ASCA NEWS


Sign Up For August Webinars ASCA will offer two webinars this month: “What Every Director of Nurs- ing and Clinical Director Needs to Know” on Tuesday, August 9, and “The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media in an ASC Setting” on Tuesday, August 23. Both webinars begin at 1:00 p.m. ET. In the first webinar, Kathleen Ber-


nicky, RN, vice president of risk man- agement and clinical operations at Regent Surgical Health in Westchester, Illinois, and Amiee Mingus, RN, direc- tor of clinical operations at Regent Sur- gical Health, will provide strategies and techniques that attendees can imple- ment quickly to increase employee engagement, decrease stress when pre- paring for accreditation surveys and be able to lead with confidence. Kelly L. David, director of market-


ing and public relations at Spectrum Medical Group in S. Portland, Maine, will present the second webinar. She will discuss the important steps in building and maintaining a success- ful digital relationship with patients. Attendees will learn how to get started on social media, how to keep the con- versation going and how to prepare for problems that might arise. Register for the webinars online at


www.ascassociation.org/webinars. Each webinar is recorded and may be pur- chased for viewing at your convenience.


Participate in National ASC Week ASCs across the country will host National ASC week August 8–12. Recognized as “National ASC Day” every year since 2003, this event offers ASCs an opportunity to invite policy makers, the media and the people who live and work in their communities into their facilities and educate them about the quality care and services that ASCs provide. In the past, in recognition of


National ASC Day, ASCs have con- ducted a broad range of activities, including health fairs, facility tours


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and media briefings. Over time, these events have educated thousands of people about the high quality, cost- effective care patients receive in ASCs. August is the perfect time of


year to host a facility tour for your members of Congress because they are typically back in their districts visiting constituents. It is easy to get the process started; just email or call your Congressional member’s


local


district office to set up a tour. This minimal investment of your time can help secure the future of your ASC


Names in the News


Do you have a new hire? Did your company win an award? Or did your management change? You can highlight all your company announcements in the Names in the News section of ASC Focus’ web site. This resource is available for free to both ASCA members and nonmembers.


ASCA members will need to be logged in and nonmembers will need to create a “Nonmember Guest Account” to access this free resource.


Please send your announcement to editorial@ascassociation.org.


and your patients’ right


to choose


where they receive their surgical care. ASCs seeking help in hosting


a facility tour on National ASC week should contact Danielle Kaster at dkaster@ascassociation. org and visit www.ascassociation.org/ HostaFacilityTour.


Download ASCA’s HIPAA Workbook for ASCs Earlier this year, ASCA released a valu- able new resource for ASC managers: the HIPAA Workbook for ASCs. This detailed workbook is designed


specifically for use within the ASC setting and provides ASC staff with comprehensive tools and essential information to help them comply with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). An in-depth review of the HIPAA requirements and easy-to-use and cus- tomizable forms and worksheets make this new workbook a useful tool for designing, evaluating and strengthen- ing any ASC’s compliance program. Download a copy of the HIPAA


Workbook for ASCs at www. ascassociation.org/HIPAA and make sure your facility has access to the best practices in ASC HIPAA compliance. This resource is available for free to facility and corporate members of ASCA.


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