In this episode of the Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice leads a conversation about the challenges of providing anesthesia services in surgery centers today. Prentice is joined by Garrett Hilgendorf, administrator of Mankato Surgery Center in Mankato, Minnesota, and Brett Maxfield, CRNA, principal and founder of Maxfield Health Solutions, a provider of anesthesia equipment and consulting services based in Rigby, Idaho.

Obtaining anesthesia services has become one of the most complex parts of running a successful ASC today, and striking the right balance between providing high-quality anesthesia care and maintaining financial viability is harder than ever. During this insightful discussion, Hilgendorf and Maxfield talk about how they are innovating and adapting to succeed in this new and challenging environment.

Both Hilgendorf and Maxfield will also participate in a panel discussion on managing anesthesia services at the ASCA + SAMBA Conference & Expo in Washington, DC, this May. ASCA’s partnership with SAMBA (Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia) for this year’s conference will provide a more interdisciplinary learning and networking experience for the entire ASC community.

In this episode of the Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, ASCA Chief Advocacy Officer Kara Newbury talks with Chris Fox, executive director of Voices for Non-Opioid Choices (Voices), about the federal Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act.

This highly informative discussion details how the NOPAIN Act temporarily allows providers to charge separately for drugs, biologicals and medical devices that have been approved as non-opioid pain treatments to help reduce opioid usage by Medicare beneficiaries. By increasing access to non-opioid alternatives that facilities might not otherwise use—or that Medicare beneficiaries would have to pay for out-of-pocket—the legislation aims to reduce the incidence of addiction and abuse.

Voices is a nonpartisan coalition dedicated to preventing opioid addiction and abuse by advocating for increased patient and provider access to non-opioid pain management therapies.

In this episode of the Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice is joined by Chris Schriever, cofounder and chief executive officer of ASC Data, an ASCA affinity partner. ASC Data specializes in providing actionable statistics on the ASC market, helping businesses identify future opportunities.

During this brief, informative discussion, Schriever talks about the sources he relies on for compiling his proprietary reports on thousands of ASCs, and how ASC Data is filling the need for detailed and reliable data about ASCs all across the country.

Many in the ASCA community already know Schriever and his team for the support they provide ASCA in the recruitment and management of ASCA’s affiliate and sponsorship relationships, especially those that help make ASCA’s annual conference a success each year.

Learn how this insightful data is helping providers tailor their offerings for ASCs, anticipate future trends, and allow administrators to more efficiently access the essential supplies and services they need to run and manage their ASCs.