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SD House Taxation Committee Votes to Defeat ASC Tax Legislation

FEBRUARY 2021

In the beginning of this month, South Dakota House Majority Whip Tim Goodwin (R) introduced HB 1246, which if enacted would have imposed a new tax on ASCs, set at six percent of gross receipts.


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One-on-One with an ASCA Board Member

FEBRUARY 2021

Amanda Hawkins

Amanda Hawkins, CASC, director of The Surgery Center of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, talks about participating in the HWOW program. She joined the ASCA Board of Directors in 2019 and will serve a three-year term.


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Focus on Members

Tell us about a time you used benchmarking data to identify a QAPI project in your ASC.

Lisa York

"We utilized the ASCA benchmarking for normothermia and performed a QAPI study on our own patients . . ."

—Lisa York, RN, CASC, Hunterdon Center for Surgery

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Features

ASC Focus February 2021

Benchmark to Meet Accreditation Requirements

Review Medicare’s interpretive guidelines, state licensure rules and your accreditation organization's standards

ASCA 2021 to Deliver Enhanced Virtual Experience

Add this must-not-miss spring event to your calendar

One World Surgery Needs Volunteer Consults

Physicians in the US who sign up would work with local physicians in Honduras and the Dominican Republic

Benchmarking Pro Tips

Focus on key metrics, take action based on your results


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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

What Will 2021 Bring to the ASC Industry?

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

In the Pipeline from ASCA this Year

TRENDS

Emerging Trends in the Face of the Pandemic

AWARDS

Nap Gary’s Legacy Continues Through ASCA Lifetime Award

REGULATORY REVIEW

Research Shows ASCs Lower Medicare Costs by Billions

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

ASC QC COVID-19 Survey Confirms Continued Safety in ASCs

MEMBER PROFILE

Michelle George, RN, CASC

ASCA NEWS

ASCA to Offer Virtual Courses for Administrators and Infection Preventionists

WEB CRAWL

Last Chance to Renew Your Membership for 2021


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Business News

National Medical Partners with Aquiline Capital

FEBRUARY 2021

National Medical Billing Services (NMBS) in St. Louis, Missouri, entered into a strategic partnership with Aquiline Capital Partners based in New York, New York, and London, United Kingdom, according to a February 3 NMBS press release.



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Names in the News

ASC, Physician Owners Partner to Launch Joint Venture

FEBRUARY 2021

Chesapeake Regional Surgery Center – Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia, part of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, partnered with two physician-owned entities, Cape Surgical and the Obelisk Group.



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