Important Dates in July

July 1, 2019

Make sure to mark your calendar for:

Monday, July 1

• Data collection opens for the second quarter (Q2) of ASCA’s Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey. If you have not yet subscribed to the 2019 survey, purchase your subscription today
• Application period opens for the September Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC)™ exam

Tuesday, July 9

• ASCA webinar How to Negotiate Managed Care Contracts Successfully at 1:00 pm ET (included in the 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass)

Wednesday, July 31

• Deadline to submit Q2 data for ASCA’s Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey
• Application period closes for the September CASC exam

Month of July

• Make your plans to participate in National ASC Month, the entire month of August
• Get started on your summer reading list:
  • Developing & Managing Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  • Finance & Accounting for ASCs (new edition published this year)
  • HIPAA Workbook for ASCs
• Apply for the ASCA Foundation’s Medical Mission Scholarship Program, which provides funding for nurses, surgical techs, scrub techs, CRNAs and sterile processors who participate in One World Surgery’s weeklong medical missions (scholarships available to ASCA members only)
• Check out ASCA’s new Asked & Answered series, which features short interviews with leading experts inside and outside the ASC community

Coming Soon

• The 2020 Medicare Proposed Rule is scheduled for release in early July