Additionally, they removed 16 other procedures recommended by the Hospital Outpatient Payment Panel. A version of this article was first published February 8, 2021, by HCPro's Revenue Cycle Advisor, a ...

Here is a sample additions to approved procedures list policy, used for the clinical policies and procedures manual at Western Reserve Surgery Center in Kent, Ohio, you can adapt for use in your ASC.

Across five orthopedic procedures—including two that were added to the Covered Procedures List for 2026— ASCs consistently post lower total costs than hospital outpatient departments — in some cases ...

WEBVTT -STUDIO- THE NEW REQUIREMENT IS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. ITS AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PATIENTS TO BECOME BETTER DECISION MAKERS IN THEIR OWN CARE. -VO- BUT FOR YOUR AVERAGE CONSUME THE ...

Standard operating procedures describe how your company conducts business. Government regulations typically state basic requirements and allow individual businesses to define how work gets done by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS finalized the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System final ...

Among other policies addressed in the rulemaking, CMS finalized its proposals to eliminate the Inpatient Only (IPO) list over a three-year transitional period, phase out the list completely by CY 2024 ...

Coming soon to an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) near you: PCI reimbursed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). According to a rule finalized late last week, CMS will pay for ...