Detailed Session Agenda >
NEW THIS YEAR: The meeting will kick off with a General Session at 5:00pm on Wednesday followed by the Welcome Reception in the exhibit hall at 6:30pm.
Wednesday, May 13
CASC Review Course (7:25am–5:00pm)
Pre-Meeting Workshops (8:00am–12:00pm)
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Preparing for AAAHC Accreditation
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Preparing for Joint Commission Accreditation
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ICD-10 For Administrators
Pre-Meeting Workshops (1:00pm–4:30pm)
General Session (5:00pm–6:30pm)
Welcome Reception: Exhibit Hall (6:30pm–8:00pm)
Thursday, May 14
Exhibit Hall Open (7:00am–2:00pm)
Breakfast: Exhibit Hall (7:00am–8:00am)
General Session (8:00am–10:00am)
Morning Break: Exhibit Hall (10:00am–11:00am)
Breakout Sessions (11:00am–12:00pm)
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50 Ways to Improve Productivity in Your ASC
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Current Guidelines and Standards for Moderate vs. Deep Sedation, Training/Pitfalls and Controversies
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Electronic Health Records; More Than Just a Documentation Tool
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Intake and Investigation: Effectively Handling Employee Complaints
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Medicare Quality Reporting Update for ASCs
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Using AORN Guidelines to Avoid Adverse Patient Events
Lunch: Exhibit Hall (12:00pm–2:00pm)
Breakout Sessions (2:00pm–3:00pm)
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Clinical Benchmarking
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Compounded Medicines—New Laws, New Responsibilities, New Questions
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Electronic Health Record Panel
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Proper Credentialing and Privileging as a Risk Management Process
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Strategic Planning for your ASC: Part 2
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Where Do You Stand within the Alphabet Soup? ACA, ACO, ASC, IPA; Health Reform Who Will Survive?
Afternoon Break (3:00pm–3:15pm)
Breakout Sessions (3:15pm–4:15pm)
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Best Practices in Vendor Credentialing/Vendor Access
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Disruptive Behavior: How to Handle It
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Emerging Trends in Post Op Care after Total Joint Procedures
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Financial Benchmarking
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Front Office Management
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Infection Control: Confronting New and Existing Challenges during Surveys and Daily Practice
Breakout Sessions (4:30pm–5:30pm)
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Communication in the ASC
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Deemed Status and CMS Surveys—Always Be Prepared
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Development and Implementation of a Meaningful QAPI Program in the ASC
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Infection Control: The Role of the Anesthesia Team
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Working Effectively with a GPO
Networking Reception: Exhibit Hall (5:30pm–6:30pm)
Friday, May 15
ASCA 5K Fun Run/Walk (6:30am–7:30am)
Breakfast (7:00am–8:00am)
General Session (8:00am–10:00am)
Exhibit Hall Open (9:00am–11:00am)
Breakout Sessions (11:00am–12:00pm)
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Achieving an Effective Competency Program
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ASC Administrators' Must-Know Info: 201
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ASCA’s Federal Legislative and Regulatory Update
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HIPAA in Plain English
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Pharmacy Medication Management
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Social Media from a Legal Standpoint
Celebration Luncheon (12:00pm–2:00pm)
Breakout Sessions (2:00pm–3:00pm)
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Maximizing Surgical Efficiency in the Ophthalmic OR
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Ortho
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The Feasibility, Safety and Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions Performed in an Outpatient Setting
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Urology
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Updates on GI Endoscopy
Afternoon Break (3:00pm–3:15pm)
Breakout Sessions (3:15pm–4:15pm)
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EPA and DEA Drug Disposal Update
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Implementing an Effective and Meaningful Peer Review Program
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Nursing Documentation
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Reimbursement Issues for Ortho, Eye, GI, Spine, Urology, ENT
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Risk Management Assessment
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Valuation of Your ASC
Breakout Sessions (4:30pm–5:30pm)
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ASC Peer Review: Fair, Necessary, Practical and Legal
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Informed Consent in the ASC Setting
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Patient Selection in the ASC
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Payer Strategies and Contract Reimbursement
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Supplies Optimization—Making Fewer Resources Work Harder for You
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Using Accurately Documented Minutes for Your QA Committee and Governing Board to Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Social Event (6:00pm–9:00pm)
Saturday, May 16
Breakfast (7:30am–8:30am)
Breakout Sessions (8:30am–9:30am)
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Life Safety Standards—Methods for Compliance
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Making Your ASC Safer—Responding to Serious Adverse Events
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Take Patient Experience to the Next Level
Breakout Sessions (9:45am–10:45am)
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Emergency Preparedness in the ASC
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OSHA- Recommended Practices for the OR and Decontamination Area
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Wrong-Site Surgery/Use of the Safe Surgery Checklist in the ASC
Morning Break (10:45am–11:00am)
Breakout Sessions (11:00am–12:00pm)
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How to Protect Your ASC from Legal Trouble
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Implementing an In-House RN New Graduate Program
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Negotiating Vendor Contracts

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