BY JEFF EVANS | SEPTEMBER 2018 2018
For 20 years, Congressman John Larson has represented Connecticut’s First District in the US House of Representatives. He is one of the strongest champions of the ASC community and has led ASC initiatives since 2011, including supporting the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act.
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BY MAURA DENT CASH, RN, CASC | AUGUST 2018
Emergency rooms (ER)—where a 2016 New York Times report says up to 75 percent of visits are for pain—can be a starting point for addiction. Many patients’ initial exposure to opioids, however, is immediately following outpatient surgery.
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AUGUST 2018
On July 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 proposed payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments (HOPD). ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice talks about the policy changes proposed and the implications of those changes for ASCs.
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