THE ASCA JOURNAL JUNE/JULY 2016


8 GIVE THE GIFT OF HEALTH Join PIH and ASCA to provide surgical services to those in need


(On cover) Community health worker Athanasie Mukamana checks up on a 1-year-old girl in Rwinkwavu, Rwanda, on Sept. 23, 2015. (Photo by Cecille Joan Avila / Partners In Health)


(At left) The international surgical team says a prayer prior to the prep and separation of conjoined twin girls at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, on May 22, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca E. Rollins / Partners In Health)


DEPARTMENTS 6 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO


30 DOING BUSINESS Improving outcomes with patient engagement systems


34 LEGISLATURE Congress passes site-neutral payment legislation


36 REGULATORY REVIEW Current requirements reflect the evolution of the serious reportable events initiative


40 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Participate in National ASC Week


42 ASCA NEWS Attend this month’s ASCA webinar


44 WEB CRAWL Q2 Benchmarking data collection opens FEATURES


14 THE JOINT COMMISSION OPENS ADVANCED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM


The first of its kind for ASCs


16 LEVERAGING STATE ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATION Use your membership to your benefit


20 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN ASCs Leaner, more efficient practices result in financial savings, improved employee recruitment and retention


24 BECOMING THE FACILITY OF CHOICE Keep your physicians, staff and patients happy


28 DIVERSE EXPERTISE REQUIRED Today’s directors of nursing tackle a wide range of clinical and non-clinical issues


46 ASCA INTRODUCES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD First recipient to be recognized at ASCA 2016


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Chief Executive Officer: Bill Prentice; Director of Communications: Kay Tucker; Writer–Editor: Sahely Mukerji; Staff Writers: Kara Newbury, Jesse Chimes and Rob Kurtz.


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