Important Dates in October

October 1, 2019

Make sure to mark your calendar for:

Today, September 30

• Last day to get the best registration rates for the ASCA 2020 Winter Seminar, January 16–18 in New Orleans, LA

Tuesday, October 1

• ASCA’s 2020 membership renewal cycle opens. Renew your ASC’s membership online or return the renewal form you receive later this month. (Not yet an ASCA member? Join today!)
• Data collection opens for the third quarter (Q3) of ASCA’s 2019 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey

Tuesday, October 8

• ASCA webinar Electronic Health Record Update: Is EHR the Light or the Train at the End of the Tunnel? at 1:00 pm ET (included in the 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass)
• ASCA Director of Education & Clinical Affairs Gina Throneberry will lead the session "Quality Measure Reporting Update" at 9:30 am CT at the Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (MASCA) 2019 Midwest ASC Conference, October 8–9 in Branson, MO
• Leapfrog ASC Survey Technical Assistance Call Navigating Leapfrog’s ASC Website & Materials at 11:00 am ET

Tuesday, October 22

• ASCA webinar You Just Discovered an Infection in an ASC Patient. Now What? at 1:00 pm ET (included in the 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass)

Thursday, October 24

• ASCA COO Steve Miller will lead the session “Federal Legislative and Regulatory Activities” at the Minnesota Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (MNASCA) 2019 Annual Conference, October 24–25 in Minnetonka, MN

Tuesday, October 29

• ASCA webinar Pharmacy Medication Management in the ASC at 1:00 pm ET (free for ASCA members)

Thursday, October 31

• Deadline to submit Q3 data for ASCA’s 2019 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey

Month of October

• As you plan your budget for 2020, consider:
  • purchasing the 2019 report from ASCA’s Salary & Benefits Survey to get help attracting and retaining the best employees
  • reading the new edition of Finance & Accounting for ASCs to brush up on the fundamental concepts you need to know to protect your ASC’s financial health
  • using the ASCA Asset Network to buy and sell healthcare supplies and equipment
• Register for the ASCA 2020 Winter Seminar, January 16–18 in New Orleans, LA. Attendees get access to sessions from all three tracks:
  • ASC Management
  • Coding & Reimbursement
  • Finance & Accounting (back by popular demand)

Coming Soon

• Medicare's 2020 Final Rule is scheduled for release in early November
• Registration opens for the ASCA 2020 Conference & Expo, May 13­–16 in Orlando, FL