by Rob Kurtz | Oct 21, 2026 | Announcements
Mandatory reporting for ASC-21 begins with calendar year (CY) 2028 procedures, but ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) will start collecting data months earlier. For a patient scheduled for hip or knee replacement in January 2028, pre-op data collection can begin as...
by Rob Kurtz | Jul 20, 2026 | Announcements
ASCQC Assistant Executive Director Becky Ziegler-Otis joined ASCA Past President Mandy Hawkins on the latest episode of the Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, part of an ongoing look at how ASCs can put AI to work as ASCA’s new Artificial Intelligence Working...
by Rob Kurtz | Jun 5, 2026 | Announcements
With the 2026 ASC Safety & Quality Assessment still open for submissions through June 15, ASCQC Assistant Executive Director Becky Ziegler-Otis sat down with John Goehle on the “ASC Podcast with John Goehle” to talk through what the ASCQC offers ASCs...
by Rob Kurtz | May 18, 2026 | Announcements
Ambulatory Surgery Center News has featured ASCQC Executive Director Nina Goins in an article examining the results of the inaugural ASC Safety & Quality Assessment and what they reveal about patient safety and quality across the ASC industry. The piece covers...
by Rob Kurtz | May 18, 2026 | Announcements
The ASC Quality Collaboration exhibited at the ASCA + SAMBA Conference & Expo, held May 13–16, 2026, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Executive Director Nina Goins and Assistant Executive Director Becky...
by Rob Kurtz | May 5, 2026 | Announcements
Nina Goins, executive director of the ASC Quality Collaboration (ASCQC), joined the HST Pathways podcast This Week in Surgery Centers for a conversation on what separates surgery centers that treat quality data as a strategic asset from those that treat it as a...
