Important Dates in August

August 1, 2019

Make sure to mark your calendar for:

Thursday, August 1–Saturday, August 31

• Celebrate National ASC Month by promoting awareness of the high-quality, cost-effective care that ASCs provide

Thursday, August 1

• Application period opens for the October Certified Ambulatory Infection Preventionist (CAIP)™ exam

Tuesday, August 6

• ASCA webinar Taking the Infection Preventionist Seriously at 1:00 pm ET (included in the 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass)

Tuesday, August 13

• Leapfrog ASC Survey technical assistance call How to Use the Online ASC Survey Tool at 11:30 am ET

Thursday, August 15

• Second-quarter (Q2) reports from ASCA’s 2019 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey are available to subscribers

Tuesday, August 20

• ASCA webinar Lower the High Cost of Collecting from the New Payer: The Patient at 1:00 pm ET (included in the 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass)

Tuesday, August 27

• ASCA webinar From Marijuana to Sexual Harassment: Health Care Employment Law Updates at 1:00 pm ET (included in the 2019 Webinar All-Access Pass)

Saturday, August 31

• Application period closes for the October CAIP exam

Month of August

• Take advantage of new special discounted rates on Patient Experience Surveys provided by ASCA Affinity Partner SPH Analytics (discounts available for ASCA members only)
• Check these essential ASC publications off your summer reading list:
  • Developing & Managing Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  • Finance & Accounting for ASCs (new edition published this year)
  • HIPAA Workbook for ASCs
  • Use these two free new tools to help you tell prospective patients about the outstanding care and value your ASC provides
  • ASCA’s Member Referral Program ends September 28. Participate to win a $25 gift card before time runs out

Coming Soon

• ASCA will release additional analysis of the 2020 proposed payment rule for ASCs, including an updated rate calculator (available to ASCA members only)
• Reports from ASCA’s 2019 Salary & Benefits Survey will be available later this month