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The Labor Day Sale is still in full swing! For the rest of this week, save 50% on the ASCA 2020 On Demand Conference & Expo and the Virtual CASC Review. Both programs are available on demand through October 31. Don’t miss out—register by this Friday, September 11, to take advantage of this Labor Day Sale! |
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Visit the ASC Focus website to read the latest edition of ASC Focus magazine. Highlights of the September issue cover how to operate your ASC during a pandemic, including how to properly collaborate with your partners during COVID-19, how to disinfect, handle and store endoscopes, managing drug supplies and more. |
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Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” proposed rule to provide more timely national Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices that have US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) market authorization. Under the proposed rule, new MCIT coverage would begin on the same day as FDA market authorization for breakthrough devices and would last for four years.
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Washington Post (09/05/20) Joel Achenbach; Rachel Weiner
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Infectious-disease experts are warning of a potential cold-weather surge of coronavirus cases — a long-feared “second wave” of infections and deaths, possibly at a catastrophic scale. It could begin well before Election Day, Nov. 3, although researchers assume the crest would come weeks later, closer to when fall gives way to winter.
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Washington Post (09/05/20) Joel Achenbach; Rachel Weiner
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Health Leaders Media (09/02/20) Jack O'Brien
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Overall physician compensation increased 3.8 percent according to an AMGA Consulting survey released Wednesday. While physician compensation rose, work relative value unit production "remained stagnant" with an increase of 0.56 percent last year.
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Health Leaders Media (09/02/20) Jack O'Brien
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AMA News Release (09/01/20)
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The first major overhaul in more than 25 years to the codes and guidelines for office and other outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services was included in today’s release of the 2021 Current Procedural Terminology code set published by the American Medical Association. These foundational modifications were designed to make E/M office visit coding and documentation simpler and more flexible, freeing physicians and care teams from clinically irrelevant administrative burdens that led to time-wasting note bloat and box checking.
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AMA News Release (09/01/20)
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CMS Press Release (09/03/20)
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Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched Care Compare, a streamlined redesign of eight existing CMS healthcare compare tools available on Medicare.gov. Care Compare provides a single user-friendly interface that patients and caregivers can use to make informed decisions about healthcare based on cost, quality of care, volume of services, and other data.
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CMS Press Release (09/03/20)
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AAAHC News Release (09/01/20)
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With its mission to improve health care quality through accreditation, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has published version 41 of the Accreditation Handbook for Medicare Deemed Status. Released today, the revised edition provides the most current information and guidance for organizations seeking AAAHC Medicare Deemed Status (MDS) accreditation and promotes best practice for the safety and care of patients and staff within the ambulatory setting.
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AAAHC News Release (09/01/20)
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ThinkAnthem (08/28/20)
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Over the next decade, the U.S. healthcare system has an opportunity to realize savings of approximately $12 billion if just one in five upper gastrointestinal and colonoscopy procedures move from hospital outpatient departments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). ASCs have consistently demonstrated the ability to provide the same high quality outcomes as hospital-based settings and can offer patients more convenience by adding more locations to receive care and better scheduling options.
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ThinkAnthem (08/28/20)
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About ASCAMission: The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) is the national membership association that represents ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and provides advocacy and resources to assist ASCs in delivering high-quality, cost-effective ambulatory surgery to all the patients they serve. About Us: At ASCA, we are eager to help you become better acquainted with our nation's ASCs and the people who own and operate them. We are also eager to help you develop policies on ASC-related issues. If you have questions, please contact us. We'll put you in touch with the experts and, if you like, arrange for you to visit an ASC in your area. Contact Us: Advertising inquiries should be addressed to Chris Schriever or Alex Yewdell at 202.337.1897 or at advertising@ascassociation.org. Follow ASCA on
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