|
|
Today is the last day to submit your data for the first quarter (Q1) of ASCA’s 2024 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey. This valuable online resource provides data you can use to improve clinical outcomes, staff indicators, billing performance and more at your facility. There have been a few updates made to the survey platform. Please be mindful of these changes as you submit your data.
|
|
|
|
On this week’s audio update, ASCA’s new president, Mark Wainner, talks about his past ASC experience and what he hopes ASCA can accomplish under his leadership. |
|
Third-party research found ASCs are saving an average of $177,000 by implementing HST eChart. We used the research to build an EMR ROI calculator so you can input your center’s data to see the potential cost reductions when switching off paper. Try the calculator to discover your potential savings in seconds. Click here to try it now!
|
|
|
|
Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us in Orlando for the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo! If you attended the conference, be sure to request your continuing education (CE) credits online via ASCA’s Education & Events Portal or through the ASCA Meetings app. The deadline to request CE credits is June 30.As a reminder, you must complete evaluations for the sessions you attended before you can request CE credits. |
|
|
Download This Free Policy and Save Yourself The Hassle
Potential HIPAA breaches are among the most common compliance risks — are you confident your organization’s employees know what to do?
|
|
|
|
Tune in to “Cybersecurity for Surgery Centers,” the newest episode of ASCA’s Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, to hear advice from Surgical Information Systems’ Chief Information Security Officer Dr. Paul Alcock on how to protect your ASC. In this new program, Dr. Alcock talks with ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice about preventive measures ASCs can put in place, the importance of cybersecurity insurance and how to avoid some of the financial and reputational damage an attack can inflict. Listen to any episode on ASCA’s podcast webpage or make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing through your favorite podcast hosting site. |
|
|
|
ASCA submitted comments in response to the CMS’s proposed prior authorization demonstration project for ASCs, last week. ASCA also spearheaded a state association sign-on letter that included 27 state associations, and a specialty organization sign-on letter that included 16 organizations. Read this Digital Debut to learn more. |
|
|
|
|
The Federal Trade Commission's vote on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements could be a big deal for the health care workforce. While the agreements are often thought of as a concern for senior executives and lower-income workers, sizable shares of doctors and nurses face employer restrictions on switching jobs.
|
|
Axios (04/24/24) Tina Reed
|
|
|
Reveal the hidden areas of instruments with the TOSI® washer test
Reveal the hidden areas of instruments with the TOSI® washer test, the easy-to-use blood soil device that directly correlates to the cleaning challenge of surgical instruments. TOSI® is the first device to provide a consistent, repeatable, and reliable method for evaluating the cleaning effectiveness of the automated instrument washer.
|
|
|
|
|
As the use of artificial intelligence proliferates in the health care industry, Bay Area unionized nurses call for greater transparency and say in how the technologies are deployed to minimize risks to patients. At a protest on Monday outside of Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco Medical Center, many in the estimated crowd of about 200 members of the California Nurses Association held red signs that read “Patients are not algorithms” and “Trust nurses, not AI.”
|
|
KQED (CA) (04/22/24) Farida Jhabvala Romero
|
|
|
|
|
Draeger Inc. is recalling the Perseus A500 anesthesia workstation after receiving reports that the internal backup battery failed spontaneously while the system was being operated off the main power supply. The battery failure caused unexpected shutdown without a low battery alarm while the device was running on battery power.
|
|
FDA Medical Device Recalls (04/25/24)
|
|
|
|
|
After helping state medical associations and national specialty societies defeat more than 100 bills to inappropriately expand nonphysicians’ scope of practice in 2023, the AMA is again relentlessly joining its allies in organized medicine to continue the fight for physician-led, team-based care in this year’s legislative session. This intensive and effective advocacy effort has ranged across the country, as the AMA has helped battle scope creep in Alaska, Connecticut, Georgia, Oklahoma, New Hampshire and elsewhere.
|
|
American Medical Association (04/25/24) Kevin B. O'Reilly
|
|
|
|
|
A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute shows that, even with fluctuations in 2020 and 2021, per person health care spending grew from 2018 to 2022. Over the five years, average prices increased by 14% and utilization went up by about 4%.
|
|
PR Newswire (04/25/24)
|
|
|
|
|
The risk of CRC cancer is low in most patients with diverticulitis. Patients with complicated diverticulitis are the exception. Our results suggest that colonoscopy to detect missed CRC should include diverticulitis patients with a complication and those not current with CRC screening.
|
|
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (04/24/24) Walker D. Redd; Jennifer L. Holub; Hazel B. Nichols; et al.
|
|
About ASCAMission: The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) is the national membership association that represents ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and provides advocacy and resources to assist ASCs in delivering high-quality, cost-effective ambulatory surgery to all the patients they serve. About Us: At ASCA, we are eager to help you become better acquainted with our nation's ASCs and the people who own and operate them. We are also eager to help you develop policies on ASC-related issues. If you have questions, please contact us. We'll put you in touch with the experts and, if you like, arrange for you to visit an ASC in your area. Contact Us: Advertising inquiries should be addressed to Chris Schriever or Alex Yewdell at 202.337.1897 or at advertising@ascassociation.org. Follow ASCA on
|
|
|
|
|