CMS Releases ASC Quality Data

The CMS has released comprehensive ASC quality data reports from its Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Reporting Program, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. The data, collected in 2013 and 2014, is available at http://1.usa.gov/27wF6ew. Data are available for ASC-1 through ASC-10.

The tables available online contain results by facility, state, and nation. Results for measures reported using G-codes are provided per 1,000 cases. For measures ASC-1 through ASC-4, lower numbers are better. For ASC-5, higher numbers are better.