Member Focus

Member Focus invites ASCA members to express their views on key ASC issues. Share your perspective with your colleagues and get to know your peers in the ASC community.

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Is your facility billing for non-opioid alternatives? Any words of advice to others?
Do you have a different time frame for H&Ps from the 30-day window? What criteria did you use to support making the change?

Questions? Write Sahely Mukerji.

Anne Dwyer

Title: Director
Facility Name: Albuquerque Ambulatory Eye Surgery Center
City: Albuquerque
State: New Mexico
Length of time your facility has been an ASCA member: Five or more years

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

Fewer questions! Patients are less likely to take the time to answer 35 questions. Also, remove any question that does not pertain to the ASC. For example, ASCs have no control over the scheduling experience in a physician's office.

What strategies are you using to manage the anesthesia shortage?

We are an ophthalmology-only ASC and have been fortunate to partner with an anesthesia group that is able to provide uninterrupted services. We try our best to accommodate them by being flexible with schedules and volumes.

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