Here are the eight quality reporting measures CMS may remove from the required reporting list:
1. ASC-8: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel
2. ASC-1: Patient Burn
3. ASC-2: Patient Fall
4. ASC-3: Wrong Site, Wrong Side, Wrong Patient, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Implant
5. ASC-4: All-Cause Hospital Transfer/Admission
6. ASC-9: Endoscopy/Polyp Surveillance Follow-Up Interval Normal for Colonoscopy in Average Risk Patients
7. ASC-10: Endoscopy: Endoscopy/Polyp Surveillance: Colonoscopy Interval for Patients with a History of Adenomatous Polyps-Avoidance of Inappropriate Use
8. ASC-11: Cataracts-Improvement in Patient’s Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery
The agency would remove ASC-8 beginning with the 2020 calendar year, and the remaining measures beginning in the 2021 calendar year. Comments on the proposed rule are due Sept. 24.
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