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March 28, 2006 (Volume 3, Issue 12)

AAASC files antitrust protection brief with Supreme Court
The American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAASC), along with the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS), has filed a brief petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to hear and overturn a decision in a Pennsylvania case that seemingly allows hospitals to take antitrust measures against ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) with the ASCs lacking normal antitrust protections, according to a press release from the AAASC.

Free special report on HIPAA final enforcement rule
The HIPAA final enforcement rule took effect March 16. Organizations looking for help in interpreting the new rule now have a free resource available to them.

Celebrate Doctors Day March 30
This year's annual Doctors Day, observed on March 30, will promote emergency preparedness, according to a press release by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Other recently-published articles from Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update:

Editor’s note: Complete your 2008 ASCRI administrator salary survey by May 14

Tip: Avoid ’canned’ op reports

Topic: Improve ophthalmology coding at your ASC (part one of two)

ASCs in the news: Texas ASC top denial, reject reasons for first quarter 2008 announced

Editor’s note: Don’t miss the 2008 ASCRI administrator salary survey (*updated*)

ASCs in the news: Study indicates reimbursement concerns affect EHR adoption for ASCs

Topic: Watch out for multiple kyphoplasty codes

Tip: Understand PEG tubes

Editor’s note: Don’t miss the 2008 ASCRI administrator salary survey

ASCs in the news: ASC Association responds to proposed Medicare ASC payment cuts

Topic: Carefully code facial fractures

Tip: Understand the surgical treatment of a dislocating patella

Editor’s note: Don’t miss the 2008 ASCRI administrator salary survey

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