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ASCA's webinars cover a variety of topics, including quality management, delivery of patient care, beneficial business practices, regulatory and legal issues, human resources and more.

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ASCA is excited to announce the launch of the new and improved ASCA Learning Hub, the new online platform for ASCA’s virtual education, events and webinars.

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Fees

ASCA Members Special Discounted Pricing
Webinar All-Access Pass: $395
Individual Webinar: $100


ASCA Nonmember Pricing
Webinar All-Access Pass: $495
Individual Webinar: $150


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If you registered for an All-Access Pass, you will have access to all live webinars in the webinar series and their recordings. Prior to each webinar, you will receive an email with instructions for accessing the webinar, downloading handouts and obtaining your continuing education certificate(s). Recordings will be available shortly after the live event.


If you registered for an individual webinar, prior to each webinar, you will receive an email with instructions for accessing the webinar, downloading handouts and obtaining your continuing education certificate(s). Recordings will be available shortly after the live event.


For questions or assistance with registering for a webinar, please contact Anthony Mace at amace@ascassociation.org or 703.665.4145.

Media inquiries should be directed to Kay Tucker.

It is the policy of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) to ensure that all individuals who have the ability to control or influence the content of an educational activity disclose all financial relationships with any entity whose products or services are pertinent to the content of the educational activity. The financial disclosure will include the name of the entity and the nature of the relationship the individual has with the entity during the time the relationship is in effect and for 12 months afterward.

  • Attendee must be present for the duration of the webinar.

  • Attendee must complete the evaluation form.


How to Receive Continuing Education Credit for ASCA Webinars:

  • Go to the continuing education portal.

  • Enter the webinar year and your email address to continue.

    • If this is your first time logging in, please fill in all required contact details to continue.

  • Enter your ASCA ID to log in.

  • Enter the five-digit code given at end of the webinar.

  • Complete the evaluation of the webinar.

  • Print the continuing education certificate.

Contact hours will be awarded until March 31, 2024, for the 2023 educational program and March 31, 2023, for the 2022 educational program.

  • Contact hours will be awarded until March 31, 2024, for the 2023 educational program and March 31, 2023, for the 2022 educational program.

  • ASCA is an approved provider for nursing contact hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #6949.

  • ASCA is an approved provider for Administrator Education Units (AEUs) by BASC Provider #3272.

  • ASCA is an approved provider for Infection Prevention Contact Hours (IPCHs) by CAIP.

Registration fees are non-refundable.

 

 

The schedule below is tentative and subject to change.

Please Note: All times are ET.

2023 Live Webinar Series

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

Best Practices for Improving Medical Records and Coding for ASCs



Date/Time:
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Alicia Shickle, AHFI, CHC, CPC, CPMA, CPCO, CRC, CPPM
President of the Documentation and Coding Compliance/Audit Division
Garfunkel Health Advisors

Michelle Vander Ark, RHIA
Medical Record Review Consultant
Garfunkel Health Advisors

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues

Overview:
ASCs are required to meet extensive federal and state requirements related to their medical record system. Complete and accurate documentation and coding is critical for payment integrity. Join this program to get an overview of requirements, discuss best practices and learn proven compliance strategies that will help ensure your center is on track for success.

Jun. 20

Jun. 20

The Power of Teamwork and the Importance of Physician Engagement & Collaboration in the ASC



Date/Time:
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Tamara Robinson, MSN, BSN, RN, CASC
Executive Director of Operations
Franciscan Orthopedic Surgery Center

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Quality Management

Overview:
Teamwork and collaboration are essential tools that bring out the best in your staff and your facility. This webinar will offer insights and strategies to ignite physician engagement, which in turn will enhance collaboration throughout your center. Great leaders understand the importance of taking care of their team. Building relationships and engaging your physicians strengthens the dynamics of the team. Learn how to create a cohesive environment where employees and physicians can interact, collaborate and be productive. We will review the skills needed to build relationships and offer tips to develop a strong team through communication, transparency, collaboration and some team spirit!

Jul. 18

Jul. 18

Key Considerations to Identify the Right Technology Partner



Date/Time:
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Lisa Sinsel, MSN, RN
Vice President, Clinical Quality
SCA Health

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Financial

Overview:
As ASC leaders look for new ways to support operational efficiency, the demand for software and technology-related solutions in the ambulatory surgery setting continues to evolve. Discover how to use a simple process to conduct your own software evaluation and ensure you select a solution that supports your ASC’s goals and objectives. Learn from the challenges and successes one organization experienced seeking software solutions to manage a variety of programs, including variance reporting, policies and procedures, and survey activity.

Aug. 15

Aug. 15

Quality Management in the ASC: Does Your Program Measure Up?



Date/Time:
Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Doria Cipriani, BSN, RNBC
Director, Clinical Support
PE GI Solutions

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Quality Management

Overview:
Discuss how to establish and maintain the essential components of a quality program in an ASC. Review program planning and evaluation, infection control tracking and trending, quality indicator data collection, peer review, medical record review, internal and external benchmarking, and patient satisfaction. Learn best practices for completing a Performance Improvement/Continuous Quality Improvement Study. Identify resources you can use for networking, support and compliance.

Sep. 19

Sep. 19

HIPAA: A Refresher, Trends and What’s New



Date/Time:
Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Angela Burnette, Esq
Counsel
Alston & Bird LLP

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues

Overview:
Although HHS provided waivers for a variety of programs during the pandemic, HIPAA requirements remained largely intact. Join this session to get a refresher on the key concepts of HIPAA’s privacy, security and breach notification rules. Examine HIPAA penalty trends and what you can learn from others’ resolution agreements. Discuss real-life HIPAA scenarios and walk through the OCR data request process. Identify new developments under HIPAA privacy and security rules, including the status of previously proposed rules and the concept of “recognized security practices.” This webinar will provide a lively discussion of HIPAA—we promise.

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Business Offices Mistakes: How to Spot, Avoid, Correct and Prevent Them



Date/Time:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Tara Gillon, CRCP-P
Chief Operations Officer
Serbin Medical Billing

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Financial

Overview:
Business office mistakes can result in significant revenue deficits for your ASC. Learn how to detect and prevent common errors and identify new methods for improving your revenue cycle. This program encompasses all business office tasks that can negatively affect your ASC’s revenue stream, including inadequate staffing, neglecting to implement up-front collections or pre-procedure patient financial counseling, improper insurance verification, coding errors, delayed or incomplete claim submission, inadequate collection efforts and forgoing routine auditing.

Dec. 5

Dec. 5

Understanding Medicare’s 2024 Final Payment Rule



Date/Time:
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Kara Newbury, JD
Director of Government Affairs & Regulatory Counsel
ASCA

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues

Overview:
Get the final word on the changes to Medicare’s ASC payment system that will take effect January 1, 2024. Find out how ASC payment rates will change in 2024 and if new procedures were added to the final list of those eligible to be performed on Medicare patients in the ASC setting. This webinar will not discuss coding changes. Join the live program to ask questions specific to your ASC.
2023 All-Access Pass



2023 Live Webinar Series

ASC Cybersecurity: Crash Course on Current Threats & Best Practices


Date/Time:
Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Paul Alcock, DIT, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CCISO, GCIH
Chief Information Security Officer
Surgical Information Systems

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues

Overview:
Protection of patient data should be top of mind for any ASC, particularly with the continual threats coming from financially motivated groups actively targeting the healthcare space. These groups are organized, sophisticated and very aware of the limited resources some ASCs have to prevent a data breach. This program will highlight who these groups are, what motivates them and why they are becoming increasingly successful. We will provide pragmatic guidance on how a few low-cost controls can significantly reduce the risk of a cyberattack. Finally, since some participants are, unfortunately, likely to be victims of a future attack, we will detail some fundamental steps an ASC can take to reduce the impact and recover as quickly as possible.

Evaluating Facility Security and Risk


Date/Time:
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Lawrence Tan, JD, NRP, CHEP, BCMP
Safety Officer III
Medxcel

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Delivery of Patient Care

Overview:
Maintaining a secure workplace is critical to the overall success of a healthcare organization. Accredited ambulatory care facilities may have standards that incorporate NFPA 99—which includes a chapter on security management and requires an annual security vulnerability assessment. This presentation will provide an overview of the areas and factors that should be considered when evaluating facility security and review the steps every team member can take to reduce risk by improving workplace security.

CMS Updates


Date/Time:
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Speaker(s):
Erin Imhoff, MS, RN
ASC Program
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Joy Webb, MPA
ASC Program, Health Insurance Specialist
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE

AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues

Overview:
Hear directly from CMS staff who are responsible for the ASC program to find out what you need to know to keep your facility compliant with the latest regulations and requirements. Examine ASC data, including national ASC breakdown and top-10 survey citations, and explore recent regulatory changes to the ASC Conditions for Coverage and subsequent updates to the interpretive guidelines. Review how to use the Quality, Safety & Education Portal, where the public can take CMS surveyor training; discuss recent updates to the Medicare certification process and infection control worksheet; and identify important resources for ASCs.
2023 All-Access Pass