Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on ECG’s website.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System on November 2, 2018. While this may seem like old news, many ASCs are still working out what these changes will mean for them. In recent presentations at the Nashville ASCA meeting and the Seattle WASCA meeting, both in May, we went through these changes in depth. This blog provides an overview of the key takeaways, including a distilled list of four implications of the changes and ramifications for your ASC. Click here to continue>>
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