On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle,  we debrief from our whirlwind conference schedule last week, discuss recent questions about informed consent and discharge in the company of a responsible adult and in our focus segment, interview Bill Prentice, Chief Executive Officer for ASCA, the national association for ASCs.   

This episode sponsored by Surgical Information Systems and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies. 

Resources from this Episode:

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

Policy & Memos to States and RegionsCMS Quality Safety & Oversight memoranda, guidance, clarifications and instructions to State Survey Agencies and CMS Regional Offices.

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Policy-and-Memos-to-States-and-Regions

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