ASC Focus Magazine

Supporting Team USA

MARCH 5, 2026

David Weinstein, MD, former ASCA Board member and consultant at Surgical Center of the Rockies, recently returned from Italy, where he accompanied Team USA for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, February 6-22, as part of the Olympic medical team.

HIPAA Biannual Update

FEBRUARY 27, 2026

During the final half of 2025, healthcare organizations across the country posted 268 breaches of protected health information (PHI) affecting 500 or more individuals.

Member Focus

What changes in the OAS CAHPS Survey would make the experience easier and more productive?

“I feel that there should be an option ...”

—Carrie Stauffenberg, Riverside Ambulatory Surgery Center

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Features

How to Build a High-Performing Cardiovascular ASC

Sustaining excellence is a continuous process and a team effort

Managing Physician Dynamics

Custom-fit your approach for best results

Preparing Patients for Cardiovascular Procedures

Walk them through the entire surgical experience, step by step

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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Experiencing a Surgery Center Through a New Lens

ASCA + SAMBA 2026

Add Cardiovascular Procedures to Your Case Load

Q&A

One-on-One with a Former CASA Leader

REGULATORY REVIEW

Looking Ahead to 2027 Advocacy Priorities

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

One-on-One with an ASCA Scholarship Winner of National Advocacy Day

MEMBER PROFILE

LoAnn Vande Leest, RN, CASC

ASCA NEWS

One Registration, Two Conferences: Attend ASCA + SAMBA 2026 This Spring

WEB CRAWL

Renew Your Membership for 2026

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Names in the News

Prisma Health Neurosciences Names Former ASCA Board Member as President

MARCH 2, 2026

Anthony “Tony” Asher, MD, who served on the ASCA Board from 2016-2019, joined Prisma Health Neurosciences Institute as president recently, according to a release.

QUAD A Welcomes New Board Member

FEBRUARY 20, 2026

QUAD A elected the newest member of its board of directors, Brett Maxfield, according to a recent post on the organization’s website. Maxfield has worked with QUAD A as an international surveyor since 2021 and now serves as cochair of the QUAD A Standards Committee.

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