Departments
BY MICHAEL PATTERSON, RN, CASC | OCTOBER 2020
As the world works out how to live with COVID-19, we, the healthcare providers and facilities, have an obligation to keep our patients informed, safe and educated.
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BY BILL PRENTICE | SEPTEMBER 2020
The COVID-19 lockdown halted elective surgeries and moved most routine care online. This difficult step was necessary to save space in hospitals for those who needed immediate care and to make sure that our healthcare workers had sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Lessons learned from COVID-19
BY CATHLEEN M. MCCABE, MD | OCTOBER 2020
The world has changed rapidly and profoundly for all of us. Every aspect of our lives has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
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With the coronavirus among us, disposable instruments might be the way to go
BY JESSICA RAAB | OCTOBER 2020
In this new reality impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities, including ASCs, are being asked to answer difficult questions.
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Get the best from your hospital partnership
BY TERRY BOHLKE | MAY 2020
With hospitals increasingly looking to participate in the ASC industry and physicians increasingly looking for a health system partner, a mutually beneficial hospital-physician joint venture relationship is more important for the ASC industry now than ever in the past.
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Where do ASCs fit in
BY ALEX TAIRA | APRIL 2020
On two mornings every month between September and January, a long line of people waits to enter a wood-paneled meeting room in the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, DC. Whether they are lobbyists, regulatory consultants or patient advocates, the people in line all have a special interest in health policy.
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Educate your lawmakers and advocate for ASCs
BY ADAM PARKER | APRIL 2020
In 2019, ASCA members hosted facility tours for state and federal lawmakers representing diverse constituencies across the country. These tours helped shore up support for ASCs among longstanding legislators and introduced new state and federal officials to the ASC setting.
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Transaction activity remains robust, more HOPDs convert to ASCs and median reported EBITDA multiples continue to increase
BY DANIEL I. LEVIN | OCTOBER 2020
HealthCare Appraisers released its 2020 ASC Valuation and Benchmarking Survey in spring. ASCA collaborated with HealthCare Appraisers on conducting the survey, which includes insights from owners and managers of more than 1,200 ASCs throughout the US.
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ASC community remembers a beloved leader
BY SAHELY MUKERJI | APRIL 2020
Randy Leffler, 51, executive director of the Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (OAASC), passed away last December.
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A Q&A with Bill Prentice
OCTOBER 2018
On July 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 proposed payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments (HOPD). ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice talks about the policy changes proposed and the implications of those changes for ASCs.
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