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

Ophthalmology Off the Grid: Ownership Positions in ASCs

Ophthalmology Off the Grid: The Roadmap to Building Your ASC

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

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

OOSS ASC Payment Initiative

OOSS Comments to CMS Regarding Office Based Surgery

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

Reducing Topical Drug Waste in Ophthalmic Surgery

CMS Issues Guidance Regarding Compliance With Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements

Supreme Court Ruling on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

OOSS Cyber Security Webinar

OOSS Responds to New CMS Regulations Concerning ASC Payments

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

Office-Based Surgery – Risk or Reward?

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

The Significant Advantages of Ophthalmic ASC Ownership

New Normal: Infection Control

ASCs Are the Clear Choice For Cataract Surgery

Why ASCs Are Bringing Physicians & Hospitals Together

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

ASC VS. OBS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR CATARACT SURGERY

OMIC Risk Management Recommendations: Office-based Surgery for Adults

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