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ASCA Member on 2018 ASCA CALENDAR
NETWORKING: JANUARY APRIL SEPTEMBER
“It is amazing, the ASCA BENCHMARKING ASCA BENCHMARKING ADVOCACY/REGULATORY
contacts, the friends, 1-31: Q4 Survey Opens 1-1; Closes 1-31 1-30: Q1 Survey Opens 4-1; Closes 4-30 17: ASCAPAC VIP Event
18:
National Advocacy Day (Capitol Fly-In)
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
ADVOCACY/REGULATORY
the people you come 1: 2018 Medicare Payment Rates in Effect 15: ASCA’s 2018 Annual Meeting Boston, MA WEBINARS
When a Physician Leaves: Strategies for Surviving
11:
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
in contact with that can 11-13: ASCA’s 2018 Winter Seminar: Minimizing Your MAY and Thriving
help you improve your Regulatory & Legal Risk Coding Update & ASCA BENCHMARKING 18: Antibiotic Stewardship Your Invitation to ASCA Membership
25:
Take Your Collections from Average to Amazing
Reimbursement Strategies Infection Control &
15:
Q1 Survey Reports Posted
center in so many ways, ASCA strives to promote public policies Prevention Techniques for ASCs ADVOCACY/REGULATORY OTHER
Las Vegas, NV
5-7: ASCA Exhibits at California ASC Association
not only financially, that support ASCs, provide training WEBINARS 15: ASC Quality Reporting Deadline for all 17-19: ASCA Exhibits at OR Manager Nashville, TN
Meeting Huntington Beach, CA
and networking opportunities for ASC
Web-Based Measures
but quality-wise and professionals and, ultimately, help you 23: Recovery Care Options in ASCs WEBINARS
deliver top-quality care to your patients.
OTHER
politically, it’s just a 1-31: CASC Applications Accepted 8: Cut Costs with a Collaborative Effort Inside Your ASC OCTOBER
Join today and make the most of your JUNE ASCA BENCHMARKING
wonderful organization.” member benefits in 2018! FEBRUARY 1-31: Q3 Survey Opens 10-1; Closes 10-31
– Laurie Roderiques, RN, LNC, CASC For more information on any of ADVOCACY/REGULATORY ADVOCACY/REGULATORY
ASCAPAC VIP Event
4:
ASCA’s benefits contact Mykal Cox at
ASCA BENCHMARKING
Director of Nursing Services 703.636.0623, mcox@ascassociation.org. 15: Q4 Survey Reports Posted 5: National Advocacy Day (Capitol Fly-In) 1: ASC-8 Quality Data Collection Period Begins
ADVOCACY/REGULATORY WEBINARS WEBINARS
Best Practices in Surgical Instrument Reprocessing
9:
ASCAPAC Membership Drive 12: Infection Control Training Inside Your ASC 23: A Shifting Perspective: The Voice of the Millennial
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS OTHER Professional
24: ASCA 2018 Annual Meeting EARLY REGISTRATION 14: Annual Virtual Career Fair
deadline OTHER
Online Renewal Open for 2018
WEBINARS JULY 1-31: CASC Exam Dates
6: Identify and Prevent Narcotic Diversion in Your ASCA BENCHMARKING
ASC 1-31: Q2 Survey Opens 7-1; Closes 7-31 NOVEMBER
20: Tackle the Top Five Human Resources Risk Events Benefits you can put into practice
ADVOCACY/REGULATORY ASCA BENCHMARKING
OTHER Early July: Medicare 2019 Proposed Rates Announced
1: ASCA Exhibits at Texas ASC Association, 15: Q3 Survey Reports Posted
Richardson, TX WEBINARS ADVOCACY/REGULATORY
10: Managing Conflict Effectively
2019 Medicare Final Rates Announced
MARCH AUGUST WEBINARS
ascassociation.org
ADVOCACY/REGULATORY ASCA BENCHMARKING 6: Benchmarking Key Performance Indicators for
asc@ascassociation.org
31: ASC-8 Quality Data Collection Period Ends 15: Q2 Survey Reports Posted Financial Health
fax 703.828.0963
WEBINARS ADVOCACY/REGULATORY 13: CMS Quality Reporting for ASCs
6: Managing an Adverse Event National ASC Month DECEMBER
tel 703.836.8808
Alexandria, VA 22314
OTHER WEBINARS
1012 Cameron Street
1-31: CASC Exam Dates 21: Create a Meaningful Quality Improvement Program WEBINARS
1-3: ASCA Exhibits at AORN Annual Meeting OTHER 4: Understanding Medicare’s 2019 Final Payment Rule
New Orleans, LA 1-31: CASC Applications Accepted 18: CPT Changes 2019: What’s New, Revised & Deleted