Month: April 2020
MCG’s nurse consultants and ASC experts call out some of the most easily overlooked but extremely crucial steps ASCs should take before resuming surgery.
Read MoreYesterday, OOSS reported that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that healthcare providers, including ASCs, will be eligible to receive grants from a newly available pool of COVID-19 relief funds.
Read MoreBruce Maller, a well-respected industry expert and life-long friend of OOSS, will provide strategies, insight, and tools to help ASCs physician-owners and administrators lead their teams through change and plan for success in the new reality.
Read MoreAs practices wait on the edge of their seats for the all-clear to open, MCG Medical Business Consultant Bill Rabourn quickly explains what practices should be considering RIGHT NOW.
Read MoreThese guidelines focus on issues that should be of concern to providers considering re-opening their practices and facilities if states and localities so permit.
Read MoreThe Statement sets forth principles and considerations to guide physicians and facilities in their resumption of care in operating rooms and all procedural areas, including…
Read MoreOn Thursday evening, April 16, the federal government issued revised guidelines, Opening Up America Again, establishing three phases for reopening the economy. With respect to ambulatory surgery centers, the policy suggests that “elective surgeries can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient basis at facilities that adhere to CDC guidelines” once a state or region meets certain “gating criteria.”
Read MoreCMS has also modified its rules regarding the option to convert ASCs to hospital status during the COVID-19 pandemic. View a summary of these changes.
Read MoreToday, April 10, 2020, the payments will begin to arrive via direct deposit to eligible providers. An email with the subject line “CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: Action Required” was sent this morning on behalf of HHS to eligible providers.
Read MoreOn April 3, CMS issued a Quality, Safety & Oversight memorandum QSO-20-24-ASC addressed to state survey agencies to provide guidance on processing applications from ASCs that are temporarily enrolling as hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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