THE ASCA JOURNAL OCTOBER 2017


12 BATTLING THE


OPIOID CRISIS Responsibilities of ASCs


DEPARTMENTS 8 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT


10 AS I SEE IT Ins and outs of H&P


20 DOING BUSINESS Attain compliant revenue cycle management


22 REGULATORY REVIEW Joint replacement front and center in OPPS/ASC proposed rule


26 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Vermont gets its first ASC


30 ASCA NEWS Attend ASCA’s October webinars


32 WEB CRAWL Q3 ASCA Benchmarking data collection opens October 1


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FEATURES


16 DEVELOP A WIN–WIN CASH-PAY PROGRAM Know your procedure costs, set fees that ensure a reasonable margin and keep your costs low


34 USE BENCHMARKING TO DRIVE QAPI ASCs nationwide are using ASCA Benchmarking to improve their performance


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