ASCA NEWS


Register Today for the ASCA 2021 Virtual Conference For more than two decades, ASCA’s annual conference has remained the premier, can’t-miss event for the ASC community, and this year’s virtual conference is no different. Register now for the ASCA 2021 Virtual Con- ference, taking place April 26, May 3 and May 10, 2021. ASCA 2021 will feature nearly 50 educational sessions, ample network- ing opportunities and easy access to ASC-specific vendors in the virtual expo hall. Attendees can participate in the live event or watch recordings on- demand at their convenience. ASCA members receive a discount


on each registration. Sign up today at ascassociation.org/annualconference/ registration.


Subscribe to ASCA’s 2021 Benchmarking Survey Subscribe now to ASCA’s 2021 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey to compare your ASC’s clinical out- comes, staff indicators and billing per- formance with national and regional data throughout 2021. Additionally, this year, the sur- vey includes several new features,


including: ■


a new ophthalmology section that allows ASCs to submit, filter and benchmark data specifically for oph- thalmology procedures;


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free access to ASCA’s new e-book- let Benchmarking Basics for ASCs, a how-to guide for using benchmark- ing to improve your ASC’s opera- tions and performance; and ASCA members save $150 on the survey subscriptions. Subscribe today at ascassociation. org/ascabenchmarking.


Attend ASCA’s April and May Webinars This month, ASCA will host the webi- nar “Avoiding ASC Liability Aris-


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ing from Scopes of Practice,” part of the Clinical Director webinar track, on Tuesday, April 6, at 1:00 pm ET. Debra Stinchcomb, RN, CASC, senior consultant


at Progressive Surgical


Solutions, will discuss the scope of practice for several types of employ- ees and the resources to use to explore those scopes for their ASCs.


Member Focus


Member Focus invites ASCA members to express their views on key ASC issues. Share your perspective with your colleagues and get to know your peers in the ASC community.


Complete a brief questionnaire at ascassociation.formstack.com/ forms/focus_on_members and you could be selected for a future profile.


Go to ascfocus.org/memberspotlight to learn more.


Next month, ASCA will host “From


the Business Office to the Clinical Area: How to Mitigate Communicable Disease Exposure Risks,” part of the Infection Preventionist webinar track, on Tuesday, May 18, at 1 pm ET. Tam- meria Tyler, RN, infection prevention- ist at Southeastern Spine Institute Sur- gery Center will lead this webinar and offer practical, real-life tips and advice on how to mitigate the risk of commu- nicable disease exposure for patients, visitors, staff and physicians. Both webinars will be available to


watch on demand after the live broad- cast. They are included in ASCA’s 2021 Webinar All-Access Pass, which provides access to both the live events and recordings of all 17 webinars scheduled this year, at a fraction of the full purchase price. Visit ascassociation.org/webinars to learn more and register.


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