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During National Nurses Week, May 6–12, ASCA is celebrating nurses and the critical role they play in healthcare. Visit the ASC Focus website each day this week to meet a different ASC nurse and read about their thoughts and concerns, their dedication to the profession, and why they love what they do. |
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Anticipating the release of ASCA’s 2024 Member Survey this month, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice discusses three ways ASCA collects information from its members and the important ways it uses the results. He encourages all ASCA members to participate. Listen to this week’s audio update to learn more about ASCA’s surveys. |
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Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us in Orlando for the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo! If you attended the conference, be sure to request your continuing education (CE) credits online via ASCA’s Education & Events Portal or through the ASCA Meetings app. The deadline to request CE credits is June 30.As a reminder, you must complete evaluations for the sessions you attended before you can request CE credits. |
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BDWhen starting or expanding an ASC, efficiency is critical.Opening or expanding a successful ASC takes more than medical expertise. Establishing efficiencies from the start-operational, financial and procedural-is also critical to building a healthy bottom line.Learn how our dedicated team’s expertise, full-service support and comprehensive portfolio of category-leading products may help uncover efficiency and performance.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3–2 to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule,” or the final rule, last week. The final rule states that the use of noncompete agreements is an unfair method of competition and is thus comprehensively banned effective 120 days after the final rule’s publication in the Federal Register. Read this Digital Debut to learn more on why ASCA opposes the ban. |
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Download This Free Policy and Save Yourself The Hassle
Potential HIPAA breaches are among the most common compliance risks — are you confident your organization’s employees know what to do?
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Dr. Paul Alcock’s last name was misspelled in last week’s ASCA News Digest. ASCA regrets the error. In the latest episode of ASCA’s Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, Dr. Alcock, chief information security officer of Surgical Information Systems, shares his insights on cybersecurity for surgery centers and discusses preventive measures and the significance of cybersecurity insurance with ASCA CEO Bill Prentice. If you haven’t already, listen to the episode today. |
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Reveal the hidden areas of instruments with the TOSI® washer test
Reveal the hidden areas of instruments with the TOSI® washer test, the easy-to-use blood soil device that directly correlates to the cleaning challenge of surgical instruments. TOSI® is the first device to provide a consistent, repeatable, and reliable method for evaluating the cleaning effectiveness of the automated instrument washer.
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Roughly, 15 percent of doctors nationwide are Black or Latino. Dr. Samual Cook is one of them. "The doctors I saw as a child never looked like me so I made it my life's mission to be the change I sought in medicine," said Dr. Cook.
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KIRO 7 (WA) (05/02/24) Kirstin Garriss
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Nurse.com, a community where more than 3 million nurses can connect with peers, apply for jobs, and earn continuing education, has released the 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report, which provides insights into nurses’ current priorities, challenges, and aspirations related to salary, education, safety, and work culture. For the first time in this biennial survey, nurses were asked about their experiences with workplace violence and how their job affected their mental health and wellness. This revealed concerning trends with 64% of nurses reporting verbal abuse, and 23% reporting physical assault or abuse by a patient or a patient’s family member.
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Business Wire (04/09/24)
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On April 25, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed into law new legislation prohibiting non-compete and conflict-of-interest clauses for certain veterinary and health care professionals in the state of Maryland. The enactment of this law follows the Federal Trade Commission’s recently announced final rule1 banning non-compete agreements for most employees in the United States.
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JDSupra (04/29/24) Bradley Tobias
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This cohort study found that for the population without a family history of CRC, the 10-year interval between colonoscopy screenings for individuals with a first colonoscopy with findings negative for CRC could potentially be extended to 15 years. A longer interval between colonoscopy screenings could be beneficial in avoiding unnecessary invasive examinations.
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JAMA Oncology (05/24) Qunfeng Liang; Trasias Mukama; Kristina Sundquist; et al.
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In the nation’s first full year after widespread availability of safe and effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccines to combat COVID-19, U.S. health spending on physician services grew at just a 2.6% rate in 2022. That was down from 7% in 2020, 4.8% in 2021 and 3.9% in the prepandemic year of 2019.
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American Medical Association (04/26/24) Kevin B. O'Reilly
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A recent Mayo Clinic study used a mixed methods approach to investigate how operating room (OR) design can support and strengthen the well-being of surgical teams during healthcare delivery. The study analyzed patient flow, room organization and the needs of surgical teams to optimize OR design for functional efficiency and to improve overall mental health.
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Mayo Clinic (04/29/24) Vincent Jacobbi
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About ASCAMission: The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) is the national membership association that represents ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and provides advocacy and resources to assist ASCs in delivering high-quality, cost-effective ambulatory surgery to all the patients they serve. About Us: At ASCA, we are eager to help you become better acquainted with our nation's ASCs and the people who own and operate them. We are also eager to help you develop policies on ASC-related issues. If you have questions, please contact us. We'll put you in touch with the experts and, if you like, arrange for you to visit an ASC in your area. Contact Us: Advertising inquiries should be addressed to Chris Schriever or Alex Yewdell at 202.337.1897 or at advertising@ascassociation.org. Follow ASCA on
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