ASC Association News
Medicare’s New Infection Control Requirements
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Medicare’s recently revised Conditions for Coverage — the requirements ASCs need to meet to be Medicare certified — become effective May 18, 2009. Are you and your ASC prepared?
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ASC Growth Study – Sample Letters
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Dear State ASC Association Leaders,
We need your help. As you know, KNG Health Consulting recently released a study entitled An Analysis of Recent Growth of Ambulatory Surgical Centers. This study demonstrates the importance of ASCs in constraining the cost of health care. In particular, it shows that the savings that ASCs…
National ASC Open House Day 2009 is Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009National ASC Open House Day gives ASCs an opportunity to open their doors to the local community and promote their ASC. On their web page you will find a “Here When You Need Us” Tool Kit that provides all the tools you need to plan and publicize your event.
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ASC Legislation Introduced
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009US Representatives Kendrick Meek (D-FL) and Wally Herger (R-CA) introduced legislation to expand the access that Medicare beneficiaries have to services performed in ASCs. If adopted, the Ambulatory Surgical Center Access Act of 2009 (H.R. 2049) would resolve the increasing discrepancy between hospital outpatient department (HOPD) and ASC payment rates
require comparable quality reporting standards…
HHS Announces Infection Control Surveys for ASCs
Monday, April 6th, 2009Testifying before Congress today about preventing infections acquired in health care settings, an official from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to launch a new survey tool for ASCs.
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Navigating around ASCs’ legal hurdles
Monday, January 26th, 2009When it comes to regulatory issues involving ambulatory surgery centers, the state of affairs often depends on the state where the facilities are located.
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Possible Fees for Revisit Surveys
Sunday, July 1st, 2007ASCs and other health care facilities could soon be facing additional fees for revisit surveys performed when the facilities are “cited for deficiencies during initial certification, recertification, or substantiated complaints surveys” by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Under legislation moving through the Senate, CMS would have the authority to charge fees for…
Ambulatory Surgical Centers Need to Submit Identifiers to Medicaid
Sunday, July 1st, 2007The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is developing a new payment system
named ProviderOne. Reporting your National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers is an
important first step to get ready for the new system. If your facility does not complete the
reporting process by August 17, 2007, DSHS will consolidate all past and present…
HHS Withdraws Proposed Rule on Medicare Excessive Charges
Monday, June 25th, 2007In a welcome development, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is withdrawing a proposed rule from 2003 dealing with the submission of excessive charges to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This marks the third time the OIG has unsuccessfully tried to give meaning to…