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Recognizing Urology and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

September is Urology Awareness Month and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Based on ASCA’s analysis of Medicare data, around 1,000 Medicare-certified ASCs across 47 states treat patients with urological issues. In 2022, ASCs performed 235,000 urological procedures on Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries alone.


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ASCA President Mark Wainner Takes Part in White House Health Forum

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Earlier this week, ASCA participated in the White House Healthcare Safety Forum hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to recognize World Patient Safety Day on September 17.


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Focus on Members

What is your policy on collecting coinsurance?

Michele Manis

"We call all patients that have copays or deductibles . . ."

—Michele Manis, RN, Michiana Endoscopy Center

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Features

ASC Focus October 2024

It’s Go Time for OAS CAHPS

Early users of the patient satisfaction survey share their lessons learned

Qualifying the Qualified

Strategies to stay on top of credentialing and privileging

Improve Survey Readiness

Make it an everyday endeavor


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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Drive improvement Using Survey Data

AS I SEE IT

Building an ASC

REGULATIONS

HIPAA Biannual Update

REGULATORY REVIEW

ASCA Advocates for Changes to CMS 2025 Proposed Medicare Payment Rule

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

Lawmaker Champions ASCs in Congress

MEMBER PROFILE

Jane Glover

ASCA NEWS

Renew Your Membership for 2025

WEB CRAWL

ASCA to Post 2024 Medicare Rate Calculator Updates


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Names in the News

AAAHC Releases Allergy Documentation Bundle

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) of Deerfield, Illinois, announced in a release the launch of the Allergy Documentation bundle, a resource aimed at improving allergy documentation practices within ambulatory care organizations.


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2024 Eisenberg Awards Now Accepting Applications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) are now accepting applications for the 2024 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, according to a release. The deadline to apply is October 29, 2024.


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