Louisiana Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
2025 Annual Meeting
Friday, February 21, 2025
West Baton Rouge Conference Center
9:00 AM
Legal Hot Topics Impacting ASCs
Lisa Pretus, Esquire
Presentation on the recent enforcement activities across the healthcare spectrum including:
- Best practices to reduce risk, improve reimbursement and avoid regulatory scrutiny
- Practical tips for ASC administrators and compliance officers
10:00 AM
Infection Control in an ASC - Debra Ledak, RN,
Vice President Clinical Services, Tenet USPI
This presentation will help the Ambulatory Surgery Center Infection Preventionist to gain a better understanding of their role and responsibilities. The presentation will cover the activities that need to be carried out by the infection preventionist to not only provide safe care to patients but also meet regulatory and accreditation requirements.
11:00 AM
ASCA Federal Update
Stephen Abresch, Assistant Director of Governmental Affairs
Recent changes to the OPPS/ASC payment rules and worker’s comp carriers.
12:00– 1:00 PM Networking Lunch and LASCA Updates
1:00– 2:00 PM
Compliance Topics Impacting ASCs
Clay Countryman, JD
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
2:00 – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 - 3:15 PM
LAMMICO Risk Management Lecture
Geri Cook, RHIA, CPHRM
LAMMICO is presenting this special risk management session. LASCA members insured with LAMMICO who attend this presentation will receive a premium discount of five percent to be applied to their facility’s professional liability premium. LAMMICO also reimburses the cost of the LASCA annual membership dues for LAMMICO insureds.
With Ambulatory Surgery Centers increasingly providing more complex procedures to patients with higher acuity levels, awareness of the liability risks that could be lurking is critical. This presentation will highlight the current risk issues associated with expansion of services that were traditionally limited to inpatient settings. Practical solutions to address these evolving risks will be discussed.
3:15 PM
Announcements and Adjournment – Cindy Bishop
Five clock hours have been approved by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
5.0 CEU credit hours have been approved by CASC
