ASC Quiz!

Question 0

In ASCs, what’s the single biggest expense?

Answer 0

Salaries, Wages and Benefits. In addition the biggest salary goes to PACU nurses for their one-on-one time with the patient and that they are highly skilled

Question 1

When, where and by whom were ASCs originally created?

Answer 1

In Phoenix Arizona in 1970 by two anesthesiologists (Reed and Ford).

Question 2

What’s the nosocomial infection rate in hospitals and ASCs? Why?

Answer 2

In Hospitals it’s 4% and in ASCs it’s .5%. Here are a few reasons why:

ASC surgeries are generally well visits and scheduled (if patient is sick, it’s scheduled for another day)
These patients aren’t surrounded by others with infections

Question 3

What percentage of ASCs are physician owned?

Answer 3

61% are physician owned. The next biggest is Hospital-Physician at 16% and Corporate-Physician at 11%

Question 4

What are the most common procedures in an ASC?

Answer 4

Cataract removal/lens insertion
Colonsocopy
Upper GI

Question 5

What are some challenges that ASC administrators deal with?

Answer 5

Hiring
Budgeting
Financing
Marketing
Purchasing
Daily oversight

Question 6

What are some benefits of ASCs to physicians and patients?

Answer 6

All operations are scheduled (no scheduling delays)
Quick turnover of OR rooms
No emergency cases
If physician owned, then politics and hopsital procedures are greatly lessened.
Also, you determine your own paycheck. Cool!
For patients it’s much more personal and the cost is about 50% of what it would be in a Hospital (politics!)

Question 7

Within what amount of time must ASCs treat and release patients?

Answer 7

Within 23 hours

Question 8

What are the 6 different “scopy”s?

Answer 8

Laparoscopy (abdominal procedures)
Arthroscopy (joint procedures)
Endoscopy 
    Gastroscopy (stomach. Upper GI)
    Laryngoscopy (larynx/throat)
    Sigmoidoscopy (lower 1/3 of colon. Lower GI)
    Colonoscopy (colon. Lower GI)

Question 9

What are the big 5 challenges of ASCs?

Answer 9

Delivery of Patient Care
Quality Management
HR
Legal Issues
Finances

Question 10

What percentage of ASCs are profitable?

Answer 10

1/3 make profit
1/3 break even
1/3 lose money

Question 11

Billing wise, how does an HOPD differ from an ASC?

Answer 11

HOPD can bill like a hospital can. ASCs cannot