AAAHC Helps Guide ASCs Exploring COVID-19 Hospital Status

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(Skokie, Ill.) April 20, 2020 – AAAHC has published guidance on administrative options for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) considering temporary hospital status to meet the health care industry’s aim of increasing patient capacity. In response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is allowing all Medicare-enrolled ASCs to enroll as hospitals to provide inpatient and outpatient hospital services.

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