Waltz Comments on CMS Proposal to Reduce Regulatory Burdens Prior to Some Outpatient Surgeries
01 October 2018
Partner Judith Waltz was quoted in a Report on Medicare Compliance article, “CMS Proposes To Drop Some H&Ps, But State Laws May Require Them,” about a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to reduce the regulatory burdens on hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers before certain outpatient surgeries.
“I understand they are reducing the burden of complying, but some of these deletions make me nervous,” Waltz said, citing as one example the proposed dropping of a requirement that ASCs have written transfer agreements with hospitals in the event something goes wrong with a patient. “Maybe only one in a million people need a transfer, but for that one person, avoiding any delay could be very important.”
“I understand they are reducing the burden of complying, but some of these deletions make me nervous,” Waltz said, citing as one example the proposed dropping of a requirement that ASCs have written transfer agreements with hospitals in the event something goes wrong with a patient. “Maybe only one in a million people need a transfer, but for that one person, avoiding any delay could be very important.”
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