ECRI Institute announces a $2.4 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to ensure that the healthcare community has free access to trustworthy clinical practice guidelines.
Each year, when CMS issues updates to its final payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) for the coming year, it includes updates to the data collection, data submission and program administration requirements ASCs need to be in compliance with Medicare’s ASCQR reporting program.
Like many working nurses, Joni Garcia kicked off her career in health care at an early age – sort of. It all started when she was just six years old. Her older brother had come down with a cold, and Garcia was tasked with an important chore in his recovery.