Episode Details

On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the Latest News, review a recent CMS Quality Safety & Oversight memorandum related to a new resource for infection Control, discuss Post COVID Surgery Risks, debrief from the January ASC Administrator’s Bootcamp and during our focus segment, we visit with the staff of Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies and the ASC Podcast with John Goehle during their Winter Retreat.

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

Resources from this Episode:

• Medpage Today - Perceptions of Scrubs:
  • https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/generalsurgery/102588
• Complications post surgery after COVID infection
  • https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-12-15/after-covid-surgery-risks-remain-higher-for-more-than-a-year#:~:text=For%20patients%20who've%20had,University%20Medical%20Center%2C%20in%20Nashville.
• The Ambulatory Surgery Topic is not surprisingly on Infection Citations
• https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-23-06-all.pdf
• They have a website - for all of their training Quality, Safety & Education Portal Training Catalog
  • https://qsep.cms.gov/ProvidersAndOthers/publictraining.aspx
• Quality in Focus Resources for Addressing Ambulatory Surgical Center Infection Control Citations Training for Providers
  • https://qsep.cms.gov/pubs/CourseMenu.aspx?cid=0CMS_ASC_QIF_1

Important Resources for ASCs:

• 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

• Infection Control Survey Tool (Used by Surveyors for Infection Control)
  • https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107_exhibit_351.pdf
• Updated Guidance for Ambulatory Surgical Centers - Appendix L of the State Operations Manual (SOM)
  • https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107ap_l_ambulatory.pdf