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ASCA Opposes FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3–2 to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule,” or the final rule, last week. The final rule states that the use of noncompete agreements is an unfair method of competition and is thus comprehensively banned effective 120 days after the final rule’s publication in the Federal Register.


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ASCA Opposes Proposed ASC Prior Authorization Demonstration

ASCA submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed prior authorization demonstration project for ASCs, last week. ASCA also spearheaded a state association sign-on letter that included 27 state associations, and a specialty organization sign-on letter that included 16 organizations.


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Honoring Nurses Week

What is the most satisfying part of your job?

John Skougaard

"Nursing is one of the only professions where individuals can truly work together to achieve process improvements and see the fruition of those changes make a positive impact, not only with patients and in individual facilities but also in the overall industry. ..."

—John Skougaard, RN, Red Rock Surgical Center

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Names in the News

Commonwealth Pain & Spine Breaks Ground for New ASC

Commonwealth Pain & Spine in Evansville, Indiana, announced a partnership with Woodward Development and Construction to build the first of many state-of-the-art, convenient and patient-centered ASCs.


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Compass Surgical, Bon Secours Mercy, Local Doctors Open Multispecialty ASC

Millennium Surgery Center, a joint venture between Compass Surgical Partners, Bon Secours Mercy Health and local physicians, launched in Greenville, South Carolina, last month.


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