THE ASCA JOURNAL MAY 2018


14 GIVE YOUR REVENUE CYCLE A TUNE-UP


Boost collections with transparency and up-front payments


DEPARTMENTS


6 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 8 ASCA 2018


Use meaningful KPIs to help drive your business forward


10 AS I SEE IT Innovations in ophthalmic outpatient surgery


28 DOING BUSINESS How to best measure employee productivity in the perioperative environment


32 REGULATORY REVIEW The history and regulation of EHRs


36 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Celebrate National ASC Month in August


38 ASCA NEWS Attend ASCA’s May Webinars


40 WEB CRAWL Q1 benchmarking data collection now open


FEATURES


20 GROW YOUR OPHTHALMIC ASC Expand, invest in new technology and market your brand


24 HOLD YOUR PAYERS ACCOUNTABLE Educate yourself, develop relationships and act quickly on denials


42 BASC OFFERS CAIP The Certified Ambulatory Infection Preventionist credential is now available


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