ASCA NEWS
Last Chance to Register for the 2021 Virtual Coding Seminar Registration for the ASCA 2021 Vir- tual Coding & Reimbursement Sem- inar closes Friday, January 8. This popular seminar—now a virtual event—provides essential training for ASC billers and coders. During three afternoons in Janu- ary—Monday, January 11, Tuesday, January 19, and Monday, January 25, industry experts will discuss the coding and billing updates for 2021 and share strategies for maximizing ASC reimbursements. The sessions will be broadcast live in ET time. You must join the sessions live to participate, as recordings will not be available.
ASCA members save $100 or
more on each attendee. Learn more and register today at ascassociation. org/codingseminar.
Subscribe to Benchmarking in 2021, Get a Free Publication Subscribe now to ASCA’s 2021 Clin- ical & Operational Benchmarking Survey to compare your ASC’s clin- ical outcomes, staff indicators and billing performance with national and regional data throughout 2021. This year, along with your pur- chase of the benchmarking survey, subscribers will receive Bench- marking Basics for ASCs, a how- to guide for using benchmarking to improve your ASC’s operations and performance.
This short electronic publication
provides an overview of benchmark- ing in the ASC setting and offers valuable insights and guidance from ASC benchmarking experts. Com- plete with sample templates and real-life case studies, the booklet will assist you in developing and implementing a meaningful and compliant program. Several new features have been added to the 2021 survey, including a specialty-specific ophthalmology
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section. These new questions give ASCs the option to submit, filter and benchmark data specifically for oph- thalmology procedures. If you have not already subscribed to the 2021 survey, purchase your subscription today. ASCA members save $150 on the subscription fee. To learn more and subscribe, visit
ascassociation.org/ascabenchmarking.
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 the 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.
Sign Up for ASCA’s 2021 Webinar All-Access Pass Enjoy big savings on a full year of top- quality ASC education with ASCA’s 2021 Webinar All-Access Pass. This popular pass provides access to all 15 webinars in ASCA’s 2021 series—both the live events and the recordings—at a fraction of the full purchase price. It is also a great way to earn continuing edu- cation credits, including nursing contact hours, administrator education units and infection prevention contact hours. This year’s webinars are divided into four tracks: Materials Management, Clinical Director, Infection Prevention- ist and Administrator. All four tracks are included in the Webinar All-Access Pass. This month’s webinars include
“Financial Impact of Materials Man- agement,” scheduled for January 12, and “Materials Management and What You Need to Know” on January 26. Both webinars are part of the Materi- als Management track and will begin at 1:00 pm ET.
ASCA members save $100 on the
2021 Webinar All-Access Pass. Visit
ascassociation.org/webinars to learn more and register.
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