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- Title
It's a step in the right direction, but new payment system falls short, leaders say.
- Abstract
Leaders in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) field are glad to see changes to the Medicare payment system, but they list several concerns:The four-year phase-in will help hard-hit specialties, including gastrointestinal and pain cases.The new methodology means ASCs will receive 67% of hospital outpatient department (HOPD) rates. However, based on the proposed 2008 HOPD rates, ASCs will receive only 65% of the HOPD rate, which is too low, leaders say.The new criteria for how procedures get added to the ASC list excludes many procedures that can be performed safely in an ASC, they say.
- Publication
Same-Day Surgery, 2007, Vol 31, Issue 9, p101
- ISSN
0190-5066
- Publication type
Journal Article