Editor's Note
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 4 released comprehensive ambulatory surgery center (ASC) quality data reports compiled through its Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) program.
Among the data reported are:
Publication of ASCQR program measures allows consumers to find and compare the quality of care given at ASCs, CMS says.
The Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program is a quality measure data reporting program implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for care provided in the ASC setting. The ASCQR Program supports the National Quality Strategy goals of better care, healthy people/healthy communities, and smarter spending for Medicare beneficiaries through data reporting, quality improvement, and measure alignment with other clinical care settings.
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