NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016
ASCA’s three winter seminars, January 12–14, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas, can help your ASC minimize its legal and regulatory risk, update its coding practices and reimbursement strategies, and manage its finance and accounting functions more effectively. Visit ASCA’s web site for information on all three, and sign up one or more of your staff before December 12 to get the early registration discounts.
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OCTOBER 2016
ASCA’s Career Center gives employers and jobseekers in the ASC community a better way to find each other and make that perfect career fit. It offers employers an easy-to-use tool that can help them recruit the most qualified professionals in the industry and helps job seekers find the best possible opportunities in the ASC community.
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SEPTEMBER 2016
ASCA’s three Winter Coding Seminars, January 12–14, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas, will help ASCs minimize their legal and regulatory risk, update their coding practices and reimbursement strategies, and manage their finance and accounting functions more effectively.
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AUGUST 2016
Attend ASCA’s 2016 Capitol Fly-In Program and tell your ASC’s story of patient-centered care directly to your members of Congress next month. ASC advocates will visit Capitol Hill September 12–13 to champion the ASC message of high quality, cost-effective care. Be a part of these critically important visits.
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JUNE-JULY 2016
The data collection period for the second quarter (Q2) of the upgraded 2016 ASCA Benchmarking Survey opens on July 1. ASCs can still subscribe to the 2016 survey and ASCA members can take advantage of a deep discount.
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MAY 2016
ASCA’s annual meeting this year will incorporate a package of fitness and wellness activities that will be available free to all attendees. To begin, all conference participants are invited to pick up a pedometer that they can use to measure their activity during the meeting and compete to be the first to reach 40,000 steps. On Friday, May 20, attendees can start their day with a group yoga class. All skill levels, from beginner to expert, are welcome to attend. On Saturday, a 5K Fun Run/Walk will be offered. Wellness T-shirts will be distributed and prizes will be awarded for the race.
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APRIL 2016
The data collection period for the first quarter (Q1) of the 2016 ASCA Benchmarking Survey opens on April 1. In response to user surveys, ASCA Benchmarking has moved to a new platform that offers dynamic reports and real-time statistics for individual ASCs. If you have not already registered, make sure your ASC signs up for the 2016 survey. ASCA members receive a $300 discount on the subscription fee.
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MARCH 2016
Last year, the ASCA Foundation joined with Partners in Health (PIH) of Boston, Massachusetts, to help provide surgical care to patients in poor communities throughout the world. Through this partnership, the foundation and individual ASCA members have an opportunity to help support the delivery of health care services to thousands of people who otherwise would not be able to obtain the care they need.
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FEBRUARY 2016
ASCA mailed renewal notices for 2016 to all members late last year. If you have not already renewed your membership, the March Focus magazine will be your last issue. Being an ASCA member gives you and your staff access to vital educational resources, timely networking and essential news, information and tools that apply daily in your practice. Renew today to make sure you do not miss any of your benefits.
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JANUARY 2016
Go online to take advantage of ASCA’s free, members-only 2016 Medicare Rate Calculator. This tool helps you determine national and local payment rates for the procedures your ASC plans to perform in 2016 and offers you valuable assistance in determining the impact of Medicare’s final 2016 payment changes on your ASC.
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