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ASC RESOURCES Check out the website links below. RENEW YOUR ASCA MEMBERSHIP FOR 2021 If you have not already done so, act now to avoid losing access to this magazine and other vital ASCA member benefits, including ASCA Connect, ASCA’s weekly Govern- ment Affairs Update, breaking news notices delivered directly to your inbox, ASCA’s News Digest e-news- letter, discounts on ASCA’s Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Sur- vey and other free and discounted educational tools and programming available only from ASCA. Renew your membership today on


ASCA’s website, or by emailing the Member Services team at members@ ascassociation.org.


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VISIT ASCA’s COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTER As COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery efforts continue to evolve, ASCA keeps working with health- care and regulatory officials to pro- vide responsible, reliable resources to help ASCs respond to the crisis. For a comprehensive set of resources, continually updated as new informa- tion becomes available, visit ASCA’s online COVID-19 Resource Center.


ascassociation.org/COVID-19


TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ASCA’s 2021 MEDICARE RATE CALCULATOR Medicare’s 2021 payment rates take effect January 1. Check out ASCA’s 2021 Rate Calculator to see your new national and local payment rates. This proprietary resource is available to ASCA members only.


ascassociation.org/ medicareratecalculator


BENCHMARKING Q4 DATA COLLECTION NOW OPEN Data collection for the fourth quar- ter (Q4) of ASCA’s 2020 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey is open January 1–31. Subscribers should make sure to submit their data before the deadline to get a complete picture of trends for the year. If you have not renewed your subscription for the 2021 survey, do so today. ASCA members save $150 on survey subscriptions. ascassociation.org/


ascabenchmarking Virtual Courses for ASC Professionals


Infection Prevention for ASCs February 1 & 2, 2021


Get the resources you need to develop and maintain an infection prevention program that protects your patients and your ASC.


Management Essentials for ASC Administrators March 1 & 2, 2021


Learn what every ASC leader needs to know about compliance, finance, quality management and human resources—and how to keep up with the latest information about these critical operational areas.


Register today at ascassociation.org/2021virtualcourses 34 ASC FOCUS JANUARY 2021 | ascfocus.org


PURCHASE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING FOR ASCS The fourth edition of Finance & Accounting for ASCs is available for purchase through ASCA’s Online Store. This publication covers the fundamen- tal concepts every ASC manager needs to know to protect the financial health of their ASC, including basic accounting principles, budgeting, financial state- ments, reimbursements and financial analysis. ASCA members save $50.


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