Articles Tagged With: HOPD
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Study Results Suggest ASCs May Not Be Lowest-Cost Option for All Procedures
Generally, ASCs are perceived as safe, high-quality, low-cost settings for many surgical procedures. Typically, ASC costs are lower than those in the similarly safe and high-quality settings of hospital outpatient departments, which also handle same-day surgeries. However, the authors of a recent study found there is one striking exception: outpatient joint replacement surgery.
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MedPAC urges payment updates for ASCs, HOPDs
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its March report and recommended a 0% update for Medicare payments to ambulatory surgery centers and, as dictated by law, a 1.75% increase for hospital outpatient departments.