Despite the deadline being May 15, around 64 percent of ASCs required are not yet enrolled. Here are five quick facts on enrollment:
1. The registration can take more than a month.
2. Facilities already enrolled in NHSN don’t need to re-enroll.
3. The Centers for Disease Control has an enrollment and set-up checklist available fore ASCs.
4. ASCs must submit data for the influenza vaccination season Oct. 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 for ASC-8.
5. This is just one of 10 quality measures ASCs must report this year for the Medicare ASC Quality Reporting Program.
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