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After Delays, Federal E-Prescribe Mandate Takes Effect

JANUARY 2023

The new federal requirements related to electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) of controlled substances went into effect on January 1, 2023. Any prescriber who issues more than 100 qualifying controlled substance prescriptions in a calendar year will be required to transmit at least 70 percent of prescriptions electronically in 2023.


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Offer ASCA Retirement Plan to Your Employees

JANUARY 2023

When healthcare professionals consider their employment options, many factors likely influence the jobs they apply for and the jobs they remain at. One of the top influencers is typically salary, but increasingly not far below in significance is benefits.


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Focus on Members

In a multispecialty center, how do you do peer review?

Ann Geier

"Peer review of the medical staff and credentialed providers . . ."

—Ann Geier, RN, CASC, Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies

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Features

Looking at 2023

ASC leaders predict more case volume and staff shortages in the new year

Follow Best Practices in Inventory Management

Boost efficiency and your bottom line

Make Smarter Implant Purchases

Consider standardization, work with multiple vendors


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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Expect Growth, Keep Advocating

AS I SEE IT

Market-Specific Factors Drive ASC Strategy

DOING BUSINESS

Create an Experience that Employees Prefer and Patients Want

REGULATORY REVIEW

CBO Report Shows the Rise of Medicare Advantage

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

Need for Surgery Centers Will Grow

MEMBER PROFILE

Dustin Chleboun

ASCA NEWS

Register Now for ASCA 2023, Get Early Bird Rates

WEB CRAWL

Renew Your ASCA Membership for 2023


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Names in the News

North American Partners in Anesthesia Receives 2022 Eisenberg Award

JANUARY 2023

North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) won the 2022 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in the category of National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality, according to a release.


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The Joint Commission Elevates Equity Standard to National Patient Safety Goal

JANUARY 2023

The Joint Commission in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, elevated Leadership (LD) Standard LD.04.03.08—which addresses healthcare disparities as a quality and safety priority—to a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for all critical access hospitals and hospitals, as well as some ambulatory care organizations and behavioral healthcare and human services organizations that provide certain services, effective July 1, 2023, according to a release.


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Business News

Vizient Partners with HANDLE Global

DECEMBER 2022

Vizient Inc. of Irving, Texas, entered into a strategic partnership with HANDLE Global, an ASCA Affinity partner, to launch a capital asset management system for its members, according to a release.


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