2009 Medicare Requirements Tool for Compliance to the Patient Notification Prior to Procedure Day!
New Notifications for ASC Patients, CMS requires this be done prior to surgery.
CMS Releases Interpretive Guidelines Exception to Day of Surgery Notification Rule
Medicare has released the interpretative guidelines to coincide with the 2009 changes to the Medicare Conditions for Coverage. An extremely important element is the exception provided for the patient notification required prior to the day of the procedure. The interpretive guidelines state: “It is not acceptable for the ASC to provide the required notice for the first time to a patient on the day that the surgical procedure is scheduled to occur, unless: * the referral to the ASC for surgery is made on that same date; and * the referring physician indicates, in writing, that it is medically necessary for the patient to have the surgery on the same day, and that surgery in an ASC setting is suitable for that patient. In such situations, the ASC must provide the required notice prior to obtaining the patient's informed consent. Cases of surgery occurring on the same day it is scheduled are expected to be rare, since ASCs typically perform elective procedures. Frequent occurrence of such cases may represent noncompliance with the advance notice requirement. Notice must be provided regardless of the type of procedure schedule to be performed.” Your compliance to this requirement as well as the requirement for advanced directives along with how to file complaints and grievances, CMS says is a MUST and you will not be able to maintain your certification as a Medicare Facility without this being met 100% of the time. We have taken the stress out of doing this on your own with our tool. Our newsletter format tool gives you the vocabulary needed to meet these regulatory requirements along with an example of the exact newsletter that you can have us edit and customize with your name and street location to include your accrediting organization, delivering you a document that you can have mass produced readily available for your patients. This requirement went into effect on May 18, 2009.Price: 125.00
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