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The AMA strongly supports moves in Congress that would adjust Medicare physician payment to rise with the rate of practice-cost inflation while warning that Medicaid proposals in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s budget-reconciliation text would add administrative complexity and lead to coverage interruptions that especially affect Americans with low incomes and those living in rural areas. In response to the budget-reconciliation text released Sunday night, AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, wrote in strong support of section 44304 of the committee’s recommendations, which “provides the first Medicare physician payment update that is permanently built into baseline Medicare rates since the passage of the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) in 2015.”
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American Medical Association (05/15/25) Kevin B. O'Reilly
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The second half of ASCA’s Credentialing, Privileging & Peer Review virtual course is now available on demand. This course provides the tools you need to keep your facility compliant and up to date on best practices and the latest guidance. If you have already registered for Part I, you are automatically enrolled in Part II. The course—along with ASCA’s entire suite of virtual education—is included in 2025 ASCA membership. Don’t miss out— register now! |
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ASCA Content (05/20/25)
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In this study, physicians frequently experienced incomplete team staffing. Working with an incompletely staffed team was associated with significantly greater odds of burnout, [intent to reduce clinical work hours], and [intent to leave one’s current organization (ITL)]. Given associations between ITL and attrition,6 our findings emphasize the importance of adequate staffing.
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JAMA Internal Medicine (05/14/25) Lisa S. Rotenstein; Purva Shah; Tait Shanafelt; et al.
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Listen to the latest episode of the Advancing Surgical Care Podcast to hear ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice talk with Robert Saltaformaggio, senior counsel at the Washington, DC-based law firm Liles Parker, about the current regulatory landscape, the role of AI, the importance of conducting self-audits and more. |
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ASCA Content (05/20/25)
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Two out of every five healthcare providers—just over 40%—in the United States are now non-physician, advanced practice providers. The Physician Flash Report features the latest industry trends from the same data physician groups use to track their finances and operations.
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KaufmanHall (05/07/25)
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Your ASC should reflect your vision—innovative, efficient and built for success. We provide deep expertise during every phase – planning, execution and beyond – to help ensure there aren’t any missteps during the journey. Request a copy of Stryker’s ASC New Build Playbook today.
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Subscribers to ASCA’s 2025 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey can now access their first quarter (Q1) reports. To access your facility’s report, log in to the survey portal and select the “Download Reports” tab. Not yet subscribed? Keep your ASC on track for success in 2025 and beyond by subscribing to the 2025 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey today. |
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ASCA Content (05/20/25)
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Proactive Infection Prevention StrategiesJoin infection prevention expert Missy Travis to get ahead of the most common post-pandemic IP citations and learn practical steps to integrate solid prevention strategies into day-to-day operations.
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The 6th annual national survey commissioned by Avanza Strategies, a leading expert on ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and outpatient services, found most hospitals and health systems own at least one ASC and plan to continue expanding their surgery center portfolios. Facing growing pressures on multiple fronts, they increasingly view ASCs as essential to their long-term outpatient strategy.
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Avanza Healthcare Strategies (05/12/25)
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Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us in Denver for the ASCA 2025 Conference & Expo! If you attended the conference, be sure to request your continuing education (CE) credits online via ASCA’s Education & Events Portal. 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. |
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ASCA Content (05/20/25)
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A new toolkit, released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality can help surgeons and their care teams use evidence-based strategies to customize a program that guards against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs). The toolkit has three sections: Key Strategies to Prevent MRSA, MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases, and Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for MRSA Prevention.
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American College of Surgeons (05/06/25)
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Momentum continues to build for fairer Medicare coinsurance rates across sites of care. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), introduced the Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act of 2025 on May 15 in the Senate. ASCA strongly endorses this pivotal legislation, which mirrors a bill introduced in the House of Representatives just weeks prior on April 24 by Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Robert Menendez Jr. (D-NJ), Troy Balderson (R-OH) and John Larson (D-CT). Read this Digital Debut to learn more. |
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ASCA Content (05/20/25)
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Cataract surgery does not appear to increase the risk of POE or serious systemic adverse events in diabetic patients across all HbA1c levels. These findings suggest that HbA1c alone should not be a reason to defer cataract surgery and highlight the need for individualized risk assessments to determine surgical fitness.
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American Journal of Ophthalmology (05/03/25) Zain S. Hussain; Ahmed F. Shakarchi; Muhammad Z. Chauhan; et al.
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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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