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Analyzing Medicare’s 2026 Physician Fee Schedule

NOVEMBER 14, 2025

The recently issued 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule includes a 3.26 percent update to the physician conversion factor, mostly thanks to a one-year, 2.5 percent increase passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year.


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ASCA Pushes Back Against Misguided Price Transparency Mandates

OCTOBER 31, 2025

The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355/H.R. 5582), introduced in the Senate in July by Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) and the House in September by Representative John James (R-MI), is the latest proposal in Congress that seeks to impose hospital-style price transparency requirements on ASCs.


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Member Focus

What changes in the OAS CAHPS Survey would make the experience easier and more productive?

Ashley Hilliard

“I have long believed this survey ...”

—Ashley Hilliard, RN, Piedmont Outpatient Surgery Center

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Features

ASC Focus November-December 2025

Improving Emergency Preparedness

Collective effort is key

ASCA, SAMBA Collaborate to Host Joint Meeting in 2026

The ASCA + SAMBA Conference & Expo will feature speakers and exhibitors from both societies

Security and Compliance Best Practices for Part-Time Staff

Consistent training is hard to maintain with PRN labor

Avoid Handwashing Pitfalls

Monitor, engage staff, and ask the leaders and providers to set the tone


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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Top Reasons Surgery Centers Fail and How to Avoid Them

DOING BUSINESS

Compliance as a Culture

REGULATIONS

HIPAA Biannual Update

REGULATORY REVIEW

Electronic Health Records in Surgery Centers

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

States Take Steps to Prevent Healthcare Workplace Violence

MEMBER PROFILE

Allison Stock, RN, CASC, CAIP

ASCA NEWS

Attend ASCA’s Final 2025 Webinar

WEB CRAWL

Attend the Next Regulatory Series Webinar on State Health Policy


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Names in the News

TASCA Funds Academic Scholarships

NOVEMBER 14, 2025

The Tennessee Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (TASCA) gave out two scholarships to scrub technician students in the state. Victoria Hines, a student at Baptist Health Sciences University (BHSU), and Walt Horton, a student at Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) – Murfreesboro, received the scholarships.


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Business News

Amsurg Acquires Surgery Center of Conway

OCTOBER 31, 2025

Amsurg announced the extension of its network with the acquisition of Surgery Center of Conway. Located at 1405 North Main Street in the heart of Conway, the center makes Amsurg’s fourth South Carolina–based facility, according to a release.


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