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ASCA Opposes FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule” or the final rule, last week. The final rule states that the use of noncompete agreements is an unfair method of competition and is thus comprehensively banned effective 120 days after the final rule’s publication in the Federal Register.


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ASCA Opposes Proposed ASC Prior Authorization Demonstration

ASCA submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 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.


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Honoring Nurses Week

What made you choose nursing as a profession?

Abigail Perez

"I went on my first mission trip to Monterrey, Mexico in fifth grade. That day forward, I wanted to help people on a spiritual level as well as a physical level. I have been on nine medical mission trips since then and treat every day at work as my mission field."

—Abigail Perez, RN, Pro Spine & Pain

 

Names in the News

Commonwealth Pain & Spine Breaks Ground for New ASC

Commonwealth Pain & Spine in Evansville, Indiana, announced a partnership with Woodward Development and Construction to build the first of many state-of-the-art, convenient and patient-centered ASCs.


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Compass Surgical, Bon Secours Mercy, Local Doctors Open Multispecialty ASC

Millennium Surgery Center, a joint venture between Compass Surgical Partners, Bon Secours Mercy Health and local physicians, launched in Greenville, South Carolina, last month.


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