ASC Podcast with John Goehle

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news, review some of our recent virtual conferences and announce upcoming conferences. In our focus segment we discuss the anesthesia crisis in Ambulatory Surgery Centers with a lawyer who talked to us about legal and contract issues and we also interviewed two nurses who provided some practical suggestions to deal with the...

On this Special Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we visit the Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s 2023 Annual Education Conference & Trade Show at the Tulalip Resort and Spa in Tulalip Washington.  We discuss some of the sessions and meet with representatives from the association to discuss their activities.   This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems...

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we discuss the latest news including the Final 2024 CMS Payment Rule for ASCs and focus on the regulations related to Pharmaceutical Services and we interview pharmacist John Karwoski regarding diversion.   This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies .   Notes and Resources from th...

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we visit the final quarterly meeting for 2023 for the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers in Kenilworth New Jersey, meet with association leadership to discuss their activities and the benefits of membership and interviewed two of the speakers about the anesthesia crisis and how their center has adapted.   This episode is sponso...

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we provide the latest news and information in the ASC Industry, review recent survey experiences, discuss Accreditation Trends and discuss the latest news from Quad A with it’s CEO Tom Terranova .    This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies .   Notes and Resources from this Epis...

On this Special Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle,  we visit the New York State Association of ASCs  2023 Annual Conference held October 4 -6, 2023 in Albany New York and interview various speakers and the leadership of the association.     This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies .   Notes and Resources from this Episod...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we discuss the latest news, review the rising crisis in Anesthesia in ASCs and the supervision of CRNAs, discuss the concerns about the role of Private Equity in the Anesthesia Crisis, Celebrate Sterile Processing Week and in our focus segment, for Cybersecurity Awareness Month discuss Cybersecurity with Paul Alcock from Surgical Information Sys...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we discuss the latest news and recent survey experiences including a discussion on dealing with a rude surveyor, and we celebrate our 200th Episode with the staff of the Podcast and the Staff of Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies and discuss current issues in ASCs.   This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambul...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we visit the Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Annual meeting in Columbus Ohio, interview some of the speakers and exhibitors and speak with the association leadership about the conference and the value of the state association.    This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strat...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry, Review requirements for patients to go home with a responsible Adult, discuss HIPAA Issues related to AI Assistants like Siri and Alexa, Review recent discussions related to Site Neutral Payments and in our Focus Segment, discuss Payment Cycle Controls and Fraud and Abuse with Alex Pirotta of triVal...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry,  Review takeaways from the Illinois State Association Meeting and in our focus segment, review the requirements for Credentialing and Privileging providers.    This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies .   Notes and Resources from th...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry,  Discuss the recent uptick in COVID cases and remind listeners of the return to work guidelines, discuss recent survey issues including the new Medicare Ombudsman link and the requirements for BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications. In our focus segment we discuss Outsourced Billing, Coding and Collectio...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry, Review the August 5th Effective date of the expiration of the COVID 19 Vaccination Mandate, Celebrate National ASC Month and in our Focus Segment, Interview Therese Gopaul-Robinson about her presentation “ Lost: Leading when the destination is Unclear” during the New Jersey ASC Association Annual Co...

On this special Governing Body Edition of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we discuss the requirements for Governance in the ASC Setting.  This episode is designed to provide governing board members with an overview of their responsibilities.    This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies . Resources from this Episode: Conditions fo...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry and in our focus segment, discuss the proposed CMS 2024 HOPD/ASC Payment Rule including the proposed changes to the ASC Quality Reporting Program.    This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies .   Notes and Resources from this Episode:...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry, discuss a recent study on wrong site surgery and in our focus segment, interview Heather Hayes from Surgical Information Systems about Considerations when choosing an Electronic Medical Record system.    This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems   Resources from this Episode: Joint C...

On this episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry, discuss the recent 2023 Multi-State ASC Conference and provide retrospective on ASCA 2023 in Louisville Kentucky   This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies .   Resources from this Episode: The ASC Association (ASCA) Ascassociation.o...

Welcome to a special episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle. In this episode, the staff of Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies and some of our patron members attending ASCA 2023 talk about some of their observations after the first two full days of ASCA 2023 in Louisville Kentucky.  We apologize for the exceptionally poor sound quality of the recording which was not recorded in our studios.  You...

Welcome to a special episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle. In this episode, the staff of Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies and some of our patron members attending ASCA 2023 talk about some of their observations after the first day of ASCA 2023 in Louisville Kentucky.  We apologize for the sound quality of the recording which was not recorded in our studios and some of the speakers were not...

Welcome to a special episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle. In this episode, Sue and John are joined by the staff of AHS, Cristina Bentin from Coding Compliance Management, and a few of our valued patron members of the podcast. Together, they delve into the pre-conferences and share their expectations for the upcoming ASCA 2023 conference, set to kick off on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky....

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss Recent News including the 2021 Report to Congress on the CMS Oversight of Accrediting Organizations, Review recent survey experiences including policy and procedure and Anesthesia issues and in our focus segment, we discuss the state of networking, local servers and cloud based hosting with our friend Daren Smith with Surgical Informat...

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the Guidance from CMS on May 1st related to the Expiration of the Public Health Emergency and changes to the Vaccine Mandate, we remind our listeners about the upcoming ASC Quality Reporting Deadline in May  and in our focus segment discuss the evolving impact of technology on financial management and FINTECH with our friends at triVal...

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the Latest News, Recent experiences on Surveys, and update on the Emergency Use Authorizations for the COVID-19 Vaccines, and in our focus segment interview Cristina Bentin with Coding Compliance Management about current coding and billing challenges   This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulato...

On this Special Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we interview speakers and leadership during the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Center’s Annual Conference at The Palace at Somerset on April 19, 2023.   This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies .   Resources from this Episode: NJAASC Website https://njaasc....

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the Latest News, Announce the Upcoming 2023 Multi-State 2 Day Virtual Conference and in our focus segment review the responsibilities of the governing body and how to assure compliance with the regulatory requirements related to governance in the ASC.    This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems , triValence and  Ambula...