Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are moving forward with quality reporting, adding a series of new measures this year while continuing to build a national database of performance levels on earlier measures. Now that they have experience with reporting safe surgery checklist use (ASC 6) and volume of selected procedures (ASC 7) online, they will add ASC 8, vaccination of healthcare personnel against influenza, in August.
On Dec. 29, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
Pinpoint accuracy in surgical technique has advanced beyond what many…
Growth is the goal in any ASC—growth in volume, growth…
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