Publications
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For a complete list of ASC Association publications, please download our Publications Order Form: PDF | MS Word.
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MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICY ANALYSIS OF CMS'S NEW ASC PAYMENT SYSTEM
HIPAA Resources
2007 ASC Financial Benchmarking Survey
Protecting Your ASC: A Legal Handbook
Benchmarking for Dummies
1999 FASA Recovery Care Survey
2007 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey
ASC Association Focus
Outcomes Monitoring Project
Finance & Accounting for ASCs, 2nd Edition
MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICY ANALYSIS OF CMS'S NEW ASC PAYMENT SYSTEM — NOW AVAILABLE
Want to know how your ASC will be impacted by the changes in ASC payment rates effective January 1, 2008? This comparison demonstrates how proposed 2008 ASC rates compare to current rates, and how those proposed rates compare to those in hospital outpatient departments. The analysis includes an analysis by specialty, by volume and differences in rates at the CPT code level. Order yours today!
HIPAA Resources
Need help complying with HIPAA? The ASC Association has resources to help you!
- HIPAA Workbook for ASCs — This workbook is an interactive tool containing sample forms, policies and guidance designed specifically to assist ASCs in complying with the HIPAA privacy rule. Includes diskette with model forms and policies.
- HIPAA Security Workbook for ASCs — This workbook provides everything you need to make your ASC compliant with the HIPAA security rule, including assessment tools, model forms and policies on a CD.
- HIPAA Privacy Notice — Translations — The Spanish and French translated versions of the privacy notice in our HIPAA Workbook for ASCs allows facilities to provide their Spanish and French speaking patients with a privacy notice prior to their procedure.
2007 ASC Financial Benchmarking Survey
If you want to know …
- How your spending on medical supplies compares to other ASCs,
- How the number of staff members your ASC has per patient cases compares to other ASCs,
Or
- If your ASC spends more on utilities than other ASCs?
The 2007 ASC Financial Benchmarking Survey will answer these questions and many more! Responses from ambulatory surgery centers nationwide on financial data such as medical supply expenditures, utility costs, accounts receivable outstanding and claims denial rates are reported. For more information regarding the ASC Financial Benchmarking Survey, please visit our financial benchmarking section. Find out how your ASC measures up, Order Your Copy Now!
Benchmarking for Dummies
A beginner's guide to using benchmarking to evaluate your ASC's performance in a variety of areas. Makes a great companion to the 2006 ASC Financial Benchmarking Survey.
1999 FASA Recovery Care Survey
Survey of the status of recovery care centers in the United States.
2007 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey
Our annual ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey contains national and regional data on the salaries and benefits ASCs pay for the 17 most common staff positions in ASCs. State-specific data reports are now available for select states. For more information regarding the ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey, please click here.
ASC Association Focus
Bi-monthly newsletter on ASC Association activities and information on ambulatory surgery issues. (One year subscription; one copy provided free to each ASC Association member.) Order here.
Outcomes Monitoring Project
With this tool, you will be able to benchmark your ASC's outcomes to members across the country. The quarterly reports are available free of charge to all participating ASC Association members and allow ASCs to compare their facility's specific data on 22 key indicators with national performance on these indicators. For more information, please contact the ASC Association at 703.836.8808 or ASC@ascassociation.org.
Finance & Accounting for ASCs, 2nd Edition
Using real world ASC examples, this book covers everything a manager needs to know to maintain financial health of their ASC. Covering everything from basic accounting principles and financial statements to ongoing financial analysis, working with financial ratios, benchmarking, preparing strategic plans and budgeting this book has a lot packed into it. Excellent tool for CASC preparation. Order here.
