There's a good chance you're either using checklists to record and strike through one-off tasks or you're not using them at all. Either way, you're missing out on an enormous boost in productivity and ...

Here is a sample additions to approved procedures list policy, used for the clinical policies and procedures manual at Western Reserve Surgery Center in Kent, Ohio, you can adapt for use in your ASC.

CMS is moving a major share of complex procedures out of the inpatient-only bucket and into outpatient settings, a shift ASC leaders say could accelerate industry growth, especially in spine, ...

Additionally, they removed 16 other procedures recommended by the Hospital Outpatient Payment Panel. A version of this article was first published February 8, 2021, by HCPro's Revenue Cycle Advisor, a ...

Just because a procedure is routine doesn't mean we carry around a list in our heads of every single step. For routine but infrequent tasks making a procedure list ensures a job is done efficiently ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio CMS finalized the Outpatient Prospective ...

Historically, CMS has identified services that are typically only provided in an inpatient setting and will not pay for these services through the OPPS. The IPO list was created to identify services ...

Among other policies addressed in the rulemaking, CMS finalized its proposals to eliminate the Inpatient Only (IPO) list over a three-year transitional period, phase out the list completely by CY 2024 ...

Ambulatory surgical centers are gaining traction in the outpatient market. ASCs continue to perform more than half of all U.S. outpatient surgical procedures, and they can expect to see greater ...