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THE ASCA JOURNAL


MARCH 2013


12 ADDING ACCOUNTABILITY How to develop a compliant and valuable QAPI program.


DEPARTMENTS


6 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO 8


The US Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on incorrect methods of disposal of pharmaceutical waste. Come to ASCA 2013 to learn how to discard drugs in a cost-effective and compliant manner.


10 AS I SEE IT With or without new Life Safety Code standards, ASCs can prepare for successful facility surveys.


24 DOING BUSINESS


Outsourced and in-house billing processes offer both advantages and disadvantages. Determine which is best for your ASC using these guidelines.


26 MEDICARE MONITOR As the nation’s health delivery system continues to evolve, ASCs and policy makers need to take steps to protect the many benefits ASCs provide.


28 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT ASCA supports ASCs in the fight against colorectal cancer.


30 ASCA NEWS Time is running out to save on ASCA 2013.


32 WEB CRAWL


Celebrate National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.


FEATURES


16 ASSESSING VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY Laxative-free CT colonography might be easier on patients in some ways than the traditional procedure, but it is not necessarily a viable alternative.


20 HOW TO KEEP PAIN MANAGEMENT CASES IN YOUR ASC ASCs offer important advantages to pain management physicians and their patients.


34 FACTS ABOUT COLORECTAL CANCER Latest findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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