HHS is reviewing a number of regulatory requirements that impact surgery centers, including a regulation that requires ASCs to provide certain notices to patients prior to the date of surgery, according to an ASCA release.
ASCA has previously met with CMS staff to discuss why the current rule should be overturned, and the association is "pleased to see that HHS now estimates that doing so will save patients and providers [$50 million] annually," according to the report.
HHS is also considering reforming ASC rules related to the list of operating room emergency equipment that must be available and a duplicative infection control program requirement. The ASCA will stay in contact with HHS and CMS on these proposals going forward.
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ASCA has previously met with CMS staff to discuss why the current rule should be overturned, and the association is "pleased to see that HHS now estimates that doing so will save patients and providers [$50 million] annually," according to the report.
HHS is also considering reforming ASC rules related to the list of operating room emergency equipment that must be available and a duplicative infection control program requirement. The ASCA will stay in contact with HHS and CMS on these proposals going forward.
Read more about the ASC Association.
Related Articles on Surgery Center Legislation:
30 Predictions on the Future of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act Introduced in Senate
HHS to Reconsider Same-Day Surgery Regulations