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AHA criticizes CMS' ASC list of approved procedures
Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, September 4, 2007
The American Hospital Association (AHA) published a Regulatory Update August 23, which criticized CMS' standards for determining which services ASCs can safely perform, saying that the standards are inadequate.
This issue of the Regulatory Update also stated that the AHA believes that the expansion of the number and types of services performed in an ASC could jeopardize patient safety and quality of care.
To view the AHA's Regulatory Update, click here.
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