centers. The company's commitment to advancing medical technology is evident in its active involvement in the orthopedic implant sector, aiming to enhance market growth by expanding the distribution of spine implants and addressing the increasing prevalence of spine diseases. For more information about Innosys and its innovative products, attendees are encouraged to explore the company's official website at https://mt.inno-sys.net/

Jason Winokur
J.H. Winokur, Inc.
www.jhwinokur.com
Founded in 1978, J.H. Winokur represents owners of ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals, medical-office buildings and medical clinics in the sale-leaseback of all types of medical facilities. Our firm provides brokerage, advisory and consultation services for medical groups and partnerships. Services include development, strategic advisement, lease analysis, negotiations and valuation.

Erin Jarvis
Johnson & Johnson
http://thenext.jnjmedtech.com
At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we unleash diverse healthcare expertise, purposeful technology, and a passion for people to transform the future of medical intervention and empower everyone to live their best life possible. For more than a century, we have driven breakthrough scientific innovation to address unmet needs and reimagine health. In surgery, orthopaedics, vision, and interventional solutions, we continue to help save lives and create a future where healthcare solutions are smarter, less invasive, and more personalized.

Taylor Kopocis
McKesson
www.mckesson.com
McKesson Medical-Surgical is a medical distributor offering medical supplies, healthcare solutions, distribution services, pharmaceutical services and clinical resources.

Ashley Deitsch
MedEvolve
www.medevolve.com
MedEvolve empowers healthcare organizations with award-winning Effective Intelligence (Ei) solutions. Ei includes workforce automation and intelligent analytics designed to optimize the entire revenue cycle process from financial clearance to coding to billing. MedEvolve integrates with any PM/EHR system providing unmatched transparency, automation and accountability in the revenue cycle.

MedHQ Team
MedHQ
medhq.com
MedHQ is a leading provider of technology-enabled expert services to hospitals, outpatient clinics, physician groups, and ambulatory surgery centers. MedHQ's business segments and client delivery strategies encompass outsourced HR, Accounting, Recruitment and Staffing services, and Advisory services. MedHQ's mission is to streamline administrative and regulatory processes to lower risk and improve efficiencies, allowing clients to focus on patient outcomes.

Katie Santilli
Medvanta
medvanta.com
THE NATION’S LARGEST PHYSICIAN-OWNED AND OPERATED MUSCULOSKELETAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES ORGANIZATION (MSO) DESIGNED BY INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS, FOR INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS.

Halle Baldor
MedVantage
https://medvantageco.com/
National leaders for DVT Prevention and Specialty DME. We provide a cost-free, efficiency driven solution to ASCs while offering the gold standard in care and service.

Kaitlyn Anderson
MedVantage LLC
medvantageco.com/
MedVantage is a leading provider of DVT Prevention and DME products and services for Ambulatory Surgery Centers nationwide.

James Walsh
NAPA
https://napaanesthesia.com/
NAPA is a collaborative community of nearly 5,000 perioperative experts trusted by nearly 450 sites and growing. We provide best-in-class, patient-centric anesthesia and pain management care and leadership at hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and office-based practices across 22 states, serving more than 2 million patients annually.

Kelly and Chance Dittmer
nimble solutions
nimblercm.com
nimble solutions is the leading provider of revenue cycle management solutions for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), surgical clinics, surgical hospitals, and anesthesia groups. Our tech-enabled solutions allow surgical organizations to streamline their revenue cycle processes, reduce administrative burden, and improve financial outcomes. Join more than 1,100 surgical organizations who trust nimble solutions and its advisors to bring deep insights and actionable intelligence to maximize their revenue cycle.

Jared Nichols
one mnet health
https://onemnethealth.com
One Mnet Health equips healthcare providers with the solutions and services needed to deliver quality patient care and maximize financial outcomes. Leveraging our data-driven technology and insights will improve operational efficiency, decrease cancellations, reduce staff burden, increase payment results, and provide patients with a personalized experience that fosters greater satisfaction and engagement.

Richard Cranford
PathKeeper Surgical & BoxSPINE
https://www.path-keeper.com/
PathKeeper Surgical represents the latest advancement in surgical technology, utilizing Infrared Laser-Optical 3D Cameras and Artificial Intelligence, empowering surgeons with sub millimetric accuracy for registration and tool tracking.

Developed by leading innovators in medical optics, PathKeeper integrates state-of-the-art navigation capabilities with real-time imaging, allowing surgeons to navigate complex spinal anatomy with unprecedented accuracy, and eliminates radiation in the operating room.

Jim Freund
Physician Transaction Advisors (formerly ASCs Inc.)
www.healthcarePTA.com
Physician Transaction Advisors represents the best interests of physician-owners who are considering a strategic partnership or real estate sale. Our industry leading team leverages the experience, knowledge and expertise that comes from successfully managing over 300 transactions over the past 20 years to ensure our clients realize the absolute best possible financial and non-financial results using our risk-free process.

Lilly Kaluhiokalani
Pip Care
pipcare.com
Pip Care works directly with health systems to optimize the surgical journey for patients and care teams. Patients are paired with a certified health coach for one-on-one support, care navigation, and coordination throughout their surgical journey. Results show that Pip Care improves clinical outcomes and boost patient satisfaction, while reducing administrative burden and without adding complicated workflows.

Melanie Piper
Relatient
www.relatient.com
Relatient's Dash platform combines best-in-class patient self-scheduling, call-center scheduling, modern two-way patient communication tools, and mobile-friendly digital registration to provide better access for more patients and better schedule utilization for providers.