States that have not adopted Medicaid expansion under the ACA significantly outperformed expansion states in a new 50-state Medicaid governance ranking from the Heartland Institute. The report scores states on 16 measures spanning program design, fiscal sustainability, program integrity and…
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Hartford HealthCare and American Ambulance received Connecticut’s first Mobile Integrated Health program designation. The program delivers medical services outside traditional healthcare settings, most often in patients’ homes, according to a Sept. 8 news release. Specially trained mobile clinicians, including paramedics,…
The Leapfrog Group has submitted comments to CMS on the proposed 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, urging the agency to significantly expand quality and safety measures for ambulatory surgery centers, according to an Aug. 21 news release. The patient…
Distalmotion, a medtech company, received FDA 510(k) clearance for ventral hernia repair with its Dexter Robotic Surgery System, expanding the number of procedures for which the system can be used in ASCs. The clearance allows Dexter to be used in…
Leapfrog Group’s new ASC Public Reporting Program ran into an obstacle hospitals rarely face: a meaningful share of ASCs still don’t have the systems in place to track their own quality data. “We found that ASCs have many more barriers…
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One accreditation official points to more than $180,000 in savings potential when discussing energy, waste and anesthetic costs many ASCs treat as fixed overhead. A team affiliated with Boston-based Harvard Medical School is aiming to change the infrastructure that governs…
CMS finalized a rule June 12 that significantly reshapes how accrediting organizations operate, and the new requirements signal more rigorous, standardized and independent surveys ahead. The rule, titled “Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest,” targets…
The ASC Quality Collaboration has launched its second annual ASC Safety & Quality Assessment in an effort to advance patient safety and quality of care at ASCs across the U.S. The survey launched officially May 1, according to a news…
The Surgery Center of Greater Nashua (N.H.) has become the first ASC in the U.S. to receive a new type of accreditation from Det Norske Veritas, according to a March 31 news release. The center, part of Southern New Hampshire…
A new ASC pilot project is aiming to create the industry’s first comprehensive sustainability certification, and cost savings are driving the program. The GreenCare ASC Certification was developed by Boston-based Harvard Medical School’s Climate Health Organizing Fellowship and uses a…