Rob Schwartz, executive director of WASCA, said politicians, insurance companies and the general public should realize that options exist for surgery and that ASCs present a less costly opportunity for patients with less serious health issues.
According to the report, the association is hoping the state will work with surgery centers to ease the limitations it enforces on ASCs, including the 23-hour maximum time limit a patient can spend at a center.
WASCA would also like government officials to start encouraging state employees to consider surgery centers for their healthcare needs, as well as re-examine stipulations on Medicaid users.
Read the Business Examiner report on WASCA.
Read more on state ASC activity:
–AORN Will Target 7 States to Enact RNs as Circulators in 2011
–New York Authorizes ASC Anesthesia Providers to Conduct Post-Anesthesia Evaluations
–9 Statistics on ASC Outcomes From the ASC Association
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