AAAHC: Updated toolkit to ensure surgery safety with obese patients
Editor's Note The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) of Deerfield, Illinois, has released its revamped Ambulatory Surgery Considerations for Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Toolkit, ASC Focus October 2023 reports. The new toolkit provides updated guidelines on how healthcare providers can ensure that patients with obesity and/or obstructive…
ASC luncheon: Quality Measure Reporting Updates for ASCs
Editor’s Note In this luncheon presentation, OR Manager Conference attendees delved into the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Measure Reporting Program for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Gina Throneberry, MBA, RN, CASC, CNOR, director of education and clinical affairs at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), shared which quality…
August is National ASC Month: Supporting the ASC industry
Editor's Note According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), every August, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) promote awareness of how they "have transformed the outpatient experience" by educating key policy and decision makers as well as the public on the many benefits ASCs provide. To participate in this month's celebration,…
New session announced: Quality Measure Reporting Updates for ASCs
Editor's Note The 2023 OR Manager Conference this week announced a new luncheon, “Quality Measure Reporting Updates for ASCs,” to be presented Monday, September 18, at 12:10 pm. The session led by Gina Throneberry, MBA, RN, CASC, CNOR, director of education and clinical affairs for the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association,…
Session: ASC joint ventures—Risk or reward?
Editor's Note “Patients, physicians, and others basically label hospitals as the place you go when you’re sick,” Joan Dentler, MBA, Founder and President of Avanza Healthcare Strategies, said when opening the session, “ASC Joint Ventures—Risk or Reward?” On the flip side, she continued, “outpatient services is where you go when…
Cynthia Hess: Perioperative Nurses Week Interview
Today’s chat is with Cynthia Hess, MSN, RN, FNP-C, RT(R)(CT)(ARRT), Director of Nursing, Northeast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center, Hannibal, MO. Q: What is something that went right at your facility and/or that you are thankful for this year? What I’m thankful for, hands down, is my staff. They take such…
August is National ASC Month
Editor's Note Designated by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), August is National ASC Month. It is an opportunity for ASC’s to raise awareness of their facilities and services. ASCA suggests that ASCs host a facility tour and invite state representatives. In recognition of the month, AORN is offering free…
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