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ASCs Making an Effort to Be Price Transparent

SEPTEMBER 2023

In ASCA’s August 2023 60-Second Survey, 91 percent of survey respondents said that their facility has a standard workflow for providing estimates to patients prior to a procedure.


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Complying with DSCSA

SEPTEMBER 2023

In recent months, ASCA has received numerous questions regarding ASC compliance with regulations related to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. ASCA’s best understanding of surgery center requirements as of September 2023 follows.


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Focus on Members

Do you require your surgeons to complete a minimum number of cases within a specified time frame to maintain their privileges?

Adelina Gonzales

"We do not require our providers . . ."

—Adelina Gonzales, RN, Sansum Clinic Pueblo Surgery

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Support Mental Health in Your ASC

Help your team manage change, stress and anxiety

Laboratory and Pathology Services in ASCs

Use best practices to avoid common errors

Work With Local Authorities to Create an Emergency Plan

Reach out to external resources and develop a rapport


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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Do You Have an Emergency Preparedness Plan?

AS I SEE IT

Adding Anesthesia as an Ancillary Service

DOING BUSINESS

Access Workforce Information

EDUCATION

Master Life Safety Code Compliance

REGULATORY REVIEW

Evolution of Emergency Preparedness Requirements

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

Create Awareness through Advocacy

MEMBER PROFILE

Apryl McElheny, RN, CASC

ASCA NEWS

Purchase ASCA’s 2023 Virtual Course Bundle

WEB CRAWL

Share Your Facility Tour Experience from National ASC Month


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Names in the News

AAAHC Publishes Updated Toolkit on Emergency Drills

AUGUST 2023

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) of Deerfield, Illinois, released its updated Emergency Drills Toolkit, which educates ambulatory healthcare organizations on how to prepare before an actual disaster occurs.


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Covenant High Plains Performs Its First Robotic Sacrocolpopexy

AUGUST 2023

Covenant High Plains Surgery Center (CHPSC) of Lubbock, Texas, announced in a release that Ryan C. Owen, MD, performed a sacrocolpopexy using a robot, making the ASC the first independent, freestanding surgery center in West Texas to offer the procedure with a robot.


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