Quality Reporting for Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers: CY 2021 Program Proposals

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Archived

10 AM and 2 PM ET

Description: The Program Lead from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be presenting the Calendar Year (CY) OPPS/ASC 2021 Proposed Rule. We will cover the proposed changes for both the Hospital OQR and ASCQR programs, where to locate the proposed rule in the Federal Register, and how to submit comments to CMS.

Objectives:

Describe the steps involved in the CMS rulemaking process.
Locate the CY 2021 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule in the Federal Register.
Identify the changes to the Hospital OQR and ASCQR Programs.
Submit comments to CMS regarding the CY 2021 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule.

Target Audience: Individuals who report data for the Hospital OQR and ASCQR Programs and are interested in knowing the proposed changes for both programs set forth through the proposed rule.

Speaker: Anita J. Bhatia, PhD, MPH, Program Lead, ASCQR, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Moderator: Karen VanBourgondien, BSN, RN, Outpatient Quality Program Systems and Stakeholder Support Team

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