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ascassociation.org/ASCA2013 If you own, manage or work in an ASC—or want to connect with those who do— Who you should attend ASCA 2013. should Join ASCA in Boston for the largest ASC meeting of the year to connect with thought attend? leaders in the ASC community, ASC owners, business management experts and top ASC administrators and staff. Investigate the business models and techniques you can use to protect and grow your ASC now and in the future.

2 www.ascassociation.org/ASCA2013 What’s Along with global insights into the marketplace trends and regulatory developments that are redefining the ways ASCs do business, ASCA 2013 will provide practical, hands- on the on information and advice that can help you navigate the challenges you face every program? day. Come to ASCA 2013 to find real-world solutions and advice for • Surviving drug shortages and manag- • Best practices in benchmarking, billing ing your pharmaceutical supplies and coding • Complying with the Occupational • Resolving human resources challenges Safety and Health Administration’s • Supporting the ASC advocacy agenda requirements, Medicare’s new quality in Washington, DC, and your state in reporting program, Medicare’s Condi- 2013 and beyond tions for Coverage, accreditation standards, the Life Safety Code and more In the face of the dramatic changes taking • Credentialing and peer review place in the health care marketplace and the fragile US economy confronting all • Managing anesthesia in your ASC health care providers today, you can’t • Implementing a compliant afford not to be at ASCA 2013! Quality Assessment Performance Improvement program

VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL FOR: • Networking opportunities with • One-of-a-kind savings available the most ASC product and service exclusively at ASCA 2013; and providers that will come together • The opportunity for multiple in any one place this year; door prizes, including several • New technology and innovations $500 drawings! that can help you cut expenses and secure the financial viability of your ASC; and

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Wednesday, April 17 Pre-Meeting Workshops

8:00am–6:00pm HR Issues in the ASC 4:00pm–5:00pm 5:30pm–7:00pm CASC Review Course Preparing for AAAHC Specialty-Specific Welcome Reception Accreditation Interactive Sessions 1:00pm–5:00pm • GI Preparing for Joint Achieving and Maintaining • Multi-Specialty Commission Accreditation Life Safety Code Compliance • Ophthalmology • Ortho/Pain

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7:00am–8:00am Strategies to Combat Market Health System 8:00am–10:00am Consolidation ASC Transactions Exhibit Hall General Session Continental Managing Controlled 12:00pm–2:00pm A View from the Front Line Breakfast Substances in Your ASC Exhibit Hall Peer Review Essentials Keynote Presentation 7:00am–2:00pm & Luncheon You Gotta BeK idding Me!... 9:00am–11:00am 5:30pm–6:30pm Are We STILL Talking about Exhibit Hall Open 2:00pm–3:00pm Artificial Nails? Really? Exhibit Hall Open Breakout Sessions 10:00am–11:00am 8:00am–10:00am Building and Sustaining a 4:30pm–5:30pm Exhibit Hall General Session Culture of Safety Breakout Sessions CMS Quality Reporting Drawings and ASCA’s Annual Daily and Monthly for ASCs Coffee Break Membership Meeting Dashboard Statistics Credentialing Physicians, Staff Keynote Presentation Medication Safety in the ASC and Vendors 11:00am–12:00pm Moderate Sedation: Are Financial Benchmarking 101 Breakout Sessions 10:00am–11:00am We Managing It Properly? Exhibit Hall Nursing Documentation Best Practices for Peer Review and the National Pre-Admission Areas Coffee Break OSHA: Are You Compliant? Practitioner Data Bank (Also offered Friday at 11:00am) Clinical Benchmarking 101 The Ins and Outs of 11:00am–12:00pm ASC Billing Federal Affairs Update 3:00pm–3:15pm Breakout Sessions Using Case Costing and Payer Online Pre-Op Screening: A Afternoon Break Win–Win for Patients, Staff Duties and Responsibilities of Contract Performance to Improve Your Bottom Line and Administrators Your ASC’s Governing Board 3:15pm–4:15pm OSHA: Are You Compliant? Emerging Trends in 5:30pm–6:30pm (Also offered Thursday at 2:00pm) Orthopedics Breakout Sessions Networking Protecting Patients’ Rights Following the Standards to Anesthesia in an ASC: in Your ASC: What’s New Reduce Patient Risk Coverage, Compliance and Reception Controversies in Compliance, Audits and Managing Drug Shortages Certification? Financial Benchmarking 201 State Affairs Update

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12:00pm–2:00pm Medicare Inspections and Celebration Survey Readiness Luncheon Clinical and Comfort Benefits of Prewarming ASC Patients 2:00pm–3:00pm 3:15pm–4:45pm Breakout Sessions Panel Discussion Best Business Office Practices: Assessing the Current Trends and Issues in Success of Your Coding and Ambulatory Anesthesia (90 minute session) Billing Department saturday, April 20 Overexposure: Risks Related to Disclosure of Preoperative 4:30pm–5:30pm 7:30am–8:30am Leveraging the Relationship Testing Results to Third Parties Breakout Sessions Continental with Your Vendor Patient Collections You Can The Company Model: Analysis Brag About Dilemmas in the Age of Breakfast Social Networking of the OIG Opinion Pharmaceutical Waste Legal and Compliance Issues 7:30am–8:30am Management Challenges and 9:45am–10:00am Opportunities in Anesthesia Arrangements: Breakout Sessions Maintaining High Quality Morning Break Preventing Surgical Fires Anesthesia in Your ASC Clarifying the Processes: The Safe Surgery Checklist Moving the Needle on Supply Sequela Monitoring, 10:00am–12:00pm and the ASC Chain Excellence Sentinel Events and Root Closing Session Cause Analysis Surgical Site Infection: Congressional Speaker—TBA 3:00pm–3:15pm Dealing Effectively with A Nurse’s Perspective Tonya Reiman, America’s Afternoon Break Difficult Surgeons The Five Tenets of Highly Body Language Expert Effective Employee Risk Directed or Self-Directed 3:15pm–4:15pm Closing Remarks Management: Using Learning, That Is the Question Breakout Sessions Progressive Discipline to Effective Approaches to 12:00pm Avoid Employee Litigation Unexpected Clinical Events Clinical Benchmarking 201: Conference Weight Loss and Gastric Moving from Data Collection 6:00pm–10:00pm Adjourns to Performance Improvement Reduction Surgery: Social Event at the An Update 1:00pm–5:00pm Deadly Caring: The Effects Harvard Club of Substance Abuse on 8:45am–9:45am Optional Tours Perioperative Care Givers • John F. Kennedy Presiden- Breakout Sessions High-Level Disinfection and tial Library and Museum Technician Certification A Collaborative Approach to • Academic World of Disaster Preparedness Cambridge—Massachusetts CMS Audits: Top Seven Medical Institute of Technology Documentation Risk Areas in (MIT) and Harvard the ASC and How to Reduce University Tour Revenue and Compliance Risk EMRs: “The Good, the Bad 1:30pm–5:00pm and the Ugly” CASC Exam

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Schedule Wednesday, April 17 tied to the Life Safety Code, regard- 1:00pm–5:00pm less of prior approval. This session will Preparing for AAAHC Accreditation Pre-Meeting Workshops identify and explore those requirements Led by experienced Accreditation Registration required and potential complications involving Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) surveyors, this pre- 8:00am–6:00pm local and state requirements. Processes meeting workshop will review AAAHC CASC Review Course for ensuring initial approval and main- standards, provide tips on compliance Interested in becoming CASC (Certified taining continuous compliance will be and help your ASC prepare for a Administrator Surgery Center) certified? presented. Leave this session better AAAHC accreditation survey. If you are planning to take the CASC informed than many of the regulatory exam, or just want a review of the key officials and design professionals that Member: $125, Full price: $255 areas of ASC administration, this course you will encounter. Raymond E. Grundman, MSN MPA is for you. Designed for those with ASC Member: $125, Full price: $255 FNP-BC CASC experience and knowledge, this course Nancy Jo Vinson, RN BA CASC William E. Lindeman, AIA NCARB will review key topics in the five content Accreditation Association for ASComply.Com & WEL Designs PLC areas of the CASC exam: regulatory and Ambulatory Health Care legal issues, finance, delivery of patient care, quality management and human 1:00pm–5:00pm 1:00pm–5:00pm HR Issues in the ASC resources. Each content area will be Preparing for Joint Commission covered by expert faculty. Actual test In this four-hour, interactive workshop, Accreditation questions will not be provided. Marcus Crider, a partner with Waller Join this overview of Joint Commission law firm, will cover a variety of employ- accreditation standards to get the tools Member: $250, Full price: $365 ment law and human resources (HR) you need to ensure continuous compli- Chris E. Bockelman, CPA CASC issues common to ASCs. Engage with ance and operational improvement at Foundation Surgery Center of Oklahoma Crider and fellow attendees in lively your ASC. Learn about recent changes Norman L. Burnette, Jr., CPA CASC discussions about critical issues, such in the standards and the keys to success Baylor Surgicare at Fort Worth I & II as using social media safely and effec- for the on-site accreditation survey. tively; conducting effective workplace Raymond Grundman, MSN MPA Member: $125, Full price: $255 investigations; dealing with co-worker FNP-BC CASC Jay R. Afrow, DMD MHA or supervisor harassment; managing the Accreditation Association for The Joint Commission problem employee; getting buy-in from Ambulatory Health Care your supervisors; untangling the ADA/ Mary K. Ryan, RN MBA CASC FMLA/workers’ compensation web; and Tri-State Surgery Center 4:00pm–5:00pm avoiding common wage and hour pit- Specialty-Specific Interactive Sessions Debra Stinchcomb, RN BSN CASC falls. In the final portion of the program, Progressive Surgical Solutions, LLC Crider will moderate a panel discussion Get to know and exchange ideas with your of HR professionals from leading ASC colleagues who work in ASCs that serve 1:00pm–5:00pm companies. This discussion will provide the same specialties as your ASC. During Achieving and Maintaining Life Safety real-life examples and advice on how to these interactive sessions, the speaker Code Compliance take on and avoid the most difficult HR will present three 15-minute segments on Protect yourself from over-zealous and employment law problems. the hottest topics in your specialty. The surveyors and under-performing design last 15-minute segment will be devoted Member: $125, Full price: $255 professionals. The Centers for Medicare to the participants who will be invited to & Medicaid Services (CMS) holds every Marcus M. Crider share real-life experiences and practical ASC directly responsible for complete Waller advice, then brainstorm together to find and continuous compliance with the new approaches to the unique challenges Becky Monroe, SPHR Physical Environment Requirements of your ASC. These sessions are offered Symbion, Inc. found in the CMS State Operations at the very beginning of the conference Manual and CMS-referenced National Laurie T. Roderiques, RN CRNFA CASC to afford you the opportunity to make Fire Protection Association standards Northeast Surgical Care valuable connections with your peers and

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begin conversations that can continue Thursday, April 18 11:00am–12:00pm over the next three days. Breakout Sessions • GI 7:00am–8:00am Duties and Responsibilities of Your Karen Zervopoulos, RN CFER Exhibit Hall ASC’s Governing Board Overlook Medical Center Continental Breakfast Review the areas of oversight that your • Multi-Specialty Stop by the Advocacy Coffeehouse at ASC’s governing board must manage to Stephanie Martin BSN RN CNOR the ASCA booth for your morning latte comply with CMS’ Conditions for Cover- St. Augustine Surgery Center and learn how to make your voice heard age. Ways to present this information • Ophthalmology in the halls of Congress. Complimentary and items that your board members John R. Grant, MBA MHA lattes and other specialty coffee and tea review annually will be presented. AMSURG beverages will be provided by ASCA’s Margaret M. Orman, RN BS Government Affairs Department. • Ortho/Pain Healthcare Consultants International Tony Forgione, LPN CST 7:00am–2:00pm & 5:30pm–6:30pm Emerging Trends in Orthopedics Quincy College Exhibit Hall Open Discuss the evolution of orthopedic surgery, from milestones in medical ad- 8:00am–10:00am vancement to current trends in surgery. 5:30pm–7:00pm Review emerging procedures, new tech- Welcome Reception General Session niques and advancements in implants Kick off the conference by attending this ASCA’s Annual Membership Meeting and equipment. Then, look at how those year’s Welcome Reception inside the Meet ASCA’s volunteer leaders and trends affect the clinical and financial ASC industry’s largest Exhibit Hall of the find out more about new programs and health of your ASC. Topics will include year. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, services ASCA is offering and our plans staff training, facility needs, cost, reim- reconnect with old friends and get to for the year ahead. bursement, increasing demand tied to know other ASC professionals. Familiar- Keynote Presentation an aging population, physician shortag- ize yourself with the Exhibit Hall and start es, competition in the orthopedic device your Exhibit Hall Passport to enter ASCA’s 10:00am–11:00am space and ways recent economic trends grand prize give-a-way. With food and Exhibit Hall Coffee Break are affecting this specialty. drink representing the neighborhoods Larry D. Taylor of Boston, our Welcome Reception will Practice Partners in Healthcare, Inc. make you feel at home in New England!

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the country. This session will also provide insight into how the 2012 federal and state elections will impact ASCs and the health care system.

Strategies to Combat Market Consolidation Examine current marketplace trends across the country that are threaten- ing the viability of ASCs—including physician employment, hospital-owned insurance companies and health system purchases of freestanding ASCs. Delve into real-world examples of what has worked to keep independent ASCs independent in their local markets. Learn how this ASC owner classifies large health care institutions in stages ranging from stage one, where the hospital is truly just a tertiary care setting, to stage five, where the hospital system is es- tablished in multiple locations, employs several physicians and, in collaboration Following the Standards to Reduce with local health insurance providers, Patient Risk appears to be on the verge of becoming Analyze real-world examples of adverse a monopoly in its community. patient events that probably would not Michael A. Guarino have occurred if the ASCs affected had North Shore Surgi-Center adhered to the Association of periOp- erative Registered Nurses’ Standards 12:00pm–2:00pm and Recommended Practices and their Exhibit Hall Luncheon facility’s accreditation standards. Jan Davidson, MSN RN CNOR CASC 2:00pm–3:00pm Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Breakout Sessions Building and Sustaining a Culture Managing Drug Shortages of Safety Drug shortages across the country are Explore the importance of creating affecting the anesthesia and surgical a Culture of Safety where every em- services that ASCs provide. Find out ployee feels empowered to ensure that if alternative drugs are available, the right thing is being done for every the financial ramifications for your patient every time. Discuss what a ASC and your patients, and whether Culture of Safety looks like and the shift a compounding pharmacy remains from risk management to performance a viable option. Recommendations improvement that has occurred in the to help your ASC prepare for future health care industry in recent decades. shortages will be discussed. Specific steps that your ASC can take BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD to improve the safety of your patients University of Chicago and employees and sustain a Culture of Safety in your ASC will be provided. State Affairs Update Ann Shimek, RN BSN MSN CASC Get an overview of the major legislative United Surgical Partners Inc. and regulatory issues trending across

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CMS Quality Reporting for ASCs a new understanding of the need for 3:15pm–4:15pm Examine the steps you need to take to benchmarking and insight into how to Breakout Sessions comply with Medicare’s new quality develop facility benchmarks to compare reporting program, including defini- financial performance measures. This Anesthesia in an ASC: Coverage, tions of the terms you need to know session will also provide a guideline that Compliance and Controversies and answers to many of the questions you can use to compare your facility Find out how to configure and imple- ASC professionals ask most. Learn about results with those benchmarks that are ment anesthesia coverage in your ASC. the measures you need to report and publicly available. Special attention will be focused on how to report them. Current informa- departmental organization and inte- Terry Bohlke gration with all aspects of anesthesia tion about new developments in the National Surgical Hospitals program will be provided. departmental activities, including Nursing Documentation regulatory compliance and the provi- Donna Slosburg, RN BSN LHRM CASC sion of high quality patient care. Clinical ASC Quality Collaboration What constitutes an appropriate physician’s order? Are you documenting considerations pertaining to pre-, intra- Gina A. Throneberry, RN MBA the appropriate response to treatment? and postoperative management will CNOR CASC What should you document in the also be discussed. Leave with real-world Ambulatory Surgery Center Association record and on the incident report approaches to the anesthesia-related financial, clinical and operational issues Credentialing Physicians, Staff should an incident occur? The patient that confront ASCs every day. and Vendors record is the key to communications Physicians are not the only individuals regarding individual patient care. Brush David M. Shapiro, MD CHC CHCQM who must be credentialed to practice up on your nursing documentation CHPRM LHRM CASC in your facility. Allied health providers, skills to facilitate communication within Financial Benchmarking 201 staff and vendors all must receive scru- your ASC, promote good nursing care, Take an advanced look at the financial tiny related to competence, training and support quality assurance activities and benchmarks available in the ASC indus- background checks. Discuss credential- meet professional and legal standards. try and evaluate how you can use these ing, in general; physician credentialing, Debra Stinchcomb, RN BSN CASC tools to improve the fiscal operations of in particular; and the credentialing of Progressive Surgical Solutions, LLC your center. The discussion will include other providers who you cannot ignore. practical advice on how to set realistic Make sure that you have the tools you OSHA: Are You Compliant? (Also offered Friday at 11:00am) targets for labor, supplies and other need to put an effective, efficient and Being prepared at all times for an fixed and variable costs based on avail- detailed credentialing program to work Occupational Safety and Health able financial benchmarking data. Focus to protect the safety of the patients in Administration (OSHA) survey requires will be on how to report data within the your facility. continual compliance with a number organization and to your ASC’s govern- Ann Geier, MS RN CNOR CASC of OSHA requirements. Review the ing body to improve decision making Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America elements of an OSHA Safety Plan, and operational goal-setting. James X. Stobinski, PhD RN CNOR including a comprehensive list of John J. Goehle, MBA CPA CASC Competency and Credentialing Institute required annual education for all Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, LLC employees. Get a comprehensive Financial Benchmarking 101 OSHA Survey Checklist to assist your Health System ASC Transactions ASCs are under continuous pressure to ASC in preparing for a survey and an Due to the consolidation resulting from provide high quality care at the lowest education checklist to assist in health reform, as well as heightened cost possible. Determining how your tracking employee compliance with commercial and governmental reim- facility compares to other ASCs is a OSHA’s education requirements bursement in the hospital and health critical component in prudent financial and competencies. system setting, health systems and management. This session is designed individual hospitals have moved into the Beverly Ann Kirchner, BSN RN for individuals with limited exposure ASC industry in a monumental way. This CNOR CASC to the concepts and processes of basic session will address the driving factors Genesee Associates financial benchmarking. Administrators, behind these transactions and how the business office managers and all other deals are being structured. 3:00pm–3:15pm ASC staff involved in the finances of Jerry J. Sokol, Esq. their ASC are invited to participate. Gain Afternoon Break McDermott Will & Emery LLP

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Managing Controlled Substances 4:30pm–5:30pm Peer Review and the National in Your ASC Practitioner Data Bank Breakout Sessions Several high-profile court cases involv- Do you know the process, duties and ing controlled substances and health Daily and Monthly Dashboard Statistics responsibilities of your facility in report- care workers in recent years highlight What numbers do you need to watch, ing to the National Practitioner Data Bank the need for a comprehensive plan for how often do you need to look at them (NPDB) when investigating and disciplining managing these substances and keep- and what should you do when they health care providers with privileges at ing your employees and your ASC out change? Identify the statistics that suc- your facility? Does the NPDB Final Rule ap- of harm’s way. Make sure you are up to cessful ASCs monitor and which numbers ply to your facility? Do you have to comply? date on the latest regulatory policies apply to your ASC. Explore data-driven Get answers to these questions and much and enforcement techniques available action steps that facilitate assessment, more in this session dedicated to identify- to the US Drug Enforcement Admin- planning, implementation and the evalu- ing some common NPDB issues, explaining istration (DEA), which regulates the ation of your organizational effective- the NPDB’s Final Rule and considering how management of controlled substances ness. Learn the terminology you can state peer review and reporting laws inter- in your ASC. use to improve clinician involvement in act with the NPDB. Specific scenarios that embracing measurement and manage- BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD could arise at your facility will be identified. ment of performance in your ASC. University of Chicago Also discussed will be the information that Robert McDavitt, RN MBA CASC your ASC may be asked to report, which Peer Review Essentials Outpatient Healthcare Strategies states require that reporting and whether Medical chart reviews are just one part the information your ASC could be asked to of a peer review program. Learn how to Medication Safety in the ASC provide would be confidential under state establish and maintain a comprehensive There are competing challenges for peer review laws. ensuring safe medication use in the peer review program, and get tools you Angela T. Burnette, Esq. ambulatory setting. The revision to the can use to improve buy-in from physi- Alston & Bird, LLP cians and make peer review less daunt- Association of periOperative Registered ing for the ASC manager. Nurses’ Safe Medication Use Recom- The Ins and Outs of ASC Billing mended Practice Guideline (RPG) is Ann Geier, MS RN CNOR CASC ASCs are bombarded with information a blueprint for minimizing the risk of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America about coding, billing and collections from adverse drug events. This session will many different sources every day. Regu- You Gotta Be Kidding Me!...Are We STILL explore the RPG and highlight opportu- lation, laws and payer policies all apply, Talking about Artificial Nails? Really? nities to overcome barriers within the and updated and accurate information Get a new, fresh and humorous per- ASC setting. is essential. What information, tools and spective on how to implement best Rod Hicks, PhD RN FNP FAANP FAAN education should you provide to your practices in infection prevention in Western University College of ASC’s billing staff to ensure that they can your ASC. This entertaining and interac- Graduate Nursing do a great job? This session will walk busi- tive session will include workgroup ness office managers and others through Linda J. Wanzer, DNP RN CNOR exercises, a team challenge activity and the essentials of billing in an ASC. Uniformed Services University of the open forum discussions on how ASC Health Sciences, Graduate School of Alina Logan, CPC CPC-H CPC-I health care workers manage the chal- Nursing AMSURG lenges involved. Lee Anne Blackwell, RN BSN EMBA CNOR Moderate Sedation: Are We Managing Using Case Costing and Payer Practice Partners in Healthcare, Inc. It Properly? Contract Performance to Improve CMS, the various ASC accrediting orga- Your Bottom Line nizations and the professional societies Attend this two-part session to learn how concerned with anesthesia all have rec- to use case costing data to improve net ommendations and requirements about revenue and enhance your ASC’s financial the administration of moderate seda- performance. Find out how to control tion. Find out how to apply all of these costs and increase revenue at the same standards to provide moderate sedation time by addressing payer contract rates safely in your facility. and performance. Gain a working knowledge of how to conduct case costing anal- Beverly K. Philip, MD yses, apply the information you gather in BWH Anesthesiology meaningful ways and identify which key

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performance indicators are essential to improving your ASC’s net revenue during contract negotiations. Arthur E. Casey, CASC Scott Pruzan Outpatient Healthcare Strategies

5:30pm–6:30pm Networking Reception

Relax after a full day of educational sessions with a sampling of finger foods and light snacks inspired by Southern cuisine—the perfect taste of what’s to come at ASCA’s annual meeting in Nashville next year. Visit with vendors and colleagues, explore the innovations on display and learn about products and services that can improve your ASC. Door prizes will be awarded during the evening!

Friday, April 19 11:00am–12:00pm Breakout Sessions 8:00am–10:00am Best Practices for Pre-Admission Areas General Session Pre-admission assessments are critical to A View from the ensuring safe, quality care for patients in ASCs. Gain insight into what makes a pre- Front Line admission center function well and able Join a panel of administrators from to provide the necessary assessments some of the top-performing ASCs as needed to deliver quality care for your they examine and discuss issues they patients. Best practices and a variety of encounter at their center. Get the staffing models will be discussed. information you need to enable you to Jane Kusler-Jensen, RN MBA BSN CNOR make decisions that will position your Deloitte Consulting ASC for the future. Clinical Benchmarking 101 Clinical benchmarking gives your ASC an Keynote Presentation opportunity to compare performance measures and use the information you collect to help focus your quality improvement activities. Get an introduction 9:00am–11:00am to internal and external benchmarking Exhibit Hall Open options, resources and methods that can help you establish an effective bench- 10:00am–11:00am marking program in your ASC. Exhibit Hall Drawings and Sandra J. Jones, LHRM CHCQM Coffee Break FHFMA CASC ASD Management & Ambulatory Strategies

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Federal Affairs Update prehensive OSHA Survey Checklist to 2:00pm–3:00pm Learn about ASCA’s legislative and regula- assist your ASC in preparing for a survey Breakout Sessions tory agenda for the coming year, and how and an education checklist to assist in recent legislative and regulatory changes tracking employee compliance with Best Business Office Practices: taking place in Washington could affect OSHA’s education requirements and Assessing the Success of Your Coding and Billing Department your ASC. Attendees will also learn about competencies. Get practical tools and advice for as- ways they can become more involved in Beverly Ann Kirchner, BSN RN CNOR ASCA’s advocacy efforts. sessing the coding and billing function CASC within your organization, whether you Marian Lowe Genesee Associates code and bill in-house or use an out- Strategic Health Care Protecting Patients’ Rights in Your ASC: side billing company. Find out how to Steve Miller What’s New in Compliance, Audits analyze billing reports, accounts receiv- Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and Certification? able, agings and days in receivables; CMS, the Health Insurance Portability what is an ideal structure for your billing Online Pre-Op Screening: A Win–Win and Accountability Act and the various department and how to develop proper for Patients, Staff and Administrators ASC accrediting bodies all agree: ASCs controls over the function; how to en- Do you have difficulty getting preopera- have an obligation to respect patients’ sure that your coding is done properly; tive calls made on time for all of your rights. That includes obligations to honor and how to hire coders. The importance patients? Let your patients do the work! advance directives, protect privacy and of coding audits will also be addressed. Making the transition from paper to an security and provide notice of rights and online digital preoperative screening Cristina Bentin, CCS-P CPC-H CMA responsibilities. ASCs must also comply form is not difficult and may benefit Coding Compliance Management, LLC with state laws governing patients’ rights, your ASC in important ways, including John J. Goehle, MBA CPA CASC privacy, living wills, “do not resuscitate” saving thousands of dollars in reduced Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, LLC orders and durable power of attorney for or redirected nurse labor hours and health care. What are the compliance re- avoided cancellations. You can also gain Overexposure: Risks Related to quirements for ASCs? What’s new? What legible, consistent medical information Disclosure of Preoperative Testing are the surveyors asking for? Where are Results to Third Parties and improve patient satisfaction with a ASCs most commonly at risk? Are there Join this lecture/discussion session to find convenient, secure Web-based pro- any legal tips that can help ASCs comply? out how to manage the risks associated cess. Find out what is involved in going Attend this session to find out. with inadvertent or purposeful disclosure digital from an ASC administrator who of preoperative testing and screening has been using an online preoperative Lucy C. Hodder, Esq. results to patients’ employers and family screening system for two years and an Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C. members or other third parties. industry expert familiar with the medical and financial benefits. Stephen Adams, Esq. Taylor Duane Barton & Gilman LLP Trish Corey 12:00pm–2:00pm Simple Audit LLC Celebration Luncheon Patient Collections You Can Brag About Becky Ziegler-Otis, RHIA CPHQ CHC Focus on increasing patient collections Take a short break from the intensive CASC using specific techniques, phrasing, educational program and enjoy Ambulatory Surgical Center of patient education and technology. Gain a leisurely sit-down lunch with Stevens Point insights from a first- and third-party your colleagues while you help perspective about how to collect the OSHA: Are You Compliant? celebrate recent successes in the ASC reimbursement you are due from each (Also offered Thursday at 2:00pm) industry. Along with the networking patient. Topics will include the best Being prepared at all times for an Oc- opportunities you will find at this event, contact days/hours, what information cupational Safety and Health Adminis- be prepared to be entertained when our is vital to have on an application to help tration (OSHA) survey requires continual featured speaker takes the stage. Invite the collections on the back end, using compliance with a number of OSHA your friends, colleagues and family dialer technology and more. Statistics requirements. Review the elements members to join in. This part of ASCA’s generated in a recent transition from of an OSHA Safety Plan, including a annual meeting offers something that a third-party to first-party collections comprehensive list of required annual everyone can enjoy. system will be presented. education for all employees. Get a com-

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Jason Bradford educational posters and citations to free and alcoholic, was the cofounder of Outsource Receivables Management Internet resources will be provided. Alcoholics Anonymous. The American Gavin Duckworth Mark Bruley, BS CCE Nurses Association estimates that abeo ECRI Institute between 10% and 20% of nurses have substance abuse problems. Chemi- Pharmaceutical Waste Management The Safe Surgery Checklist and the ASC cal dependency is a primary, chronic Challenges and Opportunities To avoid future reductions in your ASC’s disease with genetic, psychosocial and Approximately 5% of pharmaceuticals Medicare reimbursements, you are environmental factors. It is often pro- on the market become a hazardous required to report whether you are gressive. Examine current and future chemical waste when discarded and using a safe surgery checklist in 2012. trends in substance abuse as it impacts must be managed under the cradle-to- Medicare’s plans for informing the perioperative practice. Discussion will grave regulations of the US Environmen- public about the information collected include the prevalence of substance tal Protection Agency’s (EPA) Resource from these reports remain unclear, but abuse among health care workers, Conservation and Recovery Act. EPA and if all of that is released publicly, any intervention, treatment and workplace state environmental protection agencies ASCs that report that they are not using re-entry, as well as advocacy, network- are now moving beyond the acute care a checklist could face public scrutiny ing and policy formation. setting and on to other care providers of their patient safety policies. Join Cecil A. King, MS RN to conduct on-site inspections. Attend this session to find out how to adopt Outer Cape Health Services this session for an introduction to the elements that make sense in an ambu- basics of hazardous waste regulations latory setting from hospital checklists High-Level Disinfection and as they apply to pharmaceutical waste. and how to comply with this new CMS Technician Certification Participants will also receive a well-de- requirement for ASCs. When performed correctly, high-level fined action plan including step-by-step disinfection should result in a device Steven Butz, MD implementation decisions. Topics will that is safe for patient use. Performed Surgicenter of Greater Milwaukee include categorizing your pharmaceuti- incorrectly, the patient is at risk for cal waste, what to sort or not, container 3:00pm–3:15pm injury. Your ASC needs an effective qual- selection and placement, determining ity control program in place to promote Afternoon Break your hazardous waste generator status, best practices. Discuss the components choosing your waste vendor and cost- of such a program and identify best 3:15pm–4:15pm effective alternatives available to ASCs. practices related to high-level disinfec- Charlotte A. Smith, R.Ph MS Breakout Sessions tion. Also, consider whether technicians GreatWorks LLC Clinical Benchmarking 201: should be certified in your ASC. Only Moving from Data Collection to New Jersey currently requires techni- Preventing Surgical Fires Performance Improvement cians to be certified, but more than 30 Surgical fires, while relatively infrequent You gather and compare data. Now states are considering legislation that (about 600 per year in all health care what? Learn how to use the clinical would make certification mandatory, settings), can be disastrous or fatal. benchmarking information you collect and certification is increasingly becom- Continuing incidents and recent publica- effectively and drill down to find op- ing a facility requirement for employ- tions by organizations including the ECRI portunities to improve your processes, ment. The benefits of certification, Institute, the American Society of Anes- procedures and patient care. obstacles to becoming certified and thesiologists and state health and safety reasons why managers should support Ann Geier, MS RN CNOR CASC offices, along with surgeons’ acceptance certification will be presented. Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America of the ASA May 2008 Practice Advisory Cynthia Spry, MA MS RN CNOR CSIT Sandra J. Jones, LHRM CHCQM on preventing surgical fires, remind all Independent Consultant of us of the imperative of preventing FHFMA CASC this hazard. Explore the causes of surgi- ASD Management & Ambulatory Strategies Medicare Inspections and cal fires, their prevention and methods Survey Readiness Deadly Caring: The Effects of Substance CMS released new interpretive guidelines of extinguishing a fire burning on or Abuse on Perioperative Care Givers within a patient. New initiatives by for its Conditions for Coverage for ASCs Dr. William S. Halsted, widely recog- state and accrediting agencies and case in May 2009. Many substantial changes nized as the father of modern surgery, studies will be discussed. Handouts, were incorporated. Determine how those was addicted to morphine until the end of his life. ‘Dr. Bob Smith,’ a surgeon

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changes, and the updates and clarifica- to “hot topics” facing perioperative fit into your ASC? What special chal- tions issued since that time, affect your management, including obstructive lenges do rural ASCs, gastrointestinal, ASC. Also examine common current CMS sleep apnea, perioperative testing and ophthalmology and pain management survey deficiencies and get tips and tools how anesthesia providers can improve centers face today? Contracting for you can use to to help your ASC pre- efficiency in an ASC. Active audience anesthesia services involves complex pare for a CMS survey. Whether or not participation will be encouraged. clinical and business decisions. Find out your ASC is CMS-certified, you can gain Thomas W. Cutter, MD how to consider your options carefully. important information that can help you University of Chicago Medical Center Beth Connor Guest, Esq. deepen your culture of patient safety and Waller promote efforts aimed at eliminating pre- Meena Desai, MD ventable health care harm in your ASC. All Nova Anesthesia Professionals Moving the Needle ASC administrators, nurses and medical Girish P. Joshi, MBBS MD FFARCSI on Supply Chain Excellence directors are invited to participate. University of Texas Southwestern Most ASC leaders have come to recog- nize the strategic importance of supply Jan Allison, RN CHSP Medical Center chain efficiency in achieving higher mar- Surgical Care Affiliates Arnaldo Valedon, MD gins, greater operational efficiency and Orthopaedic Associates of Central physician satisfaction. Research shows Clinical and Comfort Benefits of Maryland ASC, LLC Prewarming ASC Patients that approximately one-third of ASCs in Explore the process of prewarming patients, the US anticipate implementing a stan- 4:30pm–5:30pm with an emphasis on why prewarming is dardization program this year, one-quar- beneficial in preventing unintended peri- Breakout Sessions ter expect to re-evaluate their group operative hypothermia. Discuss the body’s Dilemmas in the Age purchasing organization (GPO) and 20% thermoregulation system; the outcomes, of Social Networking will evaluate a technology solution. economics and initiatives associated with Social media, including networks with Get practical strategies for taking your maintaining normothermia; the potential user bases larger than the populations of supply chain efficiency efforts to new adverse effects associated with unintended many countries, has become an integral levels of achievement and explore the perioperative hypothermia; the science part of modern society. As we have all continuum of efforts to maximize supply behind prewarming; industry initiatives and interacted with the social media to some chain efficiency, identifying benefits and guidelines; and prewarming considerations. degree, we have learned that online potential trouble areas along the way. Positive impacts of prewarming on patient communications and user-generated Identify the benchmarks that will help satisfaction and comfort in an ASC will be feedback is powerful. Blogs, Twitter, you monitor your GPO’s performance. described along with ASC patients’ perspec- YouTube or Facebook can virtually “go Jon M. Pruitt, MHA CMRP tives of prewarming. viral” in short order. Social sites are a big Provista Katie Anderson, RN BSN hit with all generations. It’s an amazing Surgical Site Infection: Jacksonville Surgery Center platform, but it certainly isn’t without dangers. Learn more about the impact of A Nurse’s Perspective Linda West, BS CNOR the Internet in the workplace and what Reconsider surgical site infections from Arizant Healthcare Inc., a 3M Company an employer can do when it’s abused. an ASC nurse’s point of view. Clarify the definition of a surgical site infection and Ruth P. Shumaker, RN BSN CNOR 3:15pm–4:45pm look at ways to gather data and meet re- Ruth P. Shumaker Consulting Panel Discussion porting requirements. Steps to prevent surgical site infection, including what’s Current Trends and Issues Legal and Compliance Issues in new in manufacturers’ recommenda- in Ambulatory Anesthesia Anesthesia Arrangements: Maintaining tions for cleaning multi-use equipment (90 minute session) High Quality Anesthesia in Your ASC (e.g., glucometers), will be discussed. The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia After Advisory Opinion (No. 12-06) (SAMBA) is the leading entity involved can an ASC partner with an anesthesia Alsie Fitzgerald, RN CASC in the development of guidelines, provider? What models work? What Alsie Fitzgerald Consulting research and networking in the field are the pitfalls you need to avoid when of outpatient anesthesia. Gain criti- you contract with an anesthesia group? cal insights for your own ASC from When your anesthesiologists are inves- this panel of experts that will discuss tors, what do you need to know about current issues and practical solutions ASC safe harbors and more? How do Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists 14 www.ascassociation.org/ASCA2013 Saturday, April 20

The Five Tenets of Highly Effective Saturday, April 20 crediting body, what you need to report to Employee Risk Management: Using Medicare to comply with its new quality Progressive Discipline to Avoid 7:30am–8:30am reporting program and how to tie the data Employee Litigation you compile for that program into a QAPI Continental Breakfast Find out how to manage and avoid program by performing quality improve- employee lawsuits from this experi- ment projects, implementing changes and 7:30am–8:30am enced employment attorney who will closing the loop. present a blueprint for implementing Breakout Sessions Tracy Kruse, RN CASC and following effective progressive Clarifying the Processes: Sequela Carondelet Foothills Surgery Center discipline policies. Examine ways that Monitoring, Sentinel Events and Root employers’ pre-suit personnel actions Cause Analysis Dealing Effectively with Difficult Surgeons can have long-lasting and important ef- Clarify the processes involved in deter- Doctors consistently advise you to reduce fects on any subsequent litigation; how mining how and what types of data and your stress, but what do you do when companies can best craft clear pro- events to track each day as part of your they are the cause? Disruptive physicians gressive discipline policies to enhance facility’s Quality Assurance and Perfor- can try your patience and tax your staff. predictability and success in litigation; mance Improvement–Sequela Monitoring Identify and understand common difficult and the “dos and don’ts” of personnel (QAPI-SM) program. Identify which events personality types and find creative, effec- dealings from a litigation perspective. are considered Sentinel Events and review tive strategies for handling unproductive Specific employment case studies will how to, and why you should, complete a behavior. Return to your facility feeling be presented. Root Cause Analysis. Learn how to identify less stressed and more empowered. Jason C. Ross, Esq. required and voluntary reporting require- Judy Harless, MBA Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP ments involving your state and your ac- SMI Surgery Center

6:00pm–10:00pm Social Event at the Harvard Club

Nothing says Boston more than Harvard and this is your chance to dance, eat and drink in the same halls as Presidents William Taft, Gerald Ford, George Walker Bush and General George Marshall and Eleanor Roosevelt at the Harvard Club. While the walls may not tell stories of the past 100 years, your experience at the Harvard Club will be one to share when you get home. Don’t miss the chance to experience “Old Boston” with John Hancock and Sam Adams, try your luck at stealing a dance with a Beacon Hill Gibson Girl, toss a lobster (don’t worry, it won’t mind) or spin a wheel with a mermaid! With food, dance, karaoke and games, the hallowed halls of the Harvard Club will be filled with fun, no powder wig or blue blood required!

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care. Find out more about the educational programs, tools, individuals and organizations that are available to help. Ways to support your internal experts in developing and presenting interest- ing, succinct information, education and presentations will be discussed. Claire Everson, RN CNOR CCAP Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Effective Approaches to Unexpected Clinical Events How do you manage an unexpected clinical event? Review a series of clinical scenarios and share pitfalls, puzzles and pearls of wisdom as we problem-solve our way through their management. Audience participation will be encouraged, and participants will be asked to think about how they would actually respond to these situations in their own facilities. Consider your ASC’s preparedness to respond to similar situations in new ways, and explore ways to continue the conversation with your colleagues when you return home. To encourage further reading, references to the medical literature will be provided. Judith Kuhn, RN BSN Scott Linton, MD Menomonee Falls Ambulatory Surgery Center

Weight Loss and Gastric Reduction Surgery: An Update The US has experienced a dramatic increase in obesity in the last two Directed or Self-Directed Learning, decades. Two out of three Americans That Is the Question are overweight and 5% morbidly obese. Review techniques for directed and More rapid growth in body mass index self-directed learning in an ASC. Using (BMI) has occurred in subgroups 35+ adult learning principles, it is possible to and 40+ years of age. With these trends develop and provide varied educational is an equally matched increase in co- programs that will maintain the interest morbidities. While bariatric solutions of participants and maximize retention have existed now for 15 years, it is im- of the information provided. In today’s portant to review the five- and 10-year economy, it is crucial to provide these outcomes of these surgeries as well as educational opportunities cost-effective- what’s current and forecasted as the ly. In today’s regulatory environment, it next greatest solution for overweight is even more crucial that staff have the and obese populations. tools, knowledge and critical-thinking skills they need to respond to unex- Marcus Williamson pected variances in the plan of patient Symbion, Inc.

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8:45am–9:45am EMRs: “The Good, the Bad 9:45am–10:00am and the Ugly” Morning Break Breakout Sessions The implementation of an electronic A Collaborative Approach to medical record in your ASC can be a great 10:00am–12:00pm Disaster Preparedness decision or a terrible decision depending When an emergency or disaster upon whether or not the entire Closing Session situation occurs, ASCs play a unique role organization has bought into the idea of Congressional Speaker—TBA in providing assistance and support. how it will be used. Learn the difference Learn about pertinent resources, between the electronic medical record consider why preparedness is critical (EMR) and the electronic health record Tonya Reiman, America’s Body and get the tools your ASC needs to (EHR). Understand the benefits of Language Expert participate in the mitigation phase of implementing an EMR and the potential More than 75% of our communication emergency management. Participants pitfalls to contemplate prior to utilization comes from body language, but do you will develop portions of a Hazard based on your ASC’s individual needs. know how to use it to your advantage Vulnerability Analysis for their ASC. Points to consider in selecting an EMR in your personal and private life and Kathy (KJ) Newman, MSN MBA RN vendor will be discussed as well as tips how to determine what others are CPHQ CASC for contract negotiations. saying by the body language they use? Tonya Reiman is a Fox News Channel Indiana University Health Ambulatory Cristina Bentin, CCS-P CPC-H CMA contributor, a WPIX Channel 11 Surgery Centers Coding Compliance Management, LLC reporter and one of Dr. Drew’s Official CMS Audits: Top Seven Medical Leveraging the Relationship with LifeChangers. She has also authored Documentation Risk Areas in the ASC Your Vendor three books: The Power of Body and How to Reduce Revenue and Medical supply expense is typically one Language, The YES Factor and The Body Compliance Risk of the two largest expenses in an ASC. Language of Dating. Learn what your Get both a clinical documentation and Find ways to reduce those expenses in body language is telling others and reimbursement perspective on CMS’ this interactive session. Useful ideas, take home ideas that will help you gain post-payment audit processes, the cur- tools and the working knowledge you the advantage in negotiations, deliver rent status of pre-payment audit plans need to negotiate better pricing from a diagnosis or read what an applicant is and other CMS audit initiatives. Review vendors for all of your medical supply really saying in a job interview. We all the top seven procedures at risk for tar- purchasing will be provided. Every ven- use body language but using it to our geting and how proper documentation dor can give you better pricing, but you advantage is when it becomes a skill. and coding compliance programs can have to know how to ask for it. reduce the potential for lost revenue and compliance concerns. Compare Arthur E. Casey, CASC Closing Remarks documentation samples and Local Cov- Outpatient Healthcare Strategies erage Determinations policies and learn The Company Model: Analysis of the how the implementation of internal OIG Opinion 12:00pm coding policies, periodic external audits, Review the June 1, 2012, US Conference Adjourns clinical chart audits and continuing edu- Department of Health and Human cation can help ensure compliance and Services Office of Inspector General improve your ASC’s bottom line. Strate- Advisory Opinion 12-06 regarding both 1:00pm–5:00pm gies for collaborating with physicians to the “company model” arrangement and Optional Tours improve the quality of clinical documen- a second proposed model for anesthesia tation will be explored. services. Learn how to manage the legal • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Rebecca Overton, CPC issues on the federal and state levels and Museum Surgical Management Professionals that the company model presents, • Academic World of Cambridge— options for restructuring, the risks Mary Sturm, RN MBA Massachusetts Institute of Technology associated with such restructuring and Surgical Management Professionals (MIT) and Harvard University Tour additional developments relating to company model arrangements. Judith Jurin Semo, JD 1:30pm–5:00pm Judith Jurin Semo PLLC CASC Exam

Questions? Contact ASCA at 703.836.5904 17 EXHIBIT HALL

ASCA 2013’s Exhibit Hall—the largest Exhibit Hall Hours Exhibit Hall Events and most diverse in the industry— Wednesday, April 17 Welcome Networking features more than 200 dynamic 5:30pm–7:00pm Reception Reception Wednesday, Thursday, April 18 companies and unparalleled Thursday, April 18 April 17 5:30pm–6:30pm opportunities to find exactly the 7:00am–2:00pm & 5:30pm-6:30pm 5:30pm–7:00pm Exhibit Hall products and services your ASC needs Friday, April 19 Exhibit Hall Door Prizes in 2013 and beyond. New this year, the 9:00am–11:00am Breakfast Thursday, April 18 Thursday, April 18 6:15pm Exhibit Hall Passport lets you explore 7:00am–8:00am the exhibit hall and qualify to win one of More than 9 hours Exhibit Hall Break Exhibit Hall Break Friday, April 19 the $500 cash prizes! With the Exhibit of dedicated Thursday, April 18 10:00am–11:00am Hall labeled with the neighborhoods 10:00am–11:00am Exhibit Hall of Boston, you can tour the hall and viewing time, more Exhibit Hall Door Prizes have your passport “stamped” at each than any other Luncheon Friday, April 19 Thursday, April 18 10:45am exhibit space you visit. Once you visit industry event! 12:00pm–2:00pm a set number of exhibit spaces per neighborhood, you will be qualified to win. Winners will be announced during Friday’s Celebration Luncheon!

18 www.ascassociation.org/ASCA2013 This list is current as of November 30, 2012. For the most current Exhibitor List, ASCA 2013 Exhibitors please visit www.ascassociation.org/asca2013ExhibitorList1/.

3M Infection Prevention Compression Solutions National Board of Surgical Technology & ABEO CuraScript SD Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Dutch Ophthalmic USA North American Partners in Anesthesia Health Care (AAAHC) ePAY Healthcare Nueterra Airgas Puritan Medical Experior Healthcare Systems Owens & Minor Alps South GE Healthcare Physio-Control Ambulatory Surgical Centers HealthCare Appraisers Prescott’s Inc of America (ASCOA) Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Pinnacle III American Association for Accreditation of Program (HFAP) Provista Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) Heartland Medical Sales Regent Surgical Health American Medical Resource Institute Hologic Re-Owned.com Amerinet ICU Medical Inc Sklar Instruments Ascension Group Architects Implantable Provider Group SourceMedical ASCpro IntelliSound Surgical Care Affiliates Aspen Surgical Inventory Optimization Solutions Surgical Management Professionals (SMP) Association of periOperative Registered Issio Solutions Surgical Meds Nurses (AORN) Key Surgical Inc Surgical Notes Avella Specialty Pharmacy Masimo Suture Express BBL Medical Facilities mdStrategies Transmotion Medical Bemis Health Care Medline Industries United States Postal Service Bluestone Diagnostics MEDtegrity Healthcare Linen & United Surgical Partners International (UPSI) Bodhi Tree Anesthesia Uniform Services Vendor Credentialing Service Cardinal Health MedTek.Net Versus Technology Cerner Corporation Metropolitan Medical Services VMG Health Coding Network Mnet Financial Xodus Medical Inc Competency and Credentialing Institute MSI Precision Instruments Zoll Medical Corporation

CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION AEUs: This program is approved for up to 17 units of AEU credit by BASC Provider #3272.

CEUs: This program is approved for up to 21:30 contact hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #6949.

CMEs: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cine-Med and the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Cine-Med is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Cine-Med designates this live activity for a maximum of up to 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity is designed to address the following ABMS/IOM competencies: Patient Care and Medical Knowledge.

Target audience: this activity is designed for physicians, nurses and other health care providers who own, manage or work in an ASC—or want to connect with those who do.

Learning Objectives: • Describe emerging trends and best practices in managing the clinical aspects of an ambulatory surgery center. • Describe best practices in managing the financial and operational aspects of an ambulatory surgery center. • Identify regulatory and legislative challenges that are affecting the ambulatory surgery center industry.

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This year’s meeting takes place at the New this year: ASCA has partnered with ConferenceDirect to provide a housing bu- John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial reau for all hotel reservations. Discounted attendee rates are available only by reserv- ing your room through ConferenceDirect. Please do not contact the hotel directly. Convention Center, located at 900 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. ASCA Make your reservations early so you can get the hotel of your choice. The Sheraton, 2013 attendees can take advantage of Marriott and Westin hotels are connected to the Hynes Convention Center via the Prudential Center/Copley Place mall complex; the Hilton is located across the street. discounted hotel rates at 4 nearby hotels: (See the map below.) The Sheraton Boston Hotel, The Boston Marriott Copley Place, the Westin Copley Ideally located in the heart of Boston’s picturesque and historic Back Bay neighborhood, the hotels and convention center are only 4 miles from Logan International Air- Place, and the Hilton Boston Back Bay. port and close to trendy Newbury Street and Copley Square where fabulous shopping and dining opportunities abound. Also nearby are historic Fenway Park, the Boston Common, the Museum of Fine Arts and Symphony Hall.

You can book your room online at ascassociation.org/ASCA2013/HotelTravel, or by calling

855.623.2116, Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:30pm ET. If you have any questionsCopley or concerns T Square regarding your housing accommodations, please email [email protected].

Westin Copley Place Boston

Hynes T Convention Center Hynes Convention Copley Place Center Amtrak The Shops at Shopping Back Prudential Center Boston T Bay Marriott Galleries Copley Place Sheraton Hilton Boston Boston Hotel Prudential Back Bay T Center

Sheraton Boston Hotel Hilton Boston Back Bay Boston Marriott Copley Place Westin Copley Place Walking Distance to Walking Distance to Walking Distance to Walking Distance to Convention Center: 5 minutes Convention Center: 6 minutes Convention Center: 7 minutes Convention Center: 8 minutes 39 Dalton Street 40 Dalton Street 110 Huntington Avenue 10 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199 Boston, MA 02115 Boston, MA 02116 Boston, MA 02116 Rate: $229 Rate: $229 Rate: $219 Rate: $259

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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

On arrival at the museum, visitors are invited to view a 17-minute film introducing John F. Kennedy, “the candidate,” and to browse the self-guided exhibits of John F. Kennedy, “the President.” Here, in the museum’s three theaters, period settings and 25 dramatic multimedia exhibits, you enter the recreated world of the Kennedy Presidency for a first-hand experience of John F. Kennedy’s life, legacy and leadership. See events of the 1960s through President Kennedy’s eyes and hear a narration in his voice; experience his optimism and wit and be inspired by the hope and idealism that captivated America.

With its collection of personal mementos and gifts that John F. Kennedy received during his presidency, as well as historical artifacts, informative displays and unique films, you will find yourself reliving the time during the Kennedy Presidential Campaign, the Kennedy & Nixon debates, the Kennedy Presidency and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Fee: $70

Academic World of Cambridge—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University Tour

Begin your tour at the truly unique MIT Museum, where visitors are engaged, entertained and educated. The museum’s galleries present more than 150 years of education and research in an exciting array of ongoing and changing exhibitions on science and technology, architecture and design, and oceanography and ship design. You’ll find high-tech art, intriguing scientific instruments, historic photographs, amazing holograms—even ingenious kinetic sculptures. Your trip back to school continues on a student-guided tour of this prestigious institute of higher learning. Known for its innovation in campus architecture, MIT’s campus vision is to create infrastructure that fosters the cross-fertilization of ideas, with architecture that reinforces the vital, forward-thinking spirit of the community it serves. Your guide will walk the elite campus with you, providing commentary on such modern masters as Alvar Aalto (Baker House), Eero Saarinen (MIT Chapel, Kresge Auditorium), I.M. Pei (Wiesner Building, Green Building, Dreyfus Building, Landau Building), Steven Holl (Simmons Hall), and Frank Gehry (The Ray & Maria Stata Center). Continue down Massachusetts Avenue to prestigious Harvard University. Come stroll the campus as your guide points out the historic architecture of the oldest university in the country. Visit hallowed Harvard Yard and the statue of college founder John Harvard . . . or is it? You will have some free time to explore Harvard Square and take in the sights before returning to your hotel.

Fee: $70

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Early Registration Discount:R egister by March 2 and save $100 on your registration fee!

Multi-Attendee Member Discount:ASCA’s Facility Members who send more than one employee can enjoy additional savings. Pay full price for the first registrant, $100 less for the 2nd and $200 less for the 3rd or more. This discount applies only to ASCA Facility Members, and to be eligible for the discount, all registrants must be employed by the same ASC. All registrations must be received at the same time, received from the same address and covered under one payment. When registering online, use the “Register Group” option.

Guest Policy: The guest registration is reserved for spouses/guests of the registrant who are not involved in the ASC industry in any way. Guests cannot attend educational sessions and are ineligible for continuing education credits. The guest fee provides full access to the Exhibit Hall, including Wednesday and Thursday night receptions, continental breakfasts and lunch on Thursday. Please note: guest registration does not include tickets to Friday’s Celebration Luncheon and Social Event. These tickets need to be purchased separately.

Syllabus In our continuing efforts to be environmentally friendly, we are providing all conference attendees with a digital copy of the syllabus. If you would like to have a wire-bound hard copy of the syllabus, you may purchase one for $35. Please remember that you will have the opportunity to view, download and print the handouts before and after the meeting since they will be made available in the Resource Library in the ASCA 2013 Community on ASCA’s web site. ASCA 2013 COMMUNITY Your conference registration automatically subscribes you to the ASCA 2013 online Community on ASCA Connect. This is a great place to begin discussions that can be continued in Boston, ask speakers about their presentations and even find a friend to share a ride! To visit the community, just go to ascaconnect.org and log in. Use your email address and password. (Note: If this is your first time logging in, your initial password is your last name, case sensitive. If you receive an error message or need assistance with this, please email [email protected].) SESSION RECORDINGS Enjoy year-round digital access to ASCA 2013’s educational sessions when you add session recordings to your registration. SMFG Foundation Grants Available A limited amount of funding is available through the SMFG Foundation for employees of freestanding ASCs who wish to attend ASCA 2013. The funding is intended to supplement assistance already approved by an employee’s organization. For example, SMFG would consider approval of partial registration fees if transportation and/or lodging are already available to the employee. For further information, contact the SMFG Foundation at 1040 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85006 or call Marylee Doud at 602.258.1521.

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