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Are Ambulatory Surgery Centerss equipped and ready for PCI in 2020? Our latest Quality Matters News Brief takes a look at a timely Q&A from Becker's ASC Review as CMS will begin to reimburse certain angioplasty and stenting procedures in ASCs on January 1, 2020.
According to Tony Lafata and Kelly Bemis of National Cardiovascular Partners, most ASCs are not prepared for this expansion. How can ASCs ensure that patients undergoing PCI receive the same quality of care as patients receiving PCI in the hospital outpatient setting?
Lafata and Bemis argue that team qualifications and experience and patient selection protocols are of crucial importance. Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence can help organizations ensure their ASCs are properly equipped, prepared and qualified to perform PCI with quality outcomes.
Meeting our openly available CathPCI standards is a major signifier of quality PCI—and the supportive ACE accreditation process can help sites meet them. ACE standards have even been recognized by Pennsylvania and Michigan for cath labs without on-site surgical backup—the only two states requiring this level of review for waivers. |
