It’s Day 2 of the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference at its finest – looking closely at healthcare inequities, strategic business shifts and killer robots, all in the same day! (Yes, we did say killer robots and it’s your reward for reading all the way to the end of this article).
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In recent years, there has been a trend towards the provision of cardiovascular procedures in the outpatient setting and particularly in ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”). This trend is in part motivated by the fact that outpatient cardiovascular services, in comparison to cardiovascular services performed on an inpatient basis, tend to be less expensive and offer greater comfort and convenience for patients.[i] As a result of the emphasis on outpatient cardiovascular services, there is growing interest in the development and expansion of cardiovascular programs in ASCs.
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On March 30, 2020, CMS through its blanket 1135 waiver authority[1] implemented a “Hospital without Walls” policy to allow hospitals to provide and bill for hospital services in other healthcare facilities and sites, such as ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”). The waiver is intended to ensure that local hospitals and health systems have the capacity to handle the anticipated surge of COVID-19 patients through the duration of the public health emergency (“PHE”). See, “CMS Issues Temporary Waivers in Broad Coronavirus Response,” as posted on April 2,2020 on this blog for general information regarding the March 30, 2020 1135 waiver.
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