WEB CRAWL   |  OCTOBER 2018

KEEP YOUR ASC HIPAA COMPLIANT WITH ASCA’S HIPAA WORKBOOK

Make sure your ASC is 100 percent compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) with ASCA’s HIPAA Workbook for ASCs. Free for ASCA members, this resource provides comprehensive tools and information to help you design, evaluate and update your ASC’s compliance program.

ascassociation.org/hipaaworkbookascs

JOIN YOUR PEERS AT ASCA 2019

Make plans now to attend the ASCA 2019 Conference & Expo, May 15–18 in Nashville, Tennessee. ASCA 2019 will feature a wide variety of educational sessions, a multitude of opportunities to network with colleagues from around the country and the largest ASC industry exhibit hall of the year.

ascassociation.org/asca2019

VISIT ASCA’s NEW OPIOIDS RESOURCE CENTER

ASCA supports a comprehensive solution to the abuse and misuse of opioids that is fueling a tragic epidemic across the country. ASCA’s new Opioids Resource Center provides ASCs with an abundance of reputable resources to help in their training and understanding of the ongoing opioid crisis the country is facing.

ascassociation.org/opioid

Q3 ASCA BENCHMARKING DATA COLLECTION OPENS OCTOBER 1

The data collection period for the third quarter (Q3) of ASCA’s 2018 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey opens Monday, October 1, and closes Wednesday, October 31. If you have not yet signed up for this year’s survey, subscribe now to access two quarters of your ASC’s benchmarking data plus a full year of data from other ASCs.

ascassociation.org/ascabenchmarking

USE ASCA ASSET NETWORK TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY

The next time your ASC needs to buy or sell equipment, supplies or inventory, use ASCA Asset Network. This streamlined, vetted, online marketplace features an extensive array of new and refurbished ASC equipment, inventory and supplies that can save you time and money. There is no cost for ASCA members to join the ASCA Asset Network.

ascassociation.org/asca-asset-network

UPDATED ASCA RATE CALCULATOR COMING IN OCTOBER

In October, ASCA will update its 2018 Medicare Rate Calculator to reflect fourth-quarter changes to the ASC payment rates. This free, membersonly resource helps you determine national and local payment rates for the procedures your ASC performs. Quarterly changes are made primarily to reimbursement rates for many of the ancillary codes.

ascassociation.org/medicareratecalculator