Agenda 2017

2017 NEW YORK METRO ASC SYMPOSIUM - CROWNE PLAZA - October 20, 2017

PROGRAM AGENDA

Day 1
20 Oct 2017
7:00 – 8:15

BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION (EXHIBIT HALL ~ Ballroom ACT I & II )

WELCOMING REMARKS (BALLROOM ACT III & IV)

Andrew E. Blustein, Esq., Vice Chairman, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

STATE OF THE UNION (BALLROOM ACT III & IV)

*This program is approved for 1 hour of AEU credit by BASC Provider #1709.
National Perspective:
William Prentice, CEO, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
State Update:
Thomas Faith, President, New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Jeffrey Shanton, President, New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Lisa Winkler, Connecticut Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Moderated by Greg Bloom, Esq., Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

THE ROLE OF HOSPITALS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE (BALLROOMACT III&IV)

*This program is approved for 1 hour of AEU credit by BASC Provider #1709.
Brent Stackhouse, Vice President, Mount Sinai Ventures
Robert Scoskie, Executive Director, Strategic Ventures, Northwell Health
Tim Buono, Senior Vice President of Development, Surgical Care Affiliates
Robert J. Carrera, President & CEO, Pinnacle II
Moderated by Andrew Blustein, Esq., Vice Chairman, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
10:45–11:15

BREAK (EXHIBIT HALL–ACT I&II)

TRANSITIONING FROM ANOFFICE BASED SURGERY PRACTICE TO A LICENSED ASC TRACK A(ACT IV)

*This program is approved for 1 hourof AEU credit by BASCProvider #1709.
Mike Dye, Senior BusinessDevelopment SpecialistAmbulatory Care ServicesThe Joint Commission
Linda Welsh, RN, BSN, CofounderIntrepidWare Inc

NEW 2018ASCREGULATORY REQUIREMENTS(Emergency preparedness, required patient surveys and other relevant updates TRACK B(ROOM 404)

*This program is approved for 1 hourof AEU credit by BASCProvider #1709.
Gina Throneberry, Director ofEducation and Clinical AffairsAmbulatory Surgery CenterAssociation
Kara Newbury, Esq., Regulatory Counsel, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

READY TO SELL? TRACK C(ROOM 406)

*This program is approved for 1 hourof AEU credit by BASCProvider #1709.
Robert C. Goettling, Esq. The Bloom Organization
Matthew Searles, PartnerMerritt Healthcare
Moderated by Kimberly Kempton-Serra, Esq., Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C
12:30 –1:30

LUNCH (EXHIBIT HALL)

OPERATIONAL CHANGES FOR ASCS IN THE NEW WORLD OF VOLUME TO VALUE

Anna Gimble, Vice President UnitedHealthcare
I. Naya Kehayes, Principal and Ambulatory Surgery Practice LeaderECG Management Consultants
Phil Meyer, MPH, RN Consultant
Coker Group
Moderated by Debra Silverman, Esq. Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C

UNIQUE ASCTRANSACTIONSAND NATIONAL VALUATION TRENDS

Stuart Neiberg,MACC, CPA, CFA Partner, Healthcare Appraisers, Inc
Thomas J. Reck, CPA/ABV, CFF Partner, WithumSmith+Brown
Moderated by Roy Bejarano Chief Strategy Officer, Physicians’ Endoscopy

ASC BASED CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORKS

Jerome H. Levy, M.D. President, Vision Center Network of America, LLC
Ellis “Mac” Knight, M.D.MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical OfficerCoker Group
Glenn A. deBrueys, Chief Executive Officer, Vision Center Network of America, LLC
Brian Wnorowski, M.D., Vice President, Data ManagementVision Center Network of America, LLC
Roy Breitenbach,Esq. Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

UNDERSTANDING AND AVOIDING FALSE CLAIMS ACT LIABILITY &THE ANATOMY OF A WHISTLEBLOWER CASE TRACK A(ACT IV)

Kenneth Abell, Chief, Civil Health Care Fraud at United States Attorney's Office
JohnG.Martin, Esq., , PartnerGarfunkel Wild, P.C
Robert DelGiorno,Esq., Partner Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

COMMON OPERATIONAL PITFALLS TRACK B(ROOM 404

Neil Brodsky, M.D., PresidentQueens Endoscopy Center
Suzan Sattler, Senior Vice President of Operations and Implementation Services, Physicians Endoscopy
Stacey Gulick, Esq.,, Partner Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

TOP 10BILLING AND CODING MISTAKES TRACK C(ROOM 406)

Karl Johnson,, Senior Vice President of Business Development, MediGain Practice Management
Jacqueline Thelian Vice PresidentMedco Consultants, Inc.
Moderated by Greg Smith, Esq. Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
3:15–3:35

BREAK(EXHIBIT HALL)

CAN TWO ASC’S SHARE THE SAME SPACE? TRACK A(ACT IV)

Erin McCoy MS, RN, ASCProgram Lead & Hospital Analyst, Division of Acute Care Services, Survey & Certification Group Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Robert S. Shapiro, Senior Consultant Pinnacle Health Consultants, LLC
Moderated by Michael Stone, Esq. Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

PROTECTING YOUR ASCFROM CYBERCRIME:GUIDANCE FROM THE FRONTLINES TRACK B(ROOM 404)

Prashanth Mekala, Supervisory Special Agent,New York Cyber Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Shawn Melito, MBA, Management Analyst, Kivu Consulting, Inc.
Nelson Gomes, Presidentand CEO, PriorityOne Group.
4:30–6:30

COCKTAIL RECEPTION (EXHIBIT HALL)