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Winter 2008/2009 Newsletter
  • Safety Considerations for Meds
  • AAAASF Peer Review
  • President's Message: Lawrence Reed, M.D.
  • New Board Members
  • Legislative Update
  • Safe Positioning of Patients
  • Education Update
  • SFR Global Accreditation
  • Click here to view Winter 2008/2009 Newsletter
Summer 2008 Newsletter
  • Malignant Hyperthermia
  • Big Apple M.D. Blues: Lawrence Reed, M.D.
  • President's Message: Alan Gold, M.D.
  • Emergency Therapy for MH
  • Legislative Update
  • Safe Surgeries in Accredited Facilities
  • Refining the Gold Standard
  • SFR Global Accreditation
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Winter 2008 Newsletter

  • Impact of MRSA
  • Education Committee Update
  • President's Message: Alan Gold, M.D.
  • Malignant Hyperthermia/MHAUS
  • CMS Updates
  • Refining the Gold Standard
  • Legislative Update
  • Click here to view Winter 2008 Newsletter

Summer 2007 Newsletter

  • AAAASF Inspector's Program
  • Education Committee Update
  • President's Message: Alan Gold, M.D.
  • Inspector Responsibility
  • CMS Updates
  • Safe Abdominoplasty In AAAASF Facility
  • Legislative Update
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Winter/Spring 2007 Newsletter

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Inspector Training Courses In 2007
  • President's Message: Alan Gold, M.D.
  • Patient Safety Summit Conference
  • Amiodarone - Potential Concerns
  • Investigative Committee Cases
  • Legislative and Educational Report
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Fall 2006 Newsletter

  • Quality Improvement - Error Reduction Practices
  • How I Achieved State Licensure
  • President's Message: Alan Gold, M.D.
  • Patient Safety Summit
  • Facility Spotlight - Center For Ambulatory Care
  • International Accreditation
  • Legislative and Educational Report
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Summer 2006 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety - Preventing DVT
  • When It's Time To Sell Your ASC
  • President's Message: Continued Progress
  • Critical Need For Inspectors
  • Facility Spotlight - Reproductive Endocrinology Center
  • International Accreditation
  • New Director of Accreditation
  • Click here to view Summer 2006 Newsletter

Winter 2006 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety - Temperature Regulation
  • SFR French Inspection
  • President's Message: Progress
  • Life Safety Code Inspection Tips
  • Facility Spotlight - Endoscopy Center
  • Investigative Committee Report
  • Patient Safety Summit
  • New Fee Schedule
  • Click here to view Winter 2006 Newsletter

Fall 2005 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety - Local Anesthesia Safety
  • Inspector Training Update
  • President's Message: Working Together
  • Maximize Reimbursement For New Procedures
  • Surgery Facilities Resources
  • Investigative Committee Report
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Summer 2005 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety - Safety Data Presented At FDA Panel
  • Inspector Focus
  • President's Message: Where Do We Go From Here?
  • AAAASF Courses Available
  • Spore Testing Program
  • S.F.R./ Infection Control
  • FAQ On Standards
  • Click here to view Summer 2005 Newsletter

Winter/Spring 2005 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety - Breathing Problem Awareness
  • Web Site Update
  • President's Message: The Importance of Being Accredited
  • AAAASF Spotlight
  • Reimbursement Survey
  • Response to CMS Code Changes
  • Peer Review and Legal Disclosure
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Fall 2004 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety - Avoiding Intra-Operative Fires
  • Fall Board Meeting
  • President's Message: Maintaining The Gold Standard
  • Anesthesia Machine Obsolescence
  • SDOs and Antitrust Liabilities
  • Legislative Update
  • New Standards
  • Click here to view Fall 2004 Newsletter

Summer 2004 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety - Our Continued Focus
  • Correct Site Surgery Tool Kit
  • President's Message: AAAASF's Transformation
  • ASA/AANA Joint Propofol Statement
  • Quality Assurance/Reporting
  • Legislative Update
  • ABMS Physicians/Podiatric Surgery Inclusion
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Spring 2004 Newsletter

  • Meet The New Staff
  • Message From President - A New Beginning
  • A Proactive Approach In Patient Safety
  • Regulatory and Legislative Update
  • A State's Role In Patient Safety
  • Your Partner In Patient Safety
  • Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
  • Click here to view Spring 2004 Newsletter

Winter 2003 Newsletter

  • Major AAAASF Standards Changes with
    Implications for your office
  • Message From President - Reflecting on the Past:Anticipating the Future
  • Supervision in Healthcare
  • Regulatory and Legislative Update
  • A Tribute to Edward J. Stygar
  • Final Revisions to current AAAASF Standards
  • Click here to view Winter 2003 Newsletter

Summer 2003 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety in Office-based Surgery
  • Message From President
    Continuous Quality Improvement of AAAASF
  • Recognition and Treatment of Malignant Hyperthermia
  • Use of Alcohol-based Surgical Hand Scrub Products in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting
  • Update on Office-based Surgery Regulations
  • Obesity and Sleep Apnea:
    Management Dilemmas
  • Reducing Wound Infection Rates in Outpatient Facilities
  • Interested in Serving on an AAAASF Committee?
  • Accreditation Fees, Advertising Rates, Order Forms & Contact Info
  • News That You Can Use
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Spring 2003 Newsletter

  • Patient Safety in your ASF
    Wrong Site Surgery, Ways to Prevent It
  • AAAASF Approves
    Pain Management
  • Message From President
    Hitting the Ground Running
  • Important Revisions in the 2002 AAAASF Standards & Checklist Booklet
  • From the Capitals
    Legislative Regulatory Update
  • Accreditation Fees, Advertising Rates, Order Forms & Contact Info
  • News That You Can Use
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Summer 2002 Newsletter

  • Pertinent News Items for ASCs
  • Recent News for AAAASF Facilities
  • New Foundation for AAAASF
  • Donations to the AAAASF Educational Foundation
  • Accreditation Fees, Advertising Rates, Order Forms & Contact Info
  • News That You Can Use
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Summer 2001 Newsletter

  • New Medical Privacy Rules (HIPAA)
  • Pending State of Ohio Legislation
  • Analysis of HCFA's Stark II Final Rules Illinois Works to Regulate Office-Based Anesthesia
  • Presidential Message - Safety is Our Mandate
  • Accreditation Fees, Advertising Rates, Order Forms & Contact Info
  • News That You Can Use
  • Click here to view Summer 2001 Newsletter
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