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Attend the Life Safety Code for ASCs virtual course to ensure your facility is meeting all CMS and NFPA requirements for ASCs. Get the guidance you need to design and implement long-term, low-stress solutions that can help your ASC remain in continuous compliance with CMS’ physical environment mandates. This course will stream live on Monday, October 23, and Tuesday, October 24, and will be available on demand afterwards. The program is available to purchase on its own or as part of the 2023 Virtual Course Bundle— a package that gives you three courses for the price of two! Learn more about the course in this ASC Focus article. |
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NEW! State of the Industry Report: Best Practices & Proven Data for Optimizing ASC OperationsLeading surgery centers understand the importance of using data to inform business decisions. The 2023 report is compiled from industry experts & HST's unique data to help you:
- Learn about best practices
- See key process steps for major operational areas
- See data benchmarks to compare your performance against others
Read the full report here.
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ASCA’s National Advocacy Day will return February 26–28, 2024. National Advocacy Day gathers engaged members of the ASC community from across the country to advocate for their facilities and the high-quality care they deliver. It is an excellent opportunity to meet face-to-face with your members of Congress and their staff to educate them about the many benefits ASCs offer and issues currently impacting their ability to provide care. Help ASCA gauge interest in next year’s event by completing a brief survey. Please note that submitting this form will not register you for the event. |
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Changes in ASC Reimbursement and Implications for Interventional Pain ProceduresAs an industry leader, the Medtronic Health Economics and Patient Access team is committed to the ongoing educating of our customers, making them aware of changes that can impact coding, coverage, and payment in Pain Interventions. As such, we invite you to our latest overview that highlights the upcoming Tricare reimbursement methodology changes for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for Interventional Pain Procedures that will take effect October 1, 2023. You may access this on-demand presentation here.
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Billers and Coders: Save the Date for This 2024 Coding Virtual Course
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Save the date for ASCA’s virtual course Coding and Reimbursement for ASCs, taking place January 8–9, 2024.
During this event, you’ll hear from industry experts as they discuss the coding and billing updates for 2024 and share strategies you can use to maximize your ASC’s reimbursements.
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Visit the ASC Focus website to read the latest edition of the ASC Focus magazine. Highlights include: “Performing Total Joints in ASCs,” “Manage AR Effectively” and “Track Clinical Metrics for Total Joint Success.” |
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Congress passed a stopgap bill on September 30, averting a partial shutdown of the federal government by a vote of 335 to 91. There were 209 Democrats and 126 Republicans who voted to keep the government open and 90 Republicans and one Democrat who opposed the stopgap legislation, also referred to as a continuing resolution (CR). Negotiations resulted in the removal of provisions such as providing funding to Ukraine.
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Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette were recently joined by state agency leaders, members of the General Assembly, and others for a ceremonial bill signing of S. 164, Certificate of Need Repeal, which eliminates the requirement for most healthcare facilities to obtain a Certificate of Need from the Department of Health and Environmental Control before building a new facility, purchasing certain medical equipment or providing additional medical services. "South Carolinians will have greater access to affordable healthcare services with the repeal of the Certificate of Need laws," said Governor McMaster.
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Post and Courier (10/09/23)
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With standards dedicated to governance, risk management, patient care, and quality, AAAHC provides a framework for organizations to evaluate compliance, identify improvement opportunities, and implement quality initiatives that are underpinned by the AAAHC 1095 Strong, quality every day philosophy. Implementing this philosophy requires dedication to quality improvement, a cornerstone of accreditation.
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AAAHC Triangle Times Today (09/29/23)
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A majority of older adults disagree with the idea of using life expectancy as part of guidelines that say which patients should get cancer screenings such as mammograms and colonoscopies, a new poll finds. In all, 62 percent of people aged 50 to 80 said that national guidelines for stopping cancer-detecting tests in individual patients should not be based on how long that person might have left to live, according to new results from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.
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Newswise (09/27/23)
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Major drug companies including Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb have committed to participate in Medicare drug price negotiations with the federal government, the Biden administration said Tuesday. The move is a positive step for people on Medicare, although there are still lawsuits from drug companies fighting the price negotiations.
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NBC News (NY) (10/03/23) Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
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A KFF survey of adults with health insurance found that roughly 6 in 10 insured adults experience problems when they use their insurance. Problems examined include denied claims, network adequacy issues, preauthorization delays and denials, and others.
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Kaiser Family Foundation (09/29/23) Karen Pollitz; Kaye Pestaina; Lunna Lopes; et al.
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Companies utilizing noncompete agreements in the U.S. in the employment context should reevaluate their practices in light of recent changes to law and a rapidly changing legal landscape that is growing increasingly hostile to noncompete agreements. Early this year, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would ban noncompete clauses nation-wide in the U.S.
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JD Supra (09/27/23) Aaron Goldstein
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About ASCAMission: The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) is the national membership association that represents ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and provides advocacy and resources to assist ASCs in delivering high-quality, cost-effective ambulatory surgery to all the patients they serve. About Us: At ASCA, we are eager to help you become better acquainted with our nation's ASCs and the people who own and operate them. We are also eager to help you develop policies on ASC-related issues. If you have questions, please contact us. We'll put you in touch with the experts and, if you like, arrange for you to visit an ASC in your area. Contact Us: Advertising inquiries should be addressed to Chris Schriever or Alex Yewdell at 202.337.1897 or at advertising@ascassociation.org. Follow ASCA on
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