THE ASCA JOURNAL MAY 2021
12 WHICH PATIENTS CAN UNDERGO YOUR HIGHER ACUITY PROCEDURES? Develop protocols to guide decisions
DEPARTMENTS
6 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 8 AS I SEE IT
Shifting dialysis access creation to ASCs 16 DOING BUSINESS
Improve your revenue cycle performance 18 FINANCES
Staying afloat during and after the pandemic 20 BILLING Is your billing team performing optimally?
22 INFECTION PREVENTION Rely on sound policies, careful training and accountability
27 MEMBER PROFILE
Stanford R. Plavin, MD, discusses best practices for working with anesthesia providers in the ASC setting
28 REGULATORY REVIEW Medicare payment policy advocacy for 2022 and beyond
32 ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT Gary Richberg, RN, CASC, talks about the importance of advocacy
34 ASCA NEWS Still time to register for ASCA 2021
36 WEB CRAWL ASCA updates SRE resource
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FEATURES
14 TRACK KPIs TO MANAGE REVENUE CYCLE SUCCESS Analyze trends over time, make adjustments
38 MANDATING COVID-19 VACCINATION
Implications to consider before making the decision
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