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The Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is committed to ensuring that surgery centers continue to thrive as a distinct model for the delivery of safe, affordable and advanced surgical services to Colorado’s health care consumers.
2009 Federal Health Care Reform News (Click underlined for more info.)
ASC Growth Study June 2009 (Click underlined for more info.)
Study Counters Assertion That Physician Ownership Drives Up Utilization.
New CMS Regulations Information Available
What is an ASC? How does CMS now define “overnight stay”? What are the requirements for emergency preparedness? All this information and more:
2009 Medicare Resources Now Available
U.S Living Will Registry | Click here.
Colorado Living Will | Click here.
Employer health care costs are expected to rise almost 10% – double the annual inflation rate – in 2008, according to a study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers published June 17 in USA Today. The study predicts an additional 9.6% rise in 2009. Two factors are cited as driving up costs: A hospital building boom, and an increase in the expenses that people who have insurance are paying for people without insurance.
According to Fidelity Investments, an average 65-year-old couple will need $225,000 just for medical costs in retirement not covered by Medicare, up from $215,000 in 2007, published July 1 in USA Today.
The impact of rising unemployment on health insurers’ membership rolls reinforces what analysts and economists say is all but certain: that the number of uninsured likely has risen by several million since the U.S. Census Bureau in 2007 pegged it at 45.7 million. Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that the number of uninsured Americans is now close to 50 million. Wall Street Journal, Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Upcoming Events:
Healthcare Associated Report in NHSN in partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
NHSN Luncheon Registration Form
Upcoming ASC Association Events:
8th International Congress on Ambulatory Surgery
‘The Destiny of Day Surgery’
3 – 6 July 2009
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Brisbane, Australia
E: iaas2009@surgeons.org
W: www.iaascongress2009.org
Call for Speakers and Topics at Nashville 09!
ASC Association | The ASC Association is a nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the nation. It represents all aspects of the industry including the physicians, nurses, administrative staff, and owners.