Webinars

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.

ASCA Webinar Series:

2018 Live Webinar Series

2018 Webinar Series Recordings

2017 Webinar Series Recordings

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Fees

If you registered for the 2018 All-Access Pass for the entire webinar series, you will receive an email from us prior to the webinar providing instructions and the link for accessing the webinar. You will also receive the speaker's handouts and directions for accessing your continuing education certificate(s). For recorded webinars, you will receive an email with directions for accessing the content once the recording becomes available.

Price Per Webinar—$150 (Member Price—$100)
(Some webinars are free of charge.)

2018 Webinar Series Discount for Nonmembers in 2018:
Register for the 2018 All-Access Pass for only $595!

Special Discount for ASCA Members in 2018:
Register for the 2018 All-Access Pass for only $395!

2018 All-Access Pass

2017 All-Access Pass

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.

Disclosure

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.

Requirements to Receive Continuing Education Credits

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 2017 Webinar Series continuing education portal or the 2018 Webinar Series continuing education portal.
Enter the five-digit code given at end of the webinar.
Complete the evaluation of the webinar.
Print the continuing education certificate.

Expiration of Enduring Materials

Contact hours will be awarded until March 31, 2018, for the 2017 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.

Cancellation Policy

Registration fees are non-refundable.

2018 Webinar Series
September 25	Take Your Collections from Average to Amazing Date/Time: Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Rebecca Overton-Geise, CPC, President, NSN Revenue Resources Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Financial Overview: This webinar will look at how the culture and morale of your team can impact how well you optimize collections. From team building and communication to defining expectations and celebrating success, review ways that leaders can impact the level of success achieved by their revenue cycle team. Register
October 9	Best Practices in Surgical Instrument Reprocessing Date/Time: Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Michele McKinley, LVN, CRCST, CIS, CHL, AGTS, ASQ CMQ/OE, Senior Clinical Education Specialist, Steris Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Delivery of Patient Care Overview: With the ever-expanding list of procedures being provided in the outpatient setting, it is critical for all ASCs and small health care facilities, including physicians' offices and clinics, to understand the guidelines for reprocessing medical devices and the importance of those guidelines in keeping your patients safe. Regulatory inspectors hold all facilities to the same standards, regardless of their size. Join this program to get a template for compliance that you can rely on inside your ASC. Register
October 23	A Shifting Perspective: The Voice of the Millennial Professional Date/Time: Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Amy Rey, Executive Vice President, Zeldis Research Associates Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Human Resources Overview: Focus continues to shift to the millennial consumer, but what about the other side of the coin? What does the working world look like from a millennial point of view? Zeldis Research conducted an in-depth exploration of millennial professionals to understand their unique perspectives, needs and priorities. How are they different from or similar to their older counterparts? Hear directly, in their own words, from this important segment that will drive the future of the workplace. Register
November 6	Benchmarking Key Performance Indicators for Financial Health Date/Time: Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Darcy Thor, MBA, CMRP, CPC-A, Chief Financial Officer, Harmony Surgery Center Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Financial Overview: Learn how to calculate key performance indicators and use this information to benchmark your facility within the industry and against itself for financial health and success. Find out how to identify trends and improvement opportunities to help you grow or refocus your business. Register
November 13	CMS Quality Reporting for ASCs Date/Time: Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speakers: Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR, Director of Education and Clinical Affairs, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Donna Slosburg, RN, BSN, LHRM, CASC, Executive Director, ASC Quality Collaboration Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Quality Management Overview: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ quality reporting program for ASCs continues to pose new challenges for perioperative leaders in the ASC setting. Learn what quality measures your ASC must report in 2018 and how to view your reports successfully. Get key definitions and answers to frequently asked questions about the current measures, then look ahead at new quality reporting measures and changes being considered for the future. Register
December 4	Understanding Medicare’s 2019 Final Payment Rule Date/Time: Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Kara Newbury, Regulatory Counsel, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association 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, 2019. Find out how ASC payment rates will change in 2019 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. Register
December 18	A Successful High Performance Revenue Cycle: 101 Monitoring Date/Time: Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Cristina Bentin, CMA, CCS-P, COC, CPPM, AAPC Fellow, President, Coding Compliance Management Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: ASC business office assessments range from simple, rudimentary mistakes to more egregious infractions like willful fraudulent billing or noncompliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) interpretive guidelines. Examine business office assessment findings and the tools and monitoring strategies you need to have in place to ensure efficient workflow while maximizing reimbursement for all of the services your facility provides. Register

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2018 Webinar Recordings
Recovery Care Options in ASCs Date/Time: Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Michael Patterson, FACHE, President & CEO, Mississippi Valley Health Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Delivery of Patient Care Overview: Examine the ways that ASCs can provide overnight care to patients who need active monitoring for up to 23 hours and 59 minutes. Get a close-up view of how the Mississippi Valley Surgery Center provides overnight care to its total joint replacement and spine patients, with a focus on key operational concerns such as staff training, safety/security, food, equipment, visitors and more. Consider best practices and current trends in overnight care, including recovery care centers, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation facilities, in-house at an ASC and hotels. For ASCs interested in offering recovery care for the first time or evaluating programs they already have in place, this is a can’t-miss webinar. Purchase Recording
Identify and Prevent Narcotic Diversion in Your ASC Date/Time: Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: John Karwoski, RPh MBA, President and Founder, JDJ Consulting Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: Drug diversion can involve or affect anyone who enters your ASC, including patients, staff, children, friends, family and peers in your community. Explore 10 proven strategies you can use to identify and prevent diversion in your ASC and your ASC’s responsibilities in reporting drug diversion. Review important facts about the US opioid epidemic and, with an eye on ways your ASC can contribute, what national regulators and states are doing to reduce drug diversion and the over-prescribing of narcotics. Purchase Recording
Tackle the Top Five Human Resources Risk Events Date/Time: Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speakers: Rita Hernandez Figi, MedHQ Tom Jacobs, BS, MBA, CEO, MedHQ Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Human Resources Overview: Handled improperly, adverse events in human resources can significantly derail your workforce productivity, cost tens of thousands of dollars and cause upward pressure on your insurance rates. Learn strategies for mitigating risk and handling the top five most difficult human resources risk events, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) interactions, hostile work environments, discrimination claims, involuntary terminations and claims of sexual harassment. Get practical, proven strategies you can put to work in your center today. Purchase Recording
Managing an Adverse Event Date/Time: Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Michelle George, RN, MSN, CASC, Vice President Clinical Services, Surgical Care Affiliates Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Quality Management Overview: Although rare in ASCs, an adverse event can impact your patients’ and physicians’ perceptions of the care your ASC provides, negatively affect your center’s quality measure performance and drive up the cost of care for your patients. Find out how to conduct a root cause analysis that looks at why an adverse event happened and how to develop a performance plan of action that targets that root cause and prevents a comparable event in the future. Take away key strategies for improving patient safety and overall quality of care and performance in your ASC. Purchase Recording
Cut Costs with a Collaborative Effort inside Your ASC Date/Time: Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Tim Oliver, Regional Director, Materials Management, United Surgical Partners International Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Financial Overview: Cutting costs in an ASC requires communication and partnerships between materials management personnel, physicians and clinical staff. Find effective ways to counter physician-influencing vendor sales representatives with your own data. Look at ways to cut costs using group purchasing organizations, product standardization, reprocessing, third-party resellers, medical/surgical and pharmacy distributions and more. Consider ways a materials management consultant can be a valuable resource at your center, well beyond just ordering, receiving and stocking supplies. Purchase Recording
In Print, On Air and Online: The Challenges and Opportunities of Media Relations Date/Time: Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speakers: Kay Tucker, Director of Communications, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Charlie Leonard, Public Relations and Public Affairs Consultant, OCNC Group Overview: This webinar will provide a topical discussion of the challenges and opportunities ASCs face when interacting with the media. It will include practical tips for both initiating and responding to media coverage and an overview of resources available from ASCA to its members confronting adverse circumstances. Several case studies that will provide tactical guidance for improving media coverage in challenging circumstances, as well as ways to use both traditional and social media to promote your brand and professional services, will be presented. Time will be made available for a live question and answer period. Purchase Recording
Infection Control Training Inside Your ASC Date/Time: Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR, CASC, Chief Nursing Officer, SourceMedical Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Delivery of Patient Care Overview: Regulatory agencies require all health care providers to receive training in infection control prior to treating patients in ASCs. The intention is that all ASC staff and all credentialed staff, including physicians, dentists and allied health professionals (AHPs), receive training. How does your ASC interpret this requirement? Is your ASC compliant? What training do you provide and how often? This presentation will deliver ideas for training all ASC staff, including credentialed staff. Get practical solutions for presenting information that all health care providers will be encouraged to read. Purchase Recording
Managing Conflict Effectively Date/Time: Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Heather Lambert, Manager, Training and Development, AMSURG Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Human Resources Overview: Review the definition of conflict and some startling facts about conflict in the ASC setting. Discuss different views on levels and causes of conflict and different styles of conflict management. Explore typical responses to conflict and real-world advice on ways to apply the conflict resolution process in your ASC. Purchase Recording
Key ASC Coding Challenges, Denials and the Fine Art of Overturning Them Date/Time: Tuesday, August 7, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Jessica Edmiston, BS, CPC, CASCC, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM Trainer, SVP, Coding National Medical Billing Services Alison Kuley, CPC, Senior Spine Coder National Medical Billing Services Cody Wheeler, Bachelor of Arts in Business Management, Senior Manager, Accounts Receivable National Medical Billing Services Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Financial Overview: The revenue cycle is becoming increasingly complex due to ever changing payor guidelines, documentation challenges and vendor pressures with respect to new technology. Explore ways to track changes in LCDs and payor policies to keep coders and providers educated to avoid, track and overturn denials. Stay on top of the multiple edit systems being employed by payors. We will further discuss the increase in contract specific guidelines with regards to implant billing requirements. Finally, we will walk through some increasingly common procedures that result in the unfavorable unlisted codes such as subchondroplasty and spirox latera nasal implant procedures. Purchase Recording
Create a Meaningful Quality Improvement Program Date/Time: Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Tina DiMarino, MSN, RN, CNOR, CASC, Administrator, Mid-Atlantic Surgery Pavilion Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Quality Management Overview: Accreditation and Medicare standards are the same across the board for both the largest and smallest ASCs. Developing a meaningful quality improvement program can be challenging, especially in smaller centers with fewer employees. This presentation will review a back-to-basics approach and system for collecting the data needed to drive the program. This system ensures a robust program, no matter the size of the ASC. Using this approach fosters "buy-in" from staff and motivates their participation. Purchase Recording
When a Physician Leaves: Strategies for Surviving and Thriving Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Daren Smith, BSN, Senior Clinical Solutions Specialist, Surgical Information Systems Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Human Resources Overview: For every patient scheduled for surgery, ASCs invest significant time and energy to ensure success. However, when it comes to the planned or unplanned departure of a physician, the need to prepare is often overlooked. Focus on the components of an effective, ongoing physician succession plan, including what is needed to execute the plan successfully and how to avoid common pitfalls along the way.
Antibiotic Stewardship Date/Time: Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 1:00 pm ET Speakers: Debra Stinchcomb, RN, BSN, MBA, CASC, Consultant Progressive Surgical Solutions John Karwoski, RPh MBA, President and Founder JDJ Consulting Continuing Education: 1 hour of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Delivery of Patient Care Overview: Does your ASC take steps to ensure the appropriate antimicrobials, including antibiotics, are used in your ASC? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 20 to 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed in US acute care hospitals are either unnecessary or inappropriate. Learn what this means to your ASC from a consulting pharmacist and an ASC professional.

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2017 Webinar Recordings
Implications of the CMS Adoption of the 2012 National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code Date/Time: Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Bill Lindeman, AIA, WEL Designs PLC Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ decision to adopt the facility and life safety code requirements in the 2012 editions of National Fire Protection Association 99 & 101 dramatically changed requirements for existing and new ASCs. Many new facilities will be significantly more expensive to develop, some existing buildings will no longer be acceptable for new ASCs, and all ASCs are now subject to a wide variety of additional requirements for a broad spectrum of issues. Examine the extent of the code changes, retroactive changes required in your ASC’s physical environment and top priorities for existing ASCs. Bill Lindeman - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Implementing the OAS CAHPS Survey—Lessons We Are Learning Date/Time: Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Kelly Wilkinson, USPI Speaker: Lisa Sinsel, Sr. Director Clinical Services, SCA Speaker: Kathy Wilson, RN MHA, Vice President- Quality, Amsurg Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: Find out what you need to know to successfully implement the new patient experience of care survey that the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services has proposed including in its data collection requirements beginning in 2018 and affecting your ASC’s payments in 2020. Three experienced ASC management professionals who have voluntarily implemented the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey (OAS CAHPS) survey in multiple ASCs will share their experiences with everything from choosing a CMS-approved survey vendor to orienting staff, navigating the challenges and managing your ASC’s role in the survey process. Kelly Wilkinson - Conflict TBD Kimberly Hiles - Conflict TBD Kathy Wilson - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
HIPAA Essentials for Your ASC Date/Time: Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Andrew Blustein, JD, Garfunkel Wild Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: ASCs and ASC professionals who fail to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements that govern how ASCs use, disclose and protect personal health information can face exorbitant costs, fines and even lawsuits leading to expensive settlements and judgments. Join compliance expert Andrew Blustein, JD, of Garfunkel Wild as he walks you through what your ASC needs to know about the latest updates to the guidelines, the penalties that can be assessed, frequently asked questions and real-world solutions for ensuring compliance at your ASC. Andrew Blustein - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Always Be Prepared! CMS and Accreditation Survey Issues and Strategies Date/Time: Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: John Goehle, MBA, CASC, CPA, Chief Operating Officer, Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) surveys continue to get tougher, and your ASC needs to be prepared to avoid common survey issues and manage difficult outcomes when they occur. Identify some of the most common and significant issues that surveyors cite and strategies and resources you can use to avoid them. Learn how to properly address challenging survey citations in a plan of correction. John Goehle - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Infection Prevention Risk Assessment Date/Time: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Donna Nucci, RN MS CIC, Infection Prevention Consulting Services Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Patient Care Overview: No crystal ball needed: Follow these steps to formulating an infection prevention risk assessment that will have your surveyor asking for a copy. Make certain that you are stratifying your infection risks properly and using the right tools to minimize the transmission of infections in your ASC. Donna Nucc - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Reading the Tea Leaves—What Are the Top Ten Regulatory Risks Your ASC Will Face in 2017? Date/Time: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Robert Liles, JD, MS, MBA, Liles Parker, PLLC Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: Examine recent administrative, civil and criminal enforcement actions against health care providers’ practices around the country and discuss the challenges and risks your ASC is likely to face in the rest of 2017. What are the chances that your ASC will be audited by a Medicare contractor or a private payer? What are the administrative enforcement remedies currently being pursued by Zone Program Integrity Contractors when auditing entities that care for Medicare patients? How should your ASC respond to an audit or investigation? Robert Liles - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Seven Things You Need to Know About Managed Care Contracts Date/Time: Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Scott Allen, Vice President, Managed Care Contracts, National Medical Billing Services Speaker: Lisa Rock, President, National Medical Billing Services Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Financial Overview: Protect your revenue stream and your ASC by learning how to avoid the most common problems ASCs face when applying their managed care contracts to their coding and billing process. Erin McCoy - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
CMS Surveys Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Erin McCoy, MS, RN, ONC, ASC Program Lead & Hospital Analyst-Division of Acute Care Services-Survey & Certification Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: Hear firsthand from this Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) official about CMS’ ASC survey process, including the role of state agencies and the accreditation organizations. Discuss the current infection control worksheet and the most common deficiency citations. Find out how to be prepared for a survey even when you are not expecting a surveyor in your facility that day. Erin McCoy - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
OAS CAHPS: Next Steps Date/Time: Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Bill Prentice, CEO, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Continuing Education: 0 hours of AEU/CE Overview: Medicare’s proposed 2018 ASC payment rule released this July delays mandatory implementation of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery (OAS CAHPS) Survey under Medicare’s ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) program “until further rulemaking.” Previously, mandatory data collection was set to begin in 2018. What are the chances that this proposal will be adopted in Medicare’s final 2018 ASC payment rule this November? What are the implications for ASCs if this change does occur? Get answers to these questions and many more in this free webinar presented by ASCA Chief Executive Officer Bill Prentice. Also, find out where these surveys are headed and consider what your ASC should be doing now to prepare for future OAS CAHPS reporting. This webinar is designed to help ASCs respond quickly to breaking news about this proposed change in CMS regulatory policy and will not include slides or offer CE credit to participants. No CE will be offered for this webinar. Purchase Recording
Risk Management: Beyond Adverse Incident Reporting Date/Time: Tuesday, August 22, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Sandra Jones, MBA, LHRM, CHCQM, FHFMA, CASC, CEO, Ambulatory Strategies Inc. Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: An effective risk management program goes well beyond reporting incidents and purchasing liability insurance. Keep your staff, your patients and yourself free from harm, and your ASC protected, by learning how to develop a risk assessment, prioritize activities, and integrate with Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement, infection control, billing, regulatory compliance and accreditation. Sandra Jones - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Cyber Security Issues for ASCs Date/Time: Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Nelson Gomes, President & CEO, PriorityOne Group Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Financial Overview: News stories about the latest data breach, ransomware attack or other cyber-invasion seem to appear almost daily as the rate of cybercrimes continues to explode. While all businesses and individuals are potential victims of cyber-attacks, health care providers are a particular target due to the wealth of information they maintain on their systems and their willingness to pay up to prevent interference with patient care and operations. Discuss the threats cyber-criminals pose to your ASC and concrete, actionable steps that you can take to improve your cybersecurity. Consider steps you can take if a breach or attack occurs in your ASC. Nelson Gomes - No Conflict Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Making Peer Review Meaningful Date/Time: Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Anita Lambert-Gale, USPI Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Quality Management Overview: Peer Review is the process by which ASCs evaluate physician competency, proficiency and quality of care. It is mandated by Medicare and all of the accrediting agencies and critical to ensuring quality and safety in your ASC. Find out how to avoid surveyor citations for deficiencies in this area in this session presented by a retired Medicare surveyor and current ASC consultant. Focus on the necessary components of an objective, evidence-based peer review program; examples of process failures leading to citations for regulatory noncompliance; the relationship of peer review to quality-based reimbursement; and a critical overview of the legal implications of corporate liability and negligent credentialing in ASC peer review. Anita Lambert-Gale - No Conflict Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Protect Your Patients with a Comprehensive Surgical Instrument Safety Program Date/Time: Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Ray Taurasi, MBA, CRCST, CHL, FCS, ACE Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Patient Care Overview: Countless media headlines about adverse patient care outcomes associated with lapses in reprocessing protocols and techniques drive home the complexity and challenges associated with the proper reprocessing of surgical instruments and medical devices. Get the criteria and resources you need to develop and implement an effective Quality Assurance program, as well as, guidelines and tools that can help you ensure that the medical devices and surgical instruments that you are reprocessing are clean, sterile and safe for patient care. Review current recommendations from professional entities such as the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), the Association for periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Learn about all the elements involved in an effective Sterile Processing Quality Assurance program that will keep your patients safe and meet the requirements of all the regulatory and accrediting bodies that oversee this essential patient safety tool in your ASC, including The Joint Commission, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, your state department of health and more. Ray Taurasi - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Preparing for Electronic Health Records: What You Need to Consider When Preparing to Make the Change from Paper to an Electronic Workflow Date/Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Cindy Klein, Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer, USPI Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Regulatory and Legal Issues Overview: Good planning and preparation are keys to success in making the move from paper to electronic health records. Discuss what you need to know about communication with vendors, practical strategies and checklists to help you prepare for a move from paper to computers, the importance of hardware selection for the unique space and workflow requirements of an ASC and the importance of people and process management in automation planning. Cindy Klein - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Steps for Completing a QAPI Project Date/Time: Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, Senior Director of Regulatory, AMSURG Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Quality Management Overview: Carrying out a successful and meaningful QAPI project involves significant action steps that can be easily overlooked or misunderstood. Walk through a QAPI project from start to finish, focusing on the steps you need to take, the rationale behind them and the pathway to a successful project that leads to lasting improvement in your ASC. Jan Allison - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
CMS Quality Reporting for ASCs Date/Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR, Director of Education and Clinical Affairs, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Speaker: Donna Slosburg, RN, BSN, LHRM, CASC, Executive Director, ASC Quality Collaboration Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AEU Content Area: Quality Management Overview: New requirements added to Medicare’s ASC quality reporting program pose new challenges for perioperative leaders in the ASC setting. Learn what quality reporting is required to protect your ASC from future reductions in your Medicare reimbursement, and get key definitions and answers to frequently asked questions that will help you submit the right information in the right way for all of the measures your ASC needs to report. A quality reporting program update, including projections for new requirements you can expect to see added in the future, will be provided. Gina Throneberry - Conflict TBD Donna Slosburg - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
Understanding Medicare’s 2018 Final Payment Rule Date/Time: Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Kara Newbury, Regulatory Counsel, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Continuing Education: 1 hours of AEU/CE AAPC CEU approved for live version only 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, 2018. Find out how ASC payment rates will change in 2018 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. Kara Newbury - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording
CPT Changes 2017: What's New, Revised and Deleted Date/Time: Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, COC, CMA, President, Coding Compliance Management, LLC Continuing Education: 1.5 hours of AEU/CE AAPC CEU approved for live version only AEU Content Area: Financial Overview: Get up to date on the new, revised and deleted American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® codes effective for 2018, including AMA’s reporting guidelines. Review any new procedures that make the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services list of approved surgical procedures in an ASC as well as the reimbursement potential of any new or revised CPT codes. Cristina Bentin - Conflict TBD Commercial Support: TBD Sponsorship: TBD Purchase Recording

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