ASCA Audio Update

This week’s audio update features Becky Ziegler-Otis, CASC, who recently completed a term on the ASCA Board of Directors and presently serves as assistant executive director of the ASC Quality Collaboration (ASCQC), the only organization dedicated exclusively to advancing patient safety and quality of care delivery in ASCs. Becky talks about the ASCQC’s recent launch of its new ASC Safety & Qu...

This week, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice discusses the ASC performance ratings that U.S. News & World Report announced in May. ASCA has had ongoing discussions with the magazine’s ratings team about this first report. Most recently, ASCA and ASC Quality Collaboration Executive Director Kathy Wilson met with the team in mid-June to share concerns about the methodology used, inaccuracies in the data an...

This week, ASCA Director of Communications Kay Tucker talks about ASCA’s media relations, publications, outbound communications and member communications resources—all of which are designed to educate patients and the public about surgery centers and keep ASCA members fully informed on developments in healthcare, regulatory and public policy, and upcoming ASCA events. Tune in to learn more about A...

ASCA Government Affairs Manager Maia Kunkel talks about preparing for National ASC Month, which is less than two months away, starting August 1. Maia discusses how individual ASCs can get involved in promotional activities, including media outreach, social media posts, and facility tours for state and federal elected officials. In under six minutes, learn how Maia and ASCA can help you plan now fo...

ASCA Assistant Director of Government Affairs Stephen Abresch provides a short summary of some of the more pressing issues he and several state ASC associations are currently monitoring in state legislatures around the country. Mostly, he focuses on legislation that would limit or restrict facility fees, change certificate of need policies, add new licensure requirements to certain ASCs, and place...

ASCA Chief Financial Officer John Greenwich talks about the ASCA Member Retirement Plan available to all ASCA members and their employees. John summarizes the key features and benefits of the plan for ASCA members, including the ability to off-load compliance and fiduciary responsibilities, potential cost savings and the opportunity to eliminate a common administrative burden. With employee recrui...

ASCA Chief Advocacy Officer Kara Newbury talks about what it takes to get procedures added to Medicare’s ASC Covered Procedures List (ASC-CPL), recent changes to the process and ways that ASCA and its members are involved.

ASCA Director of Information Systems Jason Hawkins provides a behind-the-scenes look at the process of developing the new ASCA website, from initial member consultation to its launch this past fall. He also provides an overview of several of the website’s most popular features and previews additional enhancements currently in development.

Anticipating the release of ASCA’s 2024 Member Survey this month, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice discusses three ways ASCA collects information from its members, the various ways it uses the results and the importance of each survey tool. He encourages every ASCA member to participate wherever possible to help determine ASCA’s future direction and supply important data that supports its advocacy on behalf...

ASCA’s new president, Mark Wainner, talks about his past ASC experience and what he hopes ASCA can accomplish under his leadership. 

On this week’s audio update, ASCA Regulatory Policy & Research Manager Alex Taira talks about how to use the association’s 2024 Medicare Rate Calculators—members-only resources that provide ASCs with their specific Medicare reimbursement rates for ASC-payable procedures. 

 On this week’s audio update, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice discusses recent changes to the ASCA bylaws relating to the election of ASCA Board members and introduces three new board candidates, as well as two returning board members. Bill also provides a quick overview of ASCA’s Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey and the benefits it offers both members and nonmembers of the association.

On this week’s audio update, ASCA President Mandy Hawkins previews several opportunities for networking and socializing at the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida, next month. Mandy provides overviews of the Epic ’80s Backyard Party on Friday night, the Celebration Luncheon, a selection of wellness activities, the sold-out exhibit hall and more. Tune in, mark your calendar and brin...

On this week’s audio update, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice previews two outstanding expert panels that will be part of the general session program at the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo in Orlando next month. In addition, Prentice explains how ASCA members can access Medicare reimbursement rates for both ASCs and hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) using ASCA’s proprietary rate calculators that are no...

Tune in to this week’s ASCA Audio Update to hear from ASCA CEO Bill Prentice about important upcoming deadlines for the Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC) credential and the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo, as well as ASCA’s new Regulatory Series, which will be free to all ASCA members.

In this edition of the ASCA Audio Update , Bellingham Urology Group Chief Executive Officer Gary Richberg talks about ASCA’s fly-in and other National Advocacy Day activities in Washington, DC, last week, and ASCA Chief Advocacy Officer Kara Newbury provides an update on the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that the agency intends to conduct a prior authorizat...

In this edition of the ASCA Audio Update , ASCA Chief Advocacy Officer Kara Newbury discusses the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that the agency intends to conduct a prior authorization demonstration project for ASCs providing services to Medicare patients, as well as ASCA’s plans for asking CMS to include additional procedures on its ASC Covered Procedures...

In the inaugural edition of the ASCA Audio Update , ASCA CEO Bill Prentice introduces this new resource, discusses how ASCA is working to help surgery centers comply with Medicare's new OAS CAHPS Survey mandate and highlights the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo.