News
- August 27, 2010
- ASCAC Provides Recommendations to CMS on ASC Payment and Quality Issues
Today, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee (ASCAC) delivered a letter to Donald Berwick, MD, Administrator of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) with comments on payment and quality issues related to ASCs in response to the agency’s proposed CY 2011 rule for ASC payments.
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- August 23, 2010
- How ASCs are Changing the Landscape of Pain Management: A Discussion with Pain Specialist, Michael Stanton, D.O., F.A.O.C.A.
Affecting more than a quarter of all Americans, pain can be chronic or persistent lasting months and even years, or it can be acute, finite pain often related to an injury or illness. If left untreated, pain can be incapacitating, interfering with a person’s daily life.
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- August 18, 2010
- ASCAC Addresses Study Findings on ASCs and Physician Ownership
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee (ASCAC) raised concerns today about findings from a study published in the August issue of the Archives of Surgery, which was underwritten by the Idaho Hospital Association.
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- August 5, 2010
- 21 U.S. Senators Ask CMS to Fix ASC Update
Today, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) were joined by a bipartisan group of 19 Senators urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to fix the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) update.
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- August 3, 2010
- The ASC Industry Announces Support for a Value-based Purchasing Program that Recognizes Quality Care, Promotes Efficiency and Increases Transparency in Health Care Delivery
Today, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee (ASCAC) and the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) submitted comments regarding a value based purchasing (VBP) program for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
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- July 28, 2010
- ASCAC Affirms Findings from the Society of Actuaries: Patients Need Price and Quality Information to Help Control Spending
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) recently released findings from two surveys which found that increased transparency across the healthcare system is key to reducing health care costs.
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- July 9, 2010
- The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee Expresses Concern Over 2011 Proposed Payment Rule Released by CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the annual 2011 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) on Friday, July 2.
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- June 25, 2010
- Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee Recognizes Men’s Health Month
The ASC Advocacy Committee is proud to join health care providers, policymakers and health advocates in observing Men’s Health Month.
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- June 8, 2010
- The Ambulatory Surgery Center Industry Responds to Study in the Journal of the American Medical Association
As leading organizations representing the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) industry, we wish to address concerns raised in this month’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) highlighting data from a 2008 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pilot study.
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- June 4, 2010
- Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration Releases ASC Tools
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration (ASC QC), a cooperative effort of organizations and companies interested in ensuring that ambulatory surgical center (ASC) quality data is appropriately developed and reported, launched a new campaign for “Advancing ASC Quality” today to support the industry’s focus on high quality care.
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