Free benchmarking tool now available to any ambulatory surgery center
May 1, 2026 — The ASC Quality Collaboration (ASCQC), the only independent, non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to advancing patient safety and quality of care delivery in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), today announced that its ASC Safety & Quality Assessment is now open for its second year.
Building on the nearly 400 ASCs that participated in the 2025 assessment, ASCQC is calling on surgery centers nationwide to evaluate their performance against nationally recognized best practices during this year’s six-week submission window, which runs through June 15, 2026.
The online survey is available at no cost to any ASC and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. Centers interested in participating should visit the ASCQC website to review the information needed before beginning. The assessment addresses a broad range of clinical and operational areas, including patient safety, patient experience, quality and performance improvement, infection prevention, medication management, and governance.
Each participating center will receive a customized benchmarking report once the submission period ends. All data remains confidential — ASCQC does not publish assessment data. The report enables leaders to see how their center compares to peers nationwide and to communicate their commitment to quality to patients, payers, physicians and the communities they serve.
“The response to our inaugural assessment demonstrated that surgery centers across the country are eager for credible, actionable data to guide their quality efforts,” says ASCQC Executive Director Nina Goins, MSN, RN. “As we open the second annual assessment, our goal is to expand that dataset and deepen the value it delivers — not just for individual centers, but for the ASC industry as a whole. Whether your center participated last year or is joining us for the first time, now is the time to get involved.”
The data gathered in 2025 has already begun shaping how the ASC industry approaches benchmarking and improvement. Findings have informed conversations around best practices, helped centers identify gaps in their safety and quality processes, and reinforced the value ASCs deliver to patients, payers, and their communities.
“Centers that participated last year came away with concrete insights they could act on — and that value only grows as more ASCs join in,” says ASCQC Assistant Executive Director Becky Ziegler-Otis, MHA, CASC, CHC, RHIA, CPHQ. “The richer the dataset, the stronger the benchmarking becomes for everyone. We hope ASC leaders will share this opportunity with their peers and help build a national resource the entire industry can draw from.”
ASCs can begin the ASC Safety & Quality Assessment on the ASCQC website.
About ASC Quality Collaboration
The ASC Quality Collaboration (ASCQC) is the only independent, non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to advancing patient safety and quality of care delivery in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Founded in 2006, ASCQC brings together leaders from ASC management companies, industry associations, accreditation organizations, professional physician and nursing associations, and other providers of surgery center products and services with a shared focus on healthcare quality and safety in the ASC setting. Learn more at ascquality.org.
Media contact
Becky Ziegler-Otis, MHA, CASC, CHC, RHIA, CPHQ
ASC Quality Collaboration
Assistant Executive Director
(715) 923-2116
becky.zieglerotis@ascquality.org