ASCA

This summer, the U.S. Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) advanced several significant policies that affect ASCs and respond to years of advocacy efforts involving ASC professionals from across the country.

Now, I’d like to share some of the data we have seen recently that presents compelling evidence that ASCs offer a quality of care that is on par with, and often superior to, the care available from other outpatient surgery providers.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Transparency Act of 2018 (H.R. 6138). This important legislation will improve access to high-quality outpatient health care.

With this new credential, ASC infection preventionists (IP) can now demonstrate their commitment to best practices in infection prevention and control within the ASC setting.

When it comes to measuring, reporting and talking about health care quality, the health care community’s work has just begun.

By William Prentice With 2017 quickly receding in our rearview mirror, it’s time to take stock of the ways that health care policy decisions made in 2017 will affect individual ASCs and the ASC community in 2018. It is also a good time to look at what new developments...