Ann has worked in the ASC industry for almost 30 years. She has been responsible for every aspect of financial & clinical operations in numerous freestanding surgery centers and has been a surveyor for Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) since 2006. Until recently, she was Sr. VP of Operations with ASCOA. Currently, she is VP of Clinical Informatics – Surgery for SourceMedical, a leading provider of software and EHRs for ASCs, HOPDs, hospitals and therapy clinics.
Ann’s extensive clinical background is in the operating room, where she served as a scrub nurse, circulator, educator, and director. She is an active member of AORN and ASCA and at the national meeting in May, 2014, ASCA – Foundation (ASCAF) selected Ms. Geier to represent the association as a liaison with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). AAAHC appointed her to the Accreditation Committee – one of 5 Board members assigned to this committee.
Ann has an ADN from Palm Beach State College, a BS in Health Arts and a MS in Health Services Administration from the University of St. Francis. She is CASC & CNOR certified. She speaks at national meetings on topics such as Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Case Costing, QAPI, Credentialing and Peer Review, and Staffing.