COVID Updates & Resources
OOSS SUBMITS COMMENTS TO CMS ON 2021 PROPOSED ASC PAYMENT REGULATION
On October 5, OOSS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its proposed 2021 ASC payment regulation.
OOSS 2021 Membership – Early Renewal Pricing
Join OOSS or renew your membership. We look forward to collaborating with you in 2021. Enjoy the OOSS benefits and support the association as we coalesce to represent the strategic, business, and patient care interests of the ophthalmic ASCs.
Register for the Fall 2020 OOSS Virtual Summit on Oct. 24th @ 12pm
OOSS will discuss industry trends, strategies and insight to assess ophthalmic surgery facility patient health and safety considerations (e.g. office-based surgery), business models, investment strategies, and operational strategies.
GLITCHES, DELAYS, & FRUSTRATION: UPDATE ON OBTAINING ACCESS TO NEW COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS
Yesterday, 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.
OOSS Perspective 2020 Virtual Meeting
Bruce 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.
RE-OPENING FACILITIES TO PROVIDE NON-COVID CARE DURING PHASE ONE, INCLUDING SURGERY CENTERS
These guidelines focus on issues that should be of concern to providers considering re-opening their practices and facilities if states and localities so permit.
ACS, ASA, AHA, AORN ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING RESUMING ELECTIVE SURGERY AFTER FIRST WAVE OF COVID-19
The Statement sets forth principles and considerations to guide physicians and facilities in their resumption of care in operating rooms and all procedural areas, including...
FEDERAL GUIDELINES ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR PROVIDING ELECTIVE SURGERIES DURING REOPENING OF ECONOMY
On 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.”
OPTIONS FOR YOUR ASC TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT WITH LOCAL HOSPITAL
CMS 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.
HHS announces $30B in grants to medicare providers, including ASCs
Today, 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.
OOSS is monitoring the latest updates on COVID-19 and how it is affecting (or could affect) ophthalmic outpatient surgery centers. On this page, we will share key information and links to updates as they are made available by a range of credible medical organizations.
- ASCA - COVID-19: A Message to ASCs
- President Announces First Exercise of Executive Order Under Defense Production Act for COVID-19 Response
- Arnold & Porter - Coronavirus: Emerging Challenges
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers Association
- American Medical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- American Hospital Association
- Arnold & Porter practical and legal issues for employers
- Arnold & Porter supply chain management
- McDermott Will & Emery Daily Update
- CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations (as of 3/19)
- ASCA Statement on Resuming Elective Surgery as the COVID-19 Pandemic Recedes
Should you have any questions, please contact our Washington Counsel, Michael Romansky, JD at mromansky@OOSS.org or our Executive Director, Diane Blanck at dblanck@OOSS.org.