THE ASCA JOURNAL NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016


8 OUTCOMES OF SPINE SURGERY IN AN ASC


Patient selection and tracking metrics under bundled care


DEPARTMENTS 6 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO


18 DOING BUSINESS Keep your ASC safe from hacking


21 REGULATORY REVIEW MACRA is just around the corner


FEATURES


12 BUNDLE UP Will the bundled payment model work for ASCs?


14 PROTECT YOUR ASC FROM A RANSOMWARE ATTACK Prevention and backups are your best defense


16 THE RULES OF MEDICATION PREPARATION Train, monitor and audit


23 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Commerce and Congress


26 ASCA NEWS Attend ASCA’s final 2016 webinars


29 WEB CRAWL Get early bird discounts for ASCA’s Winter Seminars


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30 SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR ASC Avoid eight common mistakes


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