tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 8

ASC Medicare Reimbursement: CMS Makes OAS CAHPS Mandatory for 2018

Here’s what you must do to avoid a 2-percent cut to your Medicare reimbursements. Are you crystal clear about how your ASC should report quality measures? If not, here is a short refresher course, along with an important update that will affect your 2019 reimbursement. Background: ASCQR is a quality-reporting program that impacts how much Medicare reimbursement your ASC receives. CMS says the data it collects on ASC safety and services will help to improve patient care in ASCs nationwide. While CMS calls ASCQR a “pay for reporting” system, it’s actually a “fine for not...

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