Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
ASC Focus Articles
Advocacy
- Message from FASA Chair Allen Hecht (July/August 2007)
- Making Your ASC's Voice More Powerful in Washington (March/April 2007)
- FASA's 2007 Legislative & Compliance Seminar — A Monumental Event Devoted to Monumental Change (March/April 2007)
- President Bush Hears About ASCs From FASA Member (March/April 2006)
- Open Houses Demonstrate ASCs "Here When You Need Us" (September/October 2005)
ASC Management
- Everyday Fire and Life Safety Code Concerns (March/April 2008)
- Sustaining Your GI Services (September/October 2007)
- Selling Your ASC to a Corporate Partner (March/April 2005)
- Hey Health IT Emperor: What's That You're Wearing? (September/October 2005)
Benchmarking
- ASC Quality Data Reporting (September/October 2007)
- Mythbusting for ASCs (September/October 2006)
- Putting FASA's New Benchmarking Tool to Work (September/October 2005)
- Data Reporting: Will Your ASC Be Required to Do More? (July/August 2005)
Coding/Billing
- A New Year and a New Medicare Payment System for ASCs (November/December 2007)
- Five Easy Pieces (September/October 2005)
Human Resources
- Maintaining a Happy Staff (January/February 2007)
- How to Recruit and Retain Great Staff (May/June 2005)
Medicare
- ASC 411 on Billing Medicare for Bilateral Procedures and Discontinued Use of SG Modifier (March/April 2008)
- FASA 411 on New ASC Payment System (September/October 2007)
- Medicare Finalizes New ASC Payment System (July/August 2007)
- Medicare ASC Payment System: Whats Next? (November/December 2006)
- Medicare Changes for 2007 (November/December 2006)
- Congress Cuts ASC Payments (January/February 2006)
- New Medicare ASC Proposed System (September/October 2006)
Patient Care
- Implementing Antibiotic Quality Measures (May/June 2008)
- What Your ASC Needs to Know about Medication Reconciliation (January/February 2008)
- Using Correct Site Audits to Improve Patient Safety in Your ASC (September/October 2007)
- TASS Prevention at Your ASC (May/June 2007)
- Malignant Hyperthermia: It happened to Us. What if it Happens at Your ASC? (March/April 2007)
- Survey Looks at ASC Practices for Patients with Sleep Apnea (January/February 2005)
