Gear Up for ASCA 2014 Join ASCA in Nashville for news, networking and new ideas. BY SAHELY MUKERJI
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SCA 2014 will take place May 14–17, 2014, at the Gaylord Op-
ryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The program will feature more than
65 sessions that can help you run your ASC more efficiently, increase your productivity and keep your staff and pa- tients happy. The meeting also will give you the chance to network with your peers, exchange best practices and dis- cuss marketplace trends that could have immediate and long-term implications for your ASC.
What’s new at ASCA 2014? “Given the effects that current eco- nomic conditions, health care reform and the stagnating growth associated with our maturing industry are having on ASCs, many are looking for ways to expand the services they offer or to cap- italize on what they already provide,” says Gina Throneberry, RN, CASC, director of education and clinical af- fairs at ASCA. “To help ASCs make the most of the new opportunities that are available to them, this year’s annual meeting will include a series of ses- sions on the procedures that we are see- ing move from hospitals into the ASC setting most often today. These include total joint procedures, sleeve surgery, outpatient laparoscopic hysterectomy, advanced gynecologic laparoscopy, Femtosecond laser procedures, premi- um lens implants, spine procedures and urology services. All of these sessions will be led by physicians with experi- ence performing these procedures in ASCs.”
Also new this year are a half-day
workshop on infection prevention pre- sented by Marcia Patrick, RN, a con- sultant with the Association for Pro- fessionals in Infection Control and
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distinctive qualities to succeed. Her research was first published in her book, Fascinate, which has been translated into 14 languages. At ASCA 2014, she will introduce her “Fascination Advantage” test—a test that you will be able to take and have the results of before coming to Nashville—and the techniques everyone can use to “fascinate” those around them.
The Gaylord
The Gaylord Opryland, the meet- ing’s host hotel, features nine acres of lush indoor gardens and cascading waterfalls and an indoor river where you can ride in the hotel’s own Delta flatboat. It also features world-class service and a 20,000 square foot spa and fitness center. The hotel has teamed with the creative minds at DreamWorks Animation to offer family-friendly experiences and special events centered on characters from Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda.
Epidemiology, and a half-day workshop on Occupational Safety and Health Ad- ministration (OSHA) compliance pre- sented by Michelle Hill, OSHA special- ist and owner of Technology Consulting Services in Memphis, Tennessee. Keynote speaker
On the Agenda The ASCA 2014 agenda will cover the most talked about topics in ASC prac- tice and management today and help ASC owners, administrators, physi- cians and staff tackle the biggest chal- lenges that they face. Sessions on business management will include an update on present and future trends in the use of electronic medical records (EMR) in ASCs and an in-depth look at new developments in employment law that affect ASCs. Also for business managers, the pro- gram will include sessions about how to use financial benchmarking to drive improvement in your ASC, boosting efficiency using online preop screen- ing, getting the most from a group purchasing organization, conducting a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportu- nity, Threat) analysis, reprocessing to cut costs, using social media safely and conducting patient satisfaction surveys. Concerned about regulatory com-
pliance? Get practical, how-to advice in presentations on ■
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 by Dawn McLane-Onofrio, vice president of consulting, development and integra- tion at Health Inventures in Westmin- ster, Colorado; and
Sally Hogshead
will also present at one of ASCA’s annual meetings for the first time. She will describe the advantages that certain personality traits offer and how every person can apply his or her own
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the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quality measure re- porting program by Throneberry and Donna Slosburg, RN, CASC, execu- tive director of the ASC Quality Col- laboration.
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