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Staying on Top of Life Safety Code Compliance

Make it a continuous quality improvement process

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Collect Data, Use it to Educate Policymakers

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Proposed Rule a Victory for the ASC Community

AS I SEE IT

Beware the Changing Reimbursement Landscape

DOING BUSINESS

Quote Costs Up Front to Boost Patient Satisfaction

TECHNOLOGY

Improve Your Patients’ Experience

REGULATORY REVIEW

ASCs Gain Significant Ground under Proposed Rule

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

Arizona ASC Association Helps Children in Foster Care

ASCA NEWS

Register by October 15, Save on ASCA’s Winter Seminar

WEB CRAWL

Keep Your ASC HIPAA Compliant With ASCA’S HIPAA Workbook


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Digital Debut

Congress Passes Long-Awaited Opioid Crisis Response Legislation

BY JEFF EVANS | OCTOBER 2018

On October 3, Congress passed a final legislative agreement on the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (HR 6).


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Congress Passes Appropriations Bills as Fiscal Year Wraps up

BY JEFF EVANS | OCTOBER 2018

For the first time in years, the US Congress passed several funding bills, known as appropriations, before the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Two respective appropriations measures fund programs that intersect with ASCs: private-sector care for veterans and Medicare.


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Member Focus

How do you handle postop instructions and staffing in your ASC?

Theresa George

"All of our patients have bed rest following their procedures ... "

—Theresa George, Cardiovascular Outpatient Surgery Center of Southwest Louisiana


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Names in the News

AAOS, The Joint Commission Collaborate on THKR Certification

OCTOBER 2018

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has collaborated with The Joint Commission to incorporate AAOS' clinical expertise into standards development and performance measurement requirements for Total Hip and Knee Replacement (THKR) Certification, according to a release.


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NJAASC Sponsors One World Surgery Medical Mission

SEPTEMBER 2018

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (NJAASC) has sponsored a scholarship that will support One World Surgery's weeklong surgical mission to Honduras in October, according to a press release.


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