ASCAA-
AAnswerAAmbulatoryASurgeryACentersAAssociationAdevelopsAandAmaintainsAwor
kingArelationshipsAwithAlegislativeAandAregulatoryAbodies.ABenchmarking
CASCA-AAnswerACertifiedAAdministratorASurgeryACenter
CASCA-AAnswerAAAcredentialAthatAconnotesAexpertiseAinAASC.
CASCA-AAnswerATheAtestAtoAgetAanAASCAadministratorAcertified
BASCA-AAnswerABoardAofAAmbulatoryASurgeryACertificationA-AGiveAtheAtest
FASAA-
AAnswerAFederatedAAmbulatoryAsurgeryAassociationA(ParentAorganizationAofABA
SC)
HowAtoAgoAaboutAgettingACertifiedA-
AAnswerASubmitAapplicationAwithAphotoAID,Amoney,AandA2Areferences.
5ASectionsAofAtheACASCAexamA-
AAnswerADeliveryAofApatientAcare,AQualityAmanagement,AHumanAresources,AFin
ancialAandAbusinessAdevelopment,AandARegulatoryAandAlegalAissues
HOPDA-AAnswerAHospitalAOutpatientADepartment
ASCA-AAnswerAAmbulatoryASurgeryACenter
Med/SurgA-
AAnswerAMostAcommonAphysicianAspecialtyAcategoriesAof:AInternalAMedicineAan
dASurgery
, PeterADruckerA-
AAnswerAHospitalsAareAtheAmostAcomplicatedAbusinessAandAORAisAtheAmostAco
mplicatedApartAofAtheAbusiness
PatientAflowAthroughAASCA(steps)A-AAnswerAPatientATransportation>APre-
op>AAnesthesia>AOperatingARoom>APACUA(PostAAnesthesiaACareAUnit)>APatie
ntATransportationA(SubAORAUnits-
APathologyALab,ACentralASterileASupply,AandAImaging)
BeforeA70sA-
AAnswerAAllAsurgeriesAinAhospitalAOR.ADevelopmentAofAcomputerAchipAcameraA
leadAtoAminimalAinvasiveAsurgeries.ADevelopmentAofAfreestandingAASC.
EndoscopyA-
AAnswerAGoAinAthroughAmouthAorAanus.ASurgeryAgoesAoffAscopeAtheyAuse.AGa
stroscopyA&ALowerAGI
GastroscopyA-AAnswerAUpperAGIA&ALaryngoscopy
LowerAGIA-AAnswerASigmoidoscopyA&AColonoscopy
ArthroscopyA-
AAnswerAProcedureAusedAtoAviewAorAtreatAtheAinteriorAofAaAjoint.A(common:Ak
nee,Ashoulder,Aelbow,Awrist,Aankle,Afoot,AandAhip.)
CystoscopyA-AAnswerAInAthroughAurinaryAtract
LaparoscopyA-AAnswerAProcedureAdoneAinAtheAabdominal
PhacoemulsificationA-
AAnswerAofAcataractsAandAreplacementAwithAintraocularAlenses