On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, we discuss the latest news in the ASC industry including an update on the PPP and the Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements, review recent experiences with clients, discuss the recently released 2019 Report to Congress on Medicare’s Program Oversight of Accrediting Organizations and in our focus segment, discuss patient registration, physician disclosure, advance directives and grievances.  
This episode sponsored by:
Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies
Surgical Information Systems
Intalere
Encompass Healthcare Data Solutions
Medicus IT
BHG Patient Lending
Resources from this Episode:
FY 2019 Report to Congress (RTC): Review of Medicare’s Program Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/fy-2019-report-congress-rtc-review-medicares-program-oversight-accrediting-organizations-aos-and

Article from Ophthalmology Times:https://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/view/pearls-for-drawing-patients-back-to-your-practice

Physician Disclosure Information:https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=0ab4ae009f9611ef49c6162f3d20f4f1&mc=true&node=pt42.3.420&rgn=div5#se42.3.420_1300

Conditions for Coverage:https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=42:3.0.1.1.3&idno=42#se42.3.416_150

Interpretive Guidelines for ASCshttps://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107ap_l_ambulatory.pdf

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Requirements. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/provider-post-payment-notice-of-reporting-requirements-january-2021.pdf
Recipients of PRF payments exceeding $10,000 in aggregate must register in the Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal. 

PPP Reporting Requirements (A good resource from the Journal of Accountancy:https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jan/ppp-loan-forgiveness-updated-applications-and-rules.html

 
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