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The federal government can meet its budget neutrality requirements for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) payment system and still pay ASCs 73% of the rate paid to hospital outpatient departments (HOPD), according to the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA).
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Thirty years ago, Same-Day Surgery was launched. Such a long time ago. I was only . . . well, younger then. But lots of other things were happening in January 1977.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted Medicare payment information for physicians and hospital outpatient departments on the web.
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For the first time in several years, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations has revised the look-alike/sound-alike drug list.
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As ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) face the stark reality that their upcoming payment system will provide less money for many specialties, managers are looking at their expenses to determine where they can cut costs. The Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg (SC) has taken steps that have resulted in a 10% reduction in total supply costs.
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The year 1976 was a leap year that saw Rocky win the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for best picture, the first flight of the Concorde, the formation of Apple Computer Co., and the first issue of Same-Day Surgery.
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Ask a science fiction fan about the operating room of the future and you might hear about surgeons transporting from OR to OR, images and lab reports that magically appear, or lights and equipment that operate according to the surgeon's thoughts.
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Under newly published Medicare requirements, hospitals now may complete a history & physical (H&P) within 30 days of outpatient surgery, and it must be added to the record within 24 hours of admission.
