WEB CRAWL ASC RESOURCES Check out the website links below.
PLAN NOW TO GET INVOLVED IN GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY IN 2019 ASCA’s regulatory and legislative successes are dependent on the advo- cacy efforts of ASCA members. Every day, policymakers make decisions on issues that directly impact ASCs, their staff and their patients. It is critical that these decisionmakers understand how their choices affect their constituents. ASCA provides a variety of oppor-
tunities for its members to educate and build a relationship with their local and federal officials. Learn more about these opportunities.
ascassociation.org/ grassrootsadvocacy
APPLY TO TAKE THE MARCH CAIP EXAM
The application period for the next Certified Ambulatory Infection Pre- ventionist (CAIP) exam is open Jan- uary 1–31. The exam period, March 1–31, will give candidates the oppor- tunity to be among the first to earn the first credential designed specifi- cally for infection preventionists in the ASC industry.
ascassociation.org/caip
KEEP YOUR ASC HIPAA COMPLIANT WITH ASCA’S HIPAA WORKBOOK Make sure your ASC is achieving com- pliance with the Health Insurance Por- tability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) with ASCA’s HIPAA Work- book for ASCs. This resource pro- vides comprehensive tools and infor- mation to help you design, evaluate and update your ASC’s compliance program. The HIPAA Workbook for ASCs is free for ASCA members and $399 for nonmembers.
ascassociation.org/ hipaaworkbookascs ASC FOCUS JANUARY 2019 |
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SAVE BIG WITH ASCA’S 2019 WEBINAR ALL-ACCESS PASS Buy ASCA’s 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass to enjoy big savings on a full year of top-quality ASC education. This popular pass provides access to both the live events and recordings of all 16 webinars scheduled for 2019. The series covers infection preven- tion, employment law updates, survey- ing, managed care contracts, electronic health records (EHR), managing com- plaints in the ASC and more. The 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass is $395 for ASCA members—a sav- ings of more than $1,200 off the full purchase price. All webinars offer con- tinuing education (CE) credits. Admin- istrator Education Unit credits and Infection Prevention Contact Hours are available.
ascassociation.org/webinars
Q4 BENCHMARKING DATA COLLECTION NOW OPEN Data collection for the fourth quar- ter (Q4) of ASCA’s 2018 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Sur- vey will be open January 1–31. This online resource provides valuable data about your ASC that you can compare with national performance statistics on clinical outcomes, staff indicators and billing performance. Subscribers to the 2018 survey should make sure to submit their data before the dead- line to get a complete picture of trends for the year.
Prepare for the future by purchas- ing your subscription to the 2019 sur- vey today. ASCA members save more than $150 on survey subscriptions.
ascassociation.org/ ascabenchmarking
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