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AAO, ASCRS, & OOSS Respond to Aetna’s Plan to Lower the Grouper Assignments for Cataract Surgery Procedures

February 20, 2023

Ophthalmology Off the Grid: Ownership Positions in ASCs

December 14, 2022

Ophthalmology Off the Grid: The Roadmap to Building Your ASC

November 28, 2022

CMS Issues Final 2023 ASC Payment Rule: Update of 3.8 Percent; Suspension of Reporting on Visual Function Measure

November 1, 2022

CMS Rejects Facility Reimbursement for Cataract and Other Ophthalmic Procedures in OBS

November 1, 2022

OOSS ASC Payment Initiative

September 13, 2022

OOSS Comments to CMS Regarding Office Based Surgery

September 6, 2022

CMS ISSUES TWO SIGNIFICANT PROPOSED RULES: 2023 ASC PAYMENT UPDATE OF 2.7 PERCENT; REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON ESTABLISHING PAYMENT FOR OFFICE CATARACT SURGERY

July 15, 2022

Reducing Topical Drug Waste in Ophthalmic Surgery

April 6, 2022

CMS Issues Guidance Regarding Compliance With Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements

January 27, 2022

Supreme Court Ruling on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

January 13, 2022

OOSS Cyber Security Webinar

October 13, 2021

OOSS Responds to New CMS Regulations Concerning ASC Payments

September 16, 2021

Biden Administration COVID-19 Six-Point Plan Will Likely Affect Ophthalmic ASCs

September 10, 2021

Office-Based Surgery – Risk or Reward?

July 8, 2021

AETNA ANNOUNCES NEW POLICY: OPHTHALMOLOGISTS MUST GET PRE-APPROVAL ON ALL CATARACT SURGERIES, effective July 1, 2021.

June 25, 2021

The Significant Advantages of Ophthalmic ASC Ownership

May 1, 2021

New Normal: Infection Control

February 1, 2021

ASCs Are the Clear Choice For Cataract Surgery

February 1, 2021

Why ASCs Are Bringing Physicians & Hospitals Together

December 7, 2020

An intersection of benefits continues to make ASCs a good choice for clinics.

November 18, 2020

ASC VS. OBS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR CATARACT SURGERY

November 6, 2020

OMIC Risk Management Recommendations: Office-based Surgery for Adults

November 2, 2020

An Office Surgical Suite is Not an ASC: Patient Health and Safety Considerations

October 20, 2020