Month: March 2014
CMS RELEASES REVISED (AND STILL UNSATISFACTORY) CATARACT MEASURE SPECS WHAT YOU MUST DO TO COMPLY; WHAT OOSS IS DOING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM Since last summer, OOSS has worked tirelessly with the ophthalmology and ASC communities to reverse CMS’ initiative to require facilities to report on ASC 11: Cataracts—Improvement in Patient’s Visual Function Within 90…
Read MoreAs OOSS members are aware, the reporting period for two web-based measures – Measure ASC-6, Safe Surgery Checklist Use; Measure ASC-7, ASC Facility Volume Data on Selected Surgical Procedures – was originally scheduled to commence on July 1, 2013 and extend through August 15. Due to technical problems, the start date was delayed by ten…
Read MoreOn September 6, the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (in collaboration with the Academy, ASCRS, and ASRS) submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on its proposed rule to update ASC payment rates and expand quality reporting requirements for ASCs. As in past years, we strenuously objected to CMS’ use of…
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