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ASCs and the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule
When CMS finalized the Emergency Preparedness Rule last fall they raised the emergency preparedness bar considerably for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC). Like all of the 17 affected providers, ASCs must comply with the major components of the rule: Comprehensive...
read moreCMS Publishes Draft Interpretive Guidelines
Late this past week CMS published an “Advanced Copy” of the Interpretive Guidelines (IGs) for the Emergency Preparedness Rule finalized in the Fall of 2016. This 72-page document will guide State Survey Agencies as to how to determine compliance of the 17...
read moreApril’s CMS Emergency Preparedness Call: Analysis & Insights
Post Call Update: After the brief CMS National provider Call, we believe the analysis below was spot on. Our two main takeaways from the call not necessarily covered in the written content or analysis below include: CMS will define annual in a rolling 12-month...
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