tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 35

AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS: CMS Doubles ASC Standards -- And Your Headaches

Make your voice heard, but also start preparing to complyHeads up: If your doctor's Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) doesn't have a policy for dealing with patient grievances, you could face survey nightmares.That's just one of the many requirements that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to issue, according to a new CMS proposed rule on ASC Conditions for Coverage (CfC). The other proposed requirements include:• A comprehensive quality improvement program, which would allow ASCs to take steps to improve their care. The ASC's governing body would have to be in charge of this program. &bull...

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