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Register today for the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo, taking place April 17–20 in Orlando, Florida. This year’s conference features a slew of exciting new features as well as returning favorites. Restructured conference rates mean registration costs are reduced by up to 40 percent! This new pricing model features the lowest registration rates ASCA has offered in years. It will help you save money and make joining us in Magic City that much more accessible. Space is limited, so register now! |
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Which accrediting organization is the best fit for your facility and how do you ensure you’re prepared for a survey? Find out during the Getting to Know the ASC Accrediting Organizations virtual course, which streams live during the afternoons of February 5–8 and will be on demand afterward. Each day, one accrediting organization will provide a deep dive into its organization, survey process and standards. You can attend all four days or just join the sessions with the accrediting organizations you are most interested in. Register today!Please note: This virtual course is being offered in place of the accrediting organization pre-conference workshops at the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo. |
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Are you an administrator looking for tips and benchmarks to build your playbook? Check out the ASC State of the Industry Report! 45+ chapters of industry research including 125+ data-backed benchmarks helping admins optimize ASC operations using best practices, operational insights, and more. Read the full report.
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Are you interested in being a mentor or mentee in the spring virtual class of the 2024-2025 ASC Administrator Development Program? The deadline to apply is next Wednesday, January 31. This yearlong mentoring program matches newer and aspiring administrators with their more experienced peers. Applicants will be notified if they are accepted by February 15. Don’t miss out— apply today! |
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Ultimate List of Training Requirements for ASCs
MedTrainer’s compliance experts meticulously identified the required training that ASCs need to meet federal requirements and AORN guidelines. We’ve broken it down by role to make it even easier.
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Register today for ASCA’s 2024 National Advocacy Day, taking place February 26–28. Registration closes next Wednesday, January 31. 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.
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Reveal the hidden areas of instruments with the TOSI® washer test
Reveal the hidden areas of instruments with the TOSI® washer test, the easy-to-use blood soil device that directly correlates to the cleaning challenge of surgical instruments. TOSI® is the first device to provide a consistent, repeatable, and reliable method for evaluating the cleaning effectiveness of the automated instrument washer.
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CMS recently rolled out the ASC Covered Procedures List Pre-Proposed Rule Recommendation Request, a new way to submit codes for consideration. With a March 1 submission deadline, now is the time to advocate for procedures to be added in 2025. Read this Digital Debut to learn more. |
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6 Ways ASCs Lose Money Due to Disconnected SoftwareRising expenses and a challenging reimbursement environment create significant financial pressure on surgery centers. It is crucial for ASCs to proactively address these avoidable issues that diminish their earnings.
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On January 15, a bipartisan group of Washington State representatives introduced HB 2378, an act to restrict facility fees charged by certain “affiliated health care providers.” The legislation would prohibit an “affiliated health care provider” from charging, billing or collecting a facility fee except for services provided to a patient when the patient is on a hospital’s campus. “Affiliated health care provider” is defined broadly enough that ASCs would be prohibited from charging facility fees under the proposal.
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Under the leadership of Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a final rule making important reforms to prior authorization to cut patient care delays and electronically streamline the process for physicians. Together, the changes will save physician practices an estimated $15 billion over 10 years, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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American Medical Association (01/19/24)
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This study examined the use of natural language processing (NLP) to identify alcohol-related risks before surgery by analyzing patients’ clinical notes from three years prior. Comparing the NLP model with a human-labeled dataset and ICD codes, the NLP-based approach identified three times more patients with risky alcohol use, and accurately identified 87% of the patients classified by humans as higher risk.
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Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research (01/08/24) V. G. Vinod Vydiswaran; Asher Strayhorn; Katherine Weber; et al.
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Post-operative infections are among the most dreaded complications of all surgeries. In orthopedic surgery, treating one of these infections requires removing and replacing the implant — a series of procedures that are costly, complex and sometimes unsuccessful.
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UCLA Health (01/03/24) Lauren Ingeno
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A new bill regarding the financial burden of certain medical procedures was introduced in the Nebraska Legislature during the first week of its 2024 session. Senator Carol Blood’s bill, LB 829, would guarantee that patients with insurance would not be subject to additional costs for a medical service that’s associated with a colonoscopy, such as a polyp removal.
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WOWT 6 News (NE) (01/17/24) Erin Hartley
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A House health care panel passed four bills that collectively put mandates on hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, insurers and managed care plans. The House Select Committee on Health Innovation voted unanimously to pass HB 63, which requires Florida hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to go surgical smoke-free beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
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Florida Politics (01/16/24) Christine Jordan Sexton
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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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