WEB CRAWL ASC RESOURCES Check out the web site links below.
CASC CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES AT ASCA 2013 Earn
your Surgery Certified Administrator Center (CASC) credential
this year. The application deadline for the next CASC exam is March 9. The exam will be offered on Saturday, April 20, in Boston on the last day of ASCA 2013. Prepare for the test by signing up for ASCA’s CASC Review Course on Wednesday, April 17, also in Boston.
www.aboutcasc.org
PROMOTE NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH ASCs perform more than 40 percent of all Medicare colonoscopies and recent studies indicate that colonoscopies reduce colorectal cancer mortality by as much as 53 percent. Visit the “Stop Colon Cancer Now” web site for tools, downloads, information and advice on how to celebrate National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
www.stopcoloncancernow.com
SEE AND SHARE THE COMPLETE AGENDA FOR ASCA 2013 Download the complete ASCA 2013 annual meeting program today to re- view a detailed schedule with session descriptions, a list of social and net- working events, exhibit hall hours, hotel and registration information and much more. Share copies with your colleagues and register now to attend ASCA 2013.
www.ascassociation.org/ASCA2013
ASCA’S STATE LAW DATABASE HAS NEW INFORMATION ASCA has added “Length of Stay Re- striction” data to its online State Law Database. Some states have restrictions such as a 12-hour discharge rule; oth- ers allow up to 24 hours. In the coming year, other state-specific information will be added to this valuable ASCA- members-only benefit.
www.ascassociation.org/ StateLawDatabase
BY JOE HORNIG
DOWNLOAD ASCA’S 2012 SALARY & BENEFITS SURVEY This year, for the first time, ASCA members can access the results from ASCA’s ASC Employee Salary & Ben- efits Survey for free online. The 1,122 ASCs that participated in the 2012 sur- vey provided salary and benefits data for 19 ASC positions. The survey also offers national and regional analysis and state-specific reports for 27 states and the District of Columbia.
www.ascassociation.org/ SalarySurvey
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