Get a brief look into the updates on reporting for ASCs, as delivered by Gina Throneberry of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
Thank you to all of those that joined our Virtual Town Hall on December 8! For those of you who were not able to attend, Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR, Director of Education and Clinical Affairs at Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), joined us and was able to provide a wealth of information on regulatory and quality measure reporting for ASCs.
Below you will find an overview of the updates and helpful links from the presentation:
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State Operations Manual– This has been updated and includes the interpretative guidelines to H&P, transfer agreement, and modifications for the anesthesia risk and evaluation.
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ASC Infection Control Survey Worksheet– A few modifications have been made at the back of this document. Throneberry recommends you download/save this to use as you monitor your facility. CMS will use this document when they come in for a survey.
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QualityNet – There are two components: non-secure (where you can sign up for the free notifications of modifications to the specifications manual, final rule, etc.) and secure (where you enter data).
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Specifications Manual – Medicare releases this a few times per year. It is important to always ensure you are using the right version by checking the footer of the manual.
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ASC Quality Reporting – What is being reported on for next year did not change from this year. There are eight total measures that will be reported on: three web-based (ASC 9, ASC-13, and ASC-14), four claims-based (ASC-12, ASC-17, ASC-18, and ASC-19), and one through the National Healthcare Safety Network (ASC-20).
The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society’s Virtual Town Halls are held every other Thursday/Wednesday, so be sure to join us in the future. And if you have any great ideas for topics to cover during these meetings, please send those to [email protected]!
