THE ASCA JOURNAL APRIL 2019


10 ADVOCACY MAKES A DIFFERENCE


Participate in ASCA’s 2019 National Advocacy Day


DEPARTMENTS 6 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO


8 ASCA 2019 Considering vascular procedures in your ASC?


20 DOING BUSINESS Leverage technology to improve business office efficiency


22 REGULATORY REVIEW CMS makes changes to its Quality Reporting program


24 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Join your peers at ASCA’s State Leaders Conference


26 REGULATIONS HIPAA Biannual Update


28 ASCA NEWS Subscribe to ASCA’s 2019 Benchmarking Survey


29 WEB CRAWL Prepare for CMS surveys during upcoming ASCA webinar


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Chief Executive Officer: Bill Prentice; Director of Communications: Kay Tucker; Editor: Sahely Mukerji; Staff Writers: Kara Newbury, Sharita Williams and Rob Kurtz.


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12 OPTIMIZE YOUR BILLING WORKFLOWS Collect upfront and make technology your friend


16 KNOW YOUR REPRESENTATIVES These members of Congress could make a difference to your ASC


18 REDUCE OVERHEAD COSTS Evaluate expenses, ask for better rates and verify billings


30 WHY I ADVOCATE ASC community members share their thoughts


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