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Don’t miss your opportunity to receive top-quality ASC education, access to the largest expo hall in the industry and a return to in-person networking. Register today for the ASCA 2022 Conference & Expo, taking place April 27–30 in the wonderful city of Dallas, TX. The early bird discount period has been extended through this Friday, March 4. Register today to save! |
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Subscribe today to ASCA’s 2022 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey—a valuable online resource that provides data you can use to improve clinical outcomes, staff indicators, billing performance and more at your facility. Data collection for the first quarter (Q1) opens next month. Subscribe and submit your data in April to gain a full year of national comparison data. ASCA members save $150 on subscriptions to the 2022 survey. If you haven’t already done so, purchase your subscription today. |
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Gain insight on the use of Kotter’s eight-step plan for implementing and sustaining change and explore ways to evaluate its effectiveness during ASCA’s next webinar. This program will highlight the steps necessary to assess your team’s current skills and areas for improvement. Based on that assessment, you will be able to identify and adopt the evidence-based tools best suited for improving your team’s skills. This webinar will take place Tuesday, March 15, at 1:00 pm ET, and is included in ASCA’s 2022 Webinar All-Access Pass. |
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Only two states, Alaska and Delaware, have adapted their state laws to match the changes made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2019. Louisiana is currently considering a proposed regulation that would partly bring the state in line with CMS changes. Read this Digital Debut for more on how different states are moving to align with changes made by CMS. |
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On February 18, the New York State Department of Health announced the state will not enforce the COVID-19 booster shot requirement for healthcare workers that would have gone into effect February 21. The requirement had been finalized as an emergency rule published January 21, 2022, and would have applied to staff in ASCs, as well as other healthcare facilities.
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WTOP (DC) (02/20/22) Joshua Barlow
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A bill designed to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout and mental health conditions among health care professionals has passed the U.S. Senate and is on its way to President Biden’s desk for signing. The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, introduced by Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine in July 2020, was named for a doctor who worked on the front lines in New York City during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WTOP (DC) (02/20/22) Joshua Barlow
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U.S. Department of Justice (02/24/22)
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The Department of Justice, together with Attorneys General in Minnesota and New York, filed a civil lawsuit today to stop UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (United) from acquiring Change Healthcare Inc. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the proposed $13 billion transaction would harm competition in commercial health insurance markets, as well as in the market for a vital technology used by health insurers to process health insurance claims and reduce health care costs.
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U.S. Department of Justice (02/24/22)
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Joint Commission Press Release (02/24/22)
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Clinician performance feedback is widely used in quality improvement. However, there is a lack of practical guidance describing the process of developing performance feedback systems.
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Joint Commission Press Release (02/24/22)
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VT Digger (02/20/22) Liora Engel-Smith
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Vermont's eye practitioners are in the middle of a contentious turf war over the right to cut into eyeballs. Optometrists, the primary care providers of the eye world, are asking for the right to perform some superficial surgeries in Vermont.
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VT Digger (02/20/22) Liora Engel-Smith
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Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (02/09/22) Richard M. Rosenfeld; David E. Tunkel; Seth R. Schwartz; et al.
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This executive summary of the guideline update provides evidence-based recommendations for patient selection and surgical indications for managing tympanostomy tubes in children. The summary and guideline are intended for any clinician involved in managing children aged 6 months to 12 years with tympanostomy tubes or children being considered for tympanostomy tubes in any care setting as an intervention for otitis media of any type.
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Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (02/09/22) Richard M. Rosenfeld; David E. Tunkel; Seth R. Schwartz; et al.
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Bay Shore Patch (NY) (02/10/22) Maureen Mullarkey
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South Shore Surgery Center has recently launched the first ambulatory robotic joint replacement program on Long Island, in a freestanding facility. Dr. Keith Reinhardt, chief of joint reconstruction, told Patch that the program launched in December 2021 at South Shore's Ambulatory Surgery Center.
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Bay Shore Patch (NY) (02/10/22) Maureen Mullarkey
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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
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