ASCA NEWS


Support Clinical and Operational Excellence in Your ASC Get the in-depth information and expert assistance you need to stream- line your clinical and business opera- tions, enhance your ASC’s bottom line and comply with the ever-escalating regulatory requirements imposed on your ASC. Register for ASCA’s 2015 Fall Seminar, October 8–10, in Louis- ville, Kentucky. On Friday, October 9, delve into essential finance and accounting prin- ciples, ways to manage an effective physician credentialing program, sur- vival tips tied to the implementation of International Classification of Dis- eases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), best practices for handling medications in your center, keys to a meaningful Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program and practical advice for making employee orientations and reviews more valu- able. On Thursday, October 8, and Sat- urday, October 10, take a closer look at what you need to know to comply with current quality reporting requirements, address common human resource con- cerns and comply with the Life Safety Code and new sterilization standards. In addition, qualified candidates


can take the Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC) exam on Sat- urday, October 10. Applications must be postmarked by September 4. This seminar will offer in-depth educational sessions on key topics that drive development and daily opera- tions at your ASC, lively networking opportunities and continuing educa- tion contact hours. Learn more and register online at www.ascassociation.org/2015FallSeminar.


Fight for ASCs on Capitol Hill Attend ASCA’s 2015 Capitol Fly-In Program and tell your ASC’s story of patient-centered care directly to mem- bers of Congress September 29–30. ASC advocates will visit Capitol Hill


24 ASC FOCUS SEPTEMBER 2015 that


BY JOE HORNIG


provide a unified voice for the ASC community


produces tangible


results. More than 100 members of Congress have cosponsored important ASC legislation since the 2014 Fly-Ins. Visit the 2015 Capitol Fly-In web


page at www.ascassociation.org/2015 CapitolFlyIn for more information.


to champion the ASC message of high quality, cost-efficient care. Be a part of these critically important visits. Over two days, you will learn about the issues affecting ASCs and the legislative process and spend a day on Capitol Hill meeting with your legislators and their staff. The Fly-Ins


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 ASCA’s 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.


Attend This Month’s Webinars ASCA will offer three webinars this month: “Fundamentals of Steam Sterilization Process Monitoring” on September 1, “Staff Roles and Responsibilities in the ASC” on September 15 and “Improving Quality Studies and Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) in Your ASC” on September 29. All three webinars begin at 1:00 pm ET. In the first webinar, Dorothy M. Larson, technical service representa- tive at 3M Infection Prevention, will review steam sterilization processes and cycle parameters and the differ- ent types of sterilization monitoring devices and their recommended use. Two weeks later, Debra Stinch-


comb, RN, CASC, consultant at Pro- gressive Surgical Solutions, LLC, and Amy Hader, JD, director of legal and government affairs at the Association of


periOperative Registered


Nurses


(AORN), will help you ensure that your staff are functioning within their roles and fulfilling all of their responsi- bilities at your ASC in accordance with a staffing plan that promotes the best in patient care. In the third webinar, Nancy Jo Vin-


son, RN, CASC, director of integration at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), will identify quality studies specific to your facility and how to use them effectively to improve your operations. Register online at www.ascassociation.


org/Webinars. Each webinar is recorded and may be purchased for viewing at your convenience.


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