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	FASA article - FASA Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association role-playing game 1980 - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		FASA's first major foray into the field was as a Traveller licensee, specializing in the work of the Keith Brothers.
		FASA ceased active operations in the spring of 2001, but remains a corporation as it still holds IP and licenses them to publishers.
		The Earthdawn license was held by FASA until 2002, when it was also sold to Wizkids—however, it was recently sold back to FASA.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/FASA (235 words)

	Federated
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		Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) is a nonprofit association...
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	Encyclopedia: Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) is a nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the United States.
		FASA represents all aspects of the industry including the physicians, nurses, administrative staff, and owners.
		An ambulatory surgery center or ASC is a health care facility that specializes in providing surgery services in an outpatient setting.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Federated-Ambulatory-Surgery-Association (599 words)

	Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association is a nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the nation.
		FASA advocates for insurance coverage by Medicare and private payers, quality standards, and reasonable conditions of coverage.
		Patients who elect to have surgery in an ASC arrive on the day of the procedure, have the surgery in an operating room, and recover under the care of the nursing staff, all without a hospital admission.
	www.fasa.org /about.html (158 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: Pennsylvania Bans Access to Gallbladder Surgery at Safe and Affordable Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA), the nation's largest association of ASCs, estimates that as many as 44,000 laparoscopic cholecystectomies may have been performed in surgery centers in 2003 alone.
		Ambulatory surgery centers are safe, cost-effective and patient-friendly facilities that offer patients a better way to have outpatient surgery.
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, the nation's largest association of ambulatory surgery centers, is a national, nonprofit association that represents the interests of those who operate and seek the services of ambulatory surgery centers throughout the nation.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/ArticleNews/print/PRNEWS/20041202/2004_12_02_11_2039_1269964 (584 words)

	Apria - resources - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		According to the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA), the nation's largest association of ASCs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to add 25 procedures to the ASC payment list, enhancing options seniors have when it comes to surgery providers.
		FASA's comments will also discuss the procedures CMS is proposing to remove from the list and will object to deleting any that meet Medicare criteria.
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) is a national, nonprofit association that represents the interests of those who operate and seek the services of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the nation.
	www.apria.com /resources/1,2725,494-235590,00.html (911 words)

	Meet Your Surgery Center Customer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ambulatory surgery centers continue to present opportunities to distributors and, as it turns out, group purchasing organizations as well.
		Another challenge facing ambulatory surgery centers is a lack of storage space, which requires them to maintain low reorder points, and to stock just enough disposable supplies to last from three days to two weeks.
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association in Alexandria, VA, (www.fasa.org) is a nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers throughout the country.
	www.medicaldistribution.com /rep/Rep_2002_March/Rep_32620028541961.htm (1814 words)

	Ambulatory Surgery Centers proliferate
		Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) are proliferating in Pa., altering the state’s health care delivery landscape.
		FASA states that more than eight million surgeries are performed each year in the more than 4,000 ASCs across the U.S., while the most practiced specialties in ASCs are ophthalmology and gastroenterology, and others include plastic surgery, urology, general surgery, ENT and gynecology.
		The migration of outpatient surgeries to ASCs is bad news for hospital costs, according to Foreman, because hospitals allocate overhead costs to every line item of their operation, from labor to tongue depressors.
	www.physiciansnews.com /cover/705.html (2706 words)

	Brownstone Publishers, Inc.'s Conference - Providing Non-ASC List Procedures and Avoiding Fraud. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		FASA represents the interests of multi- and single-specialty (ASCs) and the health care professionals that deliver health care in these centers before the media, insurers, and federal and state governments.
		A full-service association, FASA conducts surveys and publishes a variety of information on ambulatory surgery to assist ASCs, including an annual salary survey, a bimonthly journal, and miscellaneous publications to assist ambulatory surgery professionals.
		FASA also assists ASCs in meeting the challenges of operating a surgery center through products such as the nation's largest ASC outcomes monitoring project and a national compliance hotline to help its members run an effective compliance plan.
	www.brownstone.com /register/fasaoffer.cfm (652 words)

	Ambulatory Surgery Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) is a nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers throughout the nation.
		AAASC primarily serves physician-owned ambulatory surgery centers and, to a lesser degree, ambulatory surgery facilities that are not physician owned.
		Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is an organization involved with ambulatory health care accreditation and serves as an advocate for the provision and documentation of high quality health services in ambulatory health care organizations.
	amsurgguide.mhcc.state.md.us /resources.htm (604 words)

	Today's SurgiCenter - Proposed Medicare Changes Will Limit Seniors' Access to Ambulatory Surgery, FASA Says
		FASA said the changes would decrease beneficiaries' choice of where to have surgery, increase out-of-pocket expenses, and, in many cases, cause delays in access to care.
		FASA strongly challenged the assertion that just because the office is appropriate for some patients, it is not appropriate for all.
		FASA is a national nonprofit association that represents the interests of those who operate and seek the services of ASCs throughout the nation.
	www.surgicenteronline.com /hotnews/51h26152237.html (677 words)

	Today's SurgiCenter - Ambulatory Surgery Centers Nationwide Offer Free Clinics to Highlight a More Personal, ...
		Surgeries performed in an ASC are typically less expensive than when performed in a hospital.
		The maximum co-payment for a Medicare patient's surgery in an ASC is 20 percent, a payment that rises to as much as 50 percent for the same procedure in a hospital's outpatient department.
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) is a national, nonprofit association that represents the interests of those who operate and seek the services of ambulatory surgery centers throughout the nation.
	www.surgicenteronline.com /hotnews/37h29741.html (826 words)

	Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association's Second Annual National Open House Day Attracts Interest from Centers Across ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		FASA announced National ASC Open House Day, "Here When You Need Us", to the industry in August and received interest in participating from centers across the nation.
		FASA also hopes the community event will create more interested stakeholders in these patient- friendly centers at a time when traditional surgical providers are erecting various competitive barriers in attempts to inhibit ASCs' ability to serve patients.
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA), the nation's largest association of ambulatory surgery centers, is a national, nonprofit association that represents the interests of those who operate and seek the services of ambulatory surgery centers throughout the nation.
	www.forrelease.com /D20040901/dcw053.P2.09012004161239.26451.html (419 words)

	Ambulatory Surgery Assistance, Inc. - Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers is a physician led, national association dedicated to advancing high quality, patient centered care in ambulatory surgical facilities.
		The Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) is an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education approved organization which exists to promote, encourage, support, and foster through continuing medical education functions, the development and dissemination of knowledge in the discipline of arthroscopic surgery.
		The mission of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery is to raise the standards and skills of anterior segment surgeons through clinical and practice management education and to work with patients, government and the medical community to promote delivery of quality eye care.
	www.surgeryassistance.com /links.htm (340 words)

	Executive Update Online - Electronic Issue - Health
		Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) across the country opened their doors July 29, 2003, to local communities and offered free health screenings as part of a national effort to educate consumers about a high-quality, cost-effective alternative to surgery performed in hospitals.
		ASCs are facilities where surgeries are performed that do not require hospital admission and where recovery time is generally less than 23 hours, such as cataract surgery, colonoscopies, and knee repairs.
		Patients arrive on the day of the procedure, have the surgery in a fully equipped operating room, and recover under the care of the nursing staff — all without hospital admission.
	www.gwsae.org /ExecutiveUpdate/2003/September/ElectronicIssue/health.htm (480 words)

	OR Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As executive director of the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) one of my roles is to help ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) understand the federal laws and regulations affecting the operation of an ASC and provide what assistance is needed to make compliance easier.
		They will appreciate your interest and you will gain by having staff that are staying on top of industry developments, clearly important in an area like ambulatory surgery where things change very rapidly.
		This year in addition to our annual meeting, which is the industry's largest meeting, FASA has seminars in legislation and compliance, coding, ASC nursing, and finance and accounting.
	www.mdpublishing.com /ORToday/Editorials/KathyBryant/03/Dec (773 words)

	Healthcare Purchasing News: Ambulatory surgery centers cutting into hospital or business - News
		These standalone facilities, known familiarly as ambulatory surgery centers, generally offer less costly medical procedures and can turn over cases at a faster clip than facilities in the acute care setting, experts say, findings that have prompted a boom in the nonacute care market.
		"The ambulatory care market has been a vibrant niche market for the last 20 years," notes Jonathan Vick, president of Valley Center, CA-based ASCs Inc., a firm that specializes in helping doctors identify suitable corporate partners for new ambulatory surgery centers or obtain the best price for their existing ASC.
		The number of ambulatory surgery centers nationwide increased at a 7.1 percent average annual rate between 1996 and 2001, according to a report by Chicago-based SMG Marketing.
	www.findarticles.com /cf_trvgnt/m0BPC/10_26/93207685/p1/article.jhtml (1477 words)

	AORN Journal: Report Shows Increase in Postoperative Recovery Care - Brief Article
		The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) has released its 2000 survey of postoperative recovery care, which shows a 7.6% increase in the number of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) that provide postoperative recovery care, according to an Aug 15, 2000, press release from FASA.
		According to the release, state laws that limit the duration of recovery care are a major impediment to the expansion of recovery care.
		Postoperative recovery care is defined as care provided to patients after surgery and as the normal immediate postoperative recovery room care.
	findarticles.com /cf_dls/m0FSL/6_72/68534740/p1/article.jhtml (431 words)

	Eye Associates participates in nationwide open house event - The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta GA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As part of the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association’s National Ambulatory Surgery Center Open House Day, Eye Associates of South Georgia opened the doors of its own surgery center at its Patterson location to the public from 10 a.m.
		Representatives from Eye Associates as well as two supporting organizations, The Medicine Shoppe and Vein Centers of South Georgia, were available to answer questions, provide brochures with valuable information and give free gifts such as cleansing cloths, moisturizing eye drops and pens.
		The main surgery performed in the surgery suite at the is to remove cataracts.
	www.valdostadailytimes.com /content/5/16704/Eye+Associates+participates+in+nationwide+open+house+eventhtm (495 words)

	Ambulatory Surgery Consensus Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This endeavor, "Ambulatory Surgery in the Office Setting," is in response to increasing concern in the medical community, public health policy makers, and patient groups about how to ensure patient safety when surgery is performed in a doctor's office environment.
		"Ambulatory Surgery in the Office Setting" will provide a framework for action plans and ultimately an outline of applicable patient safety improvement solutions.
		The Ambulatory Surgery consensus project is driven by the NPSF, but it is a financial and collaborative effort among a number of groups.
	www.npsf.org /html/pressrel/15May02.html (520 words)

	Dallas Day Surgery Center
		In addition, The Dallas Day Surgery Center is a member of the Texas Association of Surgery Centers and the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, and is approved for reimbursement by many private insurance companies.
		Dallas Day Surgery has three operating suites, a post-operative recovery area with a view of downtown Dallas, the latest in medical equipment and services, and a highly trained and certified staff.
		Dallas Day Surgery is privately owned and operated under the philosophy of providing professional, personalized, comprehensive, cost-effective operative care to all patients undergoing surgery, while maintaining and promoting their health and well-being.
	www.drhobar.com /dallasdaysurgery.htm (386 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association Applauds Senate Finance Committee Chairman for Letter ...
		ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, the nation's largest association of ambulatory surgery centers, today applauded the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for his letter that supports greater access to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) for Medicare patients.
		In January, FASA submitted comments to CMS that noted that for every one procedure CMS proposed adding to the ASC list, it proposed deleting four others.
		FASA worked with Chairman Grassley and his staff on this issue.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/ArticleNews/print/PRNEWS/20050415/2005_04_15_07_0917_1348800 (572 words)

	AORN Journal: AORN multispecialty conference and Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association hold joint conference in ...
		Approximately 450 attendees participated in the AORN multispecialty conference and Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) meeting in Nashville, Sept 14 to 16, 2000.
		It was announced that release of the final rule for ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) was expected in November 2000.
		Ramona Conner, RN, MSN, AORN perioperative nurse specialist, reported that the updated edition of Ambulatory Surgery Principles and Practices would be available at AORN's 2001 Congress.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FSL/is_1_73/ai_70361333 (1209 words)

	MEDIBIS , Medical Business Intelligence Systems and Medical Data Warehouses for Surgery Centers, Physician Practices, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		AAASC is a physician led national organization dedicated to advancing high quality, patient centered care in ambulatory surgical facilities.
		EdgeSurvey combines the efficiency and responsiveness of web based surveys with the coverage of paper surveys to provide facilities with timely and accurate feedback from their patients, including immediate notifications of reported problems or follow-up requests.
		Prescient Healthcare Systems is the developer of Prescient Vision, a full suite of integrated clinical and administrative applications designed specifically for ambulatory surgery facilities.
	www.medibis.com /frameworkUI/html/framework.asp?pg=partners (328 words)

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