CASCA Mission

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

2012 CASCA Annual Spring Education Conference
Soaring to New Heights

 

 

 

 

 

April 25-27, 2012
Crowne Plaza Hotel DIA
Denver, CO
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!

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BREAKING NEWS

Email Alert: Proposed 2012 ASC Payments Rates and Quality Measures

Shawn Wotowey featured in People on the Move – Denver Post

DORA Sunset Review of Pharmacy Act

Email Alert: CO Professional Review Act Scheduled to Sunset on July 1, 2012

Email Alert: BOH to Conduct Public Hearing Pertaining to ASC Admissions Regulation on January 19, 2011

Colo. to opt out of Feds’ Nurse Anesthetist Rule for Rural Hospitals

Governor’s letter to CMS re CRNAs

CASCA’s Response to JAMA Article — Talking Points

FEDERAL

DHHS initial rules governing state-based health exchanges

Obama Administration Rolls Out Standards for Health Insurance Marketplaces

Medicare’s 2012 Payment Proposal: Three Key Points

2012 Proposed Medicare Payment Rates Released

Quality and Access Act 2011

HSS to Review Day Surgery Regulations

Senators Push to Open Database on Medicare

ASCA Government Affairs Update – March 31, 2011

Help Restore Equity to ASC Medicare Payments

CASCA Alert – Conditions for Coverage

Medicare Program

2011 CMS Regulations Information

Patient Admission Assessment and Discharge

STATE

NEW CASCA 2011 Bill Tracker

New ASC Admission Requirement Took Effect on 3/2/2011

Techs, Assistants Must Register with DORA by 4-1-11

Economic Impact Study here

Letter from CDPHE to CASCA Regarding Regulatory Changes & HAIs

CDPHE Regulatory Analysis for Proposed HAI Rule Change

CDPHE Proposed Rule Changes for HAI Reporting

Statement of Basis and Purpose for CDPHE HAI Proposed Rule Change

ASC Growth Study June 2009

CASCA LEGAL ALERTS

CASCA Doing Well by Doing Good

9News.com

ENGLEWOOD – With unemployment up to 7.5 percent in Colorado, job seekers face a big challenge – how to make their resume stand out.

Many companies receive hundred, if not thousands, of resumes and applications for a posted job opening. They often tell the employer what they can do – but employers often want to be shown what they can do. A new program in Colorado is designed to do just that.

Click here to read the story.