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Registration is now open for the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo! Join us April 17–20 in Orlando, Florida, for the best national conference for ASC professionals. Next year’s conference features a slew of exciting new features as well as returning favorites that you won’t want to miss. We’ve also restructured registration pricing to help you save money and make attending ASCA 2024 more accessible than ever. Don’t miss out— check out the schedule and register today! |
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The Coding & Reimbursement for ASCs virtual course provides essential training for ASC billers and coders. Taking place January 8 and 9, participants will hear from industry experts as they discuss the coding and billing updates for 2024 and share strategies to maximize ASC reimbursements. You can purchase this course individually or as part of the 2024 Virtual Course Bundle—a package that gives you four courses for less than the price of three! |
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“ Medicare’s Final Payment Rule: Solid Progress for ASCs in 2024,” the newest episode of ASCA’s Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, summarizes the ASC payment and quality reporting changes included in Medicare’s 2024 final payment rule. It also looks at the role that ASCA’s advocacy efforts played in encouraging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make those changes and the work that still needs to be done. ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice and ASCA Director of Government Affairs & Regulatory Counsel Kara Newbury host the episode. |
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Register today for ASCA’s 2024 National Advocacy Day, taking place February 26–28. 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. Learn more and register today! |
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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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The OAS CAHPS Survey is designed to measure patient experience with overall care received in ASCs. It is voluntary through the end of 2024 and will become mandatory for all eligible Medicare-certified ASCs beginning in 2025.To ensure your facility is ready when the survey becomes mandatory, ASCA strongly encourages all ASCs to get started with the survey as soon as possible. ASCA members receive a discount on Press Ganey’s OAS CAHPS Survey. |
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Get laboratory-quality results at your fingertips. HemoCue provides immediate and accurate CLIA-waived hemoglobin and glucose testing systems that integrate seamlessly into your perioperative monitoring workflow. Backed by 40 years of clinical performance and a team of dedicated representatives, HemoCue is a trusted partner in near-patient testing, working with healthcare professionals to identify, treat, and enhance patient care. Learn more at hemocue.us
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ASCA Members: Renew your ASCA membership online via ASCA’s website. With your membership comes a variety of benefits that help you run your surgery center more efficiently, provide quality patient care and stay up to date on industry trends and regulations. Learn about all the ways you can put your ASCA benefits to good use. |
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The Conditions for Coverage require Medicare-certified ASCs to develop a written infection control plan. The importance of this plan goes beyond compliance, says Allison Stock, RN, CASC, CAIP, vice president of clinical and operational services for Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “A strong infection control plan will help you deliver good outcomes and find opportunities to fix problems that can lead to infections.” Read this ASC Focus article to learn more. |
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Operating rooms are the primary energy consumers and waste generators among their components. Operating rooms can consume up to six times the energy of the rest of the hospital and generate more than half of the waste.
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Healthcare Tech Outlook (11/20/2023)
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Today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) released its 13th Annual Report to Congress on evidence gaps related to promoting mental health and wellness for people of all ages and in specific high-risk populations. The topics featured in this report include screening for anxiety disorders, depression, and suicide risk in children, adolescents, and adults.
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USPSTF News Release (11/15/23)
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The strongest determinant of surgical approach to a benign outpatient hysterectomy in the United States was not patient or hospital-level variability, but unexplained differences across individual surgeons. This has implications in how surgeons are trained and incentivized to deliver high value surgical care.
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Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (11/18/23) James L. Whiteside; Dmitry Tumin; Jason P. Hildebrand; et al.
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A UCF-HCA Healthcare resident received international honors for his research showing that southern U.S. states — which also have the nation’s highest obesity rates — also have the highest incidence of colon cancer. Raghav Bassi, chief internal medicine resident at the UCF-HCA residency at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, found the correlation using HCA’s expansive, nationwide research data base of its patients.
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UCF Today (11/07/23) Wendy Sarubbi
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Covidien LLC is recalling McGrath MAC Video Laryngoscope in order to remove stolen defective models that have been offered for sale illegally by unauthorized third parties. These laryngoscopes, meant for destruction, were being sold on social media platforms.
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FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts (11/13/23)
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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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