THE ASCA JOURNAL APRIL 2020


8 AFTER YOUR PHYSICIAN LEAVES


Do you have a strong infrastructure and potential leads in the bag to eat the loss?


DEPARTMENTS 6 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO


7 ASCA 2020 Involve employees in problem solving


12 MEDICARE History and role of MedPAC


14 ADVOCACY Educate your lawmakers and advocate for ASCs


17 TRIBUTE ASC community mourns the loss of its beloved leader


18 CODING How to correctly code and bill for premium IOLs


20 REGULATORY REVIEW CMS policies that impact ASC payments


22 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Q&A with Congressman John B. Larson


24 ASCA NEWS Subscribe to ASCA’s 2020 Benchmarking Survey


25 WEB CRAWL Take Advantage of ASCA’s Career Center


10 RECRUIT AND RETAIN TOP STAFF Hire candidates who fit, offer fair compensation and help them grow professionally


26 IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN ASCs Employee satisfaction is key


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