Tag: CMS

Literature review: Endoscope disinfection failures highlight need for stronger sterilization practices

Editor's Note High-level disinfection (HLD) fails to reliably eliminate harmful microbes from flexible endoscopes in real-world healthcare settings, according to a review of endoscope processing effectiveness published April 8 in the American Journal of Infection Control. The review highlights routine breaches in cleaning protocols and links contaminated endoscopes to numerous…

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By: Matt Danford
April 16, 2025
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CMS vision shifts as agency halts funding for state programs

Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer approve federal matching funds for designated state health programs (DSHPs) and designated state investment programs (DSIPs) that are not directly related to Medicaid services. According to the April 10 announcement, the decision aims to preserve the core…

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By: Matt Danford
April 11, 2025
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Study: CMS sepsis care protocol shows no clear mortality benefit

Editor's Note A systematic review found no strong evidence that compliance with the CMS Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1) reduces mortality, raising questions about its inclusion in hospital performance measures, according to a February 19 report from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and…

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By: Matt Danford
March 12, 2025
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Session: Surfs Up—Rolling Out the OAS CAHPS Survey

Editor's Note In this session, Gail Avigne, MSN, BA, RN, senior consultant, strategic consulting, at Press Ganey Associates LLC, spoke to OR Business Management Conference attendees about the rollout of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery CAHPS (OAS CAHPS) survey, which is a mandatory requirement for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
February 19, 2025
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Surgeons risk losing ground as transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions rise

Editor’s Note At the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) annual meeting, experts urged cardiac surgeons to become more engaged in tricuspid valve treatment before transcatheter options gain too much traction according to a January 26 report in MedPage Today. With new transcatheter devices gaining FDA approval and the Centers for…

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By: Matt Danford
January 29, 2025
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OR Business Management Conference 2025: Groundbreaking opportunity for ASC leaders

Editor's Note For the first time in over a decade, the OR Business Management Conference will feature a dedicated track tailored exclusively to ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leaders. This highly anticipated event, scheduled for February 10-12, 2025, at the Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida, is designed to address the unique…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
January 15, 2025
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AAAHC earns CMS Medicare deemed status renewal, ensuring quality, safety in ASCs

Editor's Note The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has renewed its Medicare Deemed Status accreditation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a December 16 press release from AAAHC reports. This renewal reflects AAAHC’s adherence to rigorous federal standards and its commitment to continuous improvement since…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
January 15, 2025
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High participation in ASCQR program continues, March deadline for reconsideration requests

Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2025 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program data, showing strong participation among Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), ASC Focus December 20 reports. Of the 6,012 facilities included in the list, 5,714 will receive the full Annual Payment Update…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
January 8, 2025
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Mastering CMS regulations: How to ensure a finding-free Joint Commission survey

Takeaways • Requirements for improvement and condition level deficiency findings have been trending up in recent The Joint Commission surveys. • The scoring trends and OR hot spots focus on infection control, medication management, national patient safety goals, post-surgical electronic health record tracers, and transplant (tissue) safety. • Federal regulations,…

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By: Uyen Vo, BSN, MBA
January 1, 2025
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Implications of 2024 surgical care trends for the year ahead

Perioperative leaders are entering a time of uncertainty after 2024 proved to be transformative for inpatient and outpatient surgical care. Last year saw important updates from The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that emphasized improvements alongside ongoing challenges in safety, workforce shortages, reimbursement, and…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
January 1, 2025
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