REGULATORY REVIEW
Attend ASCA 2020 Regulatory Sessions Get up-to-the-minute compliance advice from experts BY ALEX TAIRA
Year-to-year changes in Medicare policy, accredi- tation and quality report- ing can be difficult to keep up with, but failure
to stay on top of these updates can mean painful financial penalties. With that in mind, consider attending the following sessions at the ASCA 2020 Conference & Expo, May 13–16, in Orlando, Florida.
Pre-Conference Accreditation Workshops (additional fee required) When: Wednesday, May 13, from 8:00 am–12:00 pm
These morning workshops—one offered by the Accreditation Asso- ciation for Ambulatory Health Care and one by The Joint Commis- sion—occur before the official open- ing of ASCA 2020 and offer invalu- able opportunities to get real-world advice directly from surveyors on how to achieve and maintain accred- itation. These sessions give you a chance to interact directly with rep- resentatives from your accrediting organization and get the answers you need to ensure that your next survey goes smoothly.
CMS Quality Reporting for ASCs When: Thursday, May 14, from 11:15 am–12:15 pm
ASC quality reporting is an essential task for any center performing signif- icant volume on Medicare patients. ASCs that fail to report correctly could receive up to a 2 percent reduction in their Medicare payments. The wide- ranging changes the Centers for Medi- care & Medicaid Services (CMS) made
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to its ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program in the past three years have given rise to some confusion regard- ing the current requirements. For exam- ple, in its CY 2018 Final ASC Payment Rule, CMS removed three measures— ASC-5, ASC-6, and ASC-7—and added two claims-based measures for the CY 2022 payment year and beyond—ASC- 17 and ASC-18. In its CY 2019 Final Rule, after proposing the removal of eight measures, CMS removed only
TRACK THE LATEST REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE NEWS FOR ASCs
Visit ASCA’s website every week to stay up to date on the latest government affairs news affecting the ASC industry. Every week, ASCA’s Government Affairs Update newsletter is posted online for ASCA members to read. The weekly newsletter tracks and analyzes the latest legislative and regulatory developments concerning ASCs.
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ASC-8, effective 2020, and ASC-10, effective 2021, and suspended data col- lection for ASC-1, ASC-2, ASC-3 and ASC-4. These measures remain sus- pended. Meanwhile, the CY 2020 Final Rule added ASC-19, a new hospital vis- its after surgery measure. Moreover, the Consumer Assessment of Health- care Providers and Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey (OAS CAHPS) remains in limbo, while CMS tests new survey methods. In this ses- sion, ASCA Director of Education and Clinical Affairs Gina Throneberry will explain what ASCs need to report now and what ASCs should be preparing to report in the future. She also will offer compliance tips and techniques for avoiding common errors along the way.
Federal Regulations for ASCs 101 When: Friday, May 15, from 8:00– 9:30 am
Quality reporting is just one com- ponent of the extensive set of fed- eral regulations that impact ASCs. Some ASCs are still learning how to take full advantage of several major wins the ASC community experi- enced in recent years in regulations
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