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  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Creating an OBL: A Step-by-Step Guide
    Coordinator: Amin Astani, MD, MBA – North Star Vascular and Interventional
    Coordinator: Christopher Goettl, MD, MBA – Vascular & Interventional Partners
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures200 (intermediate)
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    8:30 AM - 8:42 AM ET
    Why Start an OBL? Understanding the Opportunity and the Risk
    Speaker: Christopher Goettl, MD, MBA – Vascular & Interventional Partners
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures200 (intermediate)
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    8:42 AM - 8:54 AM ET
    Setting Up the Business: Legal, Regulatory, and Organizational Structure
    Speaker: Jason Greis, JD (he/him/his) – Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures200 (intermediate)
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    8:54 AM - 9:06 AM ET
    Finding and Building the Right Space: Real Estate and Design Decisions
    Speaker: Bill Langley – DTSpade Specialized Real Estate
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures200 (intermediate)
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    9:06 AM - 9:18 AM ET
    Getting Paid, Part 1: Insurance Contracting Essentials
    Speaker: Deepak Sudheendra, MD, FSIR, RPVI (he/him/his) – 360 Vascular Institute
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures200 (intermediate)
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    9:18 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Getting Paid, Part 2: Revenue Cycle Management Essentials
    Speaker: Amin Astani, MD, MBA – North Star Vascular and Interventional
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures200 (intermediate)
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    9:00 AM - 9:10 AM ET
    Outcomes as a Growth Strategy (Why Quality Is the Best Business Development Tool)
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    How to Deal with Problems in an OBL: Logistical and Complex Case Challenges
    Coordinator: Bret N. Wiechmann, MD – Vascular & Interventional Physicians
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    8:30 AM - 8:42 AM ET
    What We Did and How We Did It
    Speaker: Fakhir F. Elmasri, MD, FSIR – Lakeland Vascular Institute (LVI)
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    8:42 AM - 8:54 AM ET
    Unique Challenges of an OBL in Switzerland
    Speaker: Christoph A. Binkert, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Medizinisch Radiologisches Institut Zurich
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    8:54 AM - 9:06 AM ET
    The OBL in a Classic IR/DR Group Structure
    Speaker: Bret N. Wiechmann, MD – Vascular & Interventional Physicians
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    9:06 AM - 9:18 AM ET
    Multidisciplinary Arrangements in the OBL
    Speaker: Mike Watts, MD, FSIR – Atlantic Medical Imaging
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    9:18 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    The Challenge of Securing Contracts in the OBL
    Speaker: Ahmed Farag, MD – Advanced Vascular Institute
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures