By William Prentice August 19 was National ASC Day 2015. On that day, ASCs across the country invited policy makers and other members of their communities into their facilities to learn more about the services and benefits that ASCs provide. ASCs have been recognizing...
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ASC Update: New Truths about Health Care
by OR Today Magazine | Jun 1, 2015
By William Pentice Three recent studies are challenging conventional wisdom about the U.S. health care marketplace that has prevailed for many years. The trends that the studies reveal could have profound effects on the ways that ASCs and other health care service...
READ MOREContinuing Drug Shortages Threaten Patient Access to Care
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2015
As I write this message, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) across the country are grappling with yet another challenge to their ability to continue to deliver the top-quality, cost-effective outpatient surgical care that they provide. The concern this time is a...
READ MOREASCA Offers New Educational Opportunities in 2015
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 1, 2015
by William Prentice ASCA is giving ASC professionals a number of new opportunities this year to get the information and continuing education credit they need. We will also be offering a few old favorites. If you own or work in an ASC, I encourage you to look into all...
READ MOREASC record keeping in the ELB era
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2014
by Doug Rabkin There has been a great deal in the news regarding digitizing healthcare records. The Affordable Care Act requires medical offices to have electronic medical records (EMR) or face penalties. ASCs are still in the “pen and paper” era. An era that most...
READ MOREASCs at the Table
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2014
by William Prentice In Washington, D.C., and across the country, those who work to influence legislative and regulatory policy have a (frequently overused) saying: “If you are not at the table, you are on the menu.” ASCA and its members have made some important...
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