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SD House Taxation Committee Votes to Defeat ASC Tax Legislation

FEBRUARY 2021

In the beginning of this month, South Dakota House Majority Whip Tim Goodwin (R) introduced HB 1246, which if enacted would have imposed a new tax on ASCs, set at 6 percent of gross receipts.


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One-on-One with an ASCA Board Member

FEBRUARY 2021

Amanda Hawkins

Amanda Hawkins, CASC, director of The Surgery Center of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, talks about participating in the HWOW program. She joined the ASCA Board of Directors in 2019 and will serve a three-year term.


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Focus on Members

Tell us about a time you used benchmarking data to identify a QAPI project in your ASC.

Lisa York

"We utilized the ASCA benchmarking for normothermia and performed a QAPI study on our own patients . . ."

—Lisa York, RN, CASC, Hunterdon Center for Surgery

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Features

ASC Focus March 2021

Expect Continued Supply Chain Disruption

Educate yourself, keep your ear to the ground and stay prepared for change

Dos and Don’ts of Cardiology in the ASC Setting

Know the rules and keep an eye on staffing and payer

Technologies ASCs Need to Add Cardiology

Administrators weigh in


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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Manage Your PPE Supply Effectively during the Pandemic

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

In the Pipeline from ASCA this Year

AS I SEE IT

Manage the Supply Chain Effectively

DOING BUSINESS

Optimize Patient Care with Careful Provider Scheduling

REGULATORY REVIEW

Evolution of Cardiology Procedures in ASCs

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

Looking Ahead to 2022

MEMBER PROFILE

Kelly Bemis, RN

ASCA NEWS

Register for ASCA’s New ASC Administrator Training

WEB CRAWL

Register for ASCA 2021 Virtual Conference


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Business News

National Medical Partners with Aquiline Capital

FEBRUARY 2021

National Medical Billing Services (NMBS) in St. Louis, Missouri, entered into a strategic partnership with Aquiline Capital Partners based in New York, New York, and London, United Kingdom, according to a February 3 NMBS press release.



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Names in the News

ASC, Physician Owners Partner to Launch Joint Venture

FEBRUARY 2021

Chesapeake Regional Surgery Center – Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia, part of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, partnered with two physician-owned entities, Cape Surgical and the Obelisk Group.



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