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FASCA of TN News

CMS Releases 2011 ASC Proposed Rule

CMS recently released its proposed 2011 Medicare ASC rule. The following is a brief analysis from Marian Lowe of the ASC Advocacy Committee.

Handouts from the April Membership Meeting:

Urgent: Product Correction
Johnson & Johnson Reprocessors Heater Issue

December 2009 CMS Revisions to the CMS Conditions for Coverage Interpretative Guidelines

January 2010 Managed Care Update

FDA Alert — Alternatives to STERIS System 1

Federal Healthcare Reform Resources

Tests Waived by FDA from January 2000 to Present

Sample Infection Control Nurse/Officer Job Description and Competency Evaluation

HHS Announces Infection Control Surveys for ASCs

2009 Legislative Session Highlights

ASC Association slides on new CMS infection control requirements

Download the redline version of
Medicare Conditions of Coverage — Comparison of Existing Regulations
to Regulations effective May 18, 2009
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A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices


Facts About TN ASCs

 


Tremendous Victory in Final ASC Procedures List Regulation

CMS Publishes ASC Procedure List Proposed Rule (2005)


Medicare 2008 Payment Resource: New Rules