Proposed CfCs, public reporting top list of ASC concerns
Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider, September 1, 2008
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As ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) prepare to implement new Conditions for Coverage (CfC) and report on new quality measures, several concerns are weighing on ASC administrators’ minds, including quality improvement, data collection, and policy changes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new CfCs in 2007 and is expected to release the finalized version this fall.
Waiting for the finalized version to be released can be unnerving, especially when implementation dates of the new conditions are unknown.
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