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Communication, clinical alignment and resource allocation are key

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ASC Focus September 2020

Collaborating as Partners during a Pandemic

Communication, clinical alignment and resource allocation are key

Disinfecting, Handling and Storing Endoscopes in the Time of Coronavirus

Follow CDC practices and recommendations from gastroenterology societies

Managing Drug Supplies Effectively amidst COVID-19

Communicate, be aware of EUAs and create a policy

GI Revenue Cycle Metrics: Acting on Your Data

Q&A with Nader Samii


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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Patient Care and the ASC Value Proposition

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Impact of Deferring Elective Surgeries

AS I SEE IT

Trends in Colorectal Cancer Screening

DOING BUSINESS

Insights from GI Surgeons on Resuming Elective Procedures

REGULATORY REVIEW

Burden Reduction Rule Update

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

One-on-One with ASCA’s New Board President

ASCA NEWS

Access Recordings of ASCA 2020

WEB CRAWL

Share Your Virtual Facility Tour Experience


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Digital Debut

ASCs Reduce Medicare Costs by More than $4 Billion Each Year

SEPTEMBER 2020

ASCA released new analysis of Medicare payment data this week that shows performing outpatient surgery procedures in ASCs, instead of in higher-cost hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) from 2011 through 2018, saved Medicare $28.7 billion.


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Nebraska Changes Length of Stay Requirement

BY STEPHEN ABRESCH | SEPTEMBER 2020

Come November 14, a revised length of stay requirement will take effect in Nebraska ASCs. Governor Peter Ricketts (R) signed LB 783 into law last month to make Nebraska the 29th state to successfully update its length of stay hours to match the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) length of stay requirement for ASCs.


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Focus on Members

Does your ASC have a COVID-19 binder? What sections are in it?

Stephanie Painter

"Yes. . . ."

—Stephanie Painter, RN, CASC, Eye Surgery Center of Chattanooga

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Names in the News

Surgery Center of Fairfield County Wins AAAHC Award

SEPTEMBER 2020

The Surgery Center of Fairfield County of Trumbull, Connecticut, won the Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award. The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) of Skokie, Illinois, gives out the award to recognize AAAHC-accredited organizations that successfully implemented meaningful changes in their operations to enhance quality of care, patient safety and overall efficiency.



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