Ambulatory Surgery Centers question with complete solution 2023
Why is ASC pricing 45-50% cheaper than hospital pricing? (Three Reasons) - correct answer Lower overhead
Greater Efficiencies
Medicare payment methodology differs
Accrediting Bodies for ASC
AAAHC
TJC
AAAASF
AOA - correct answer -Accreditation association for ambulatory health care
-The joint commission
American association for accreditation of ambulatory surgery facilites
-American osteopathic association
Licensure criteria for ASC (Three Reasons) - correct answer # of operating rooms
types of services offered
must be short term, not longer than 23 hours
1981-1999 growth of ASC percentages - correct answer 1981- 81% of surgeries were performed inpatient
1999-37% inpatient surgeries
ASC safe harbor criteria for anti-kickback law (Three Reasons) - correct answer - At least1/3 of medical practice income comes from procedures from ASC
-Perform at least 1/3 of procedures at the ASC
-Refer patients directly to ASC and be able to perform the referred surgery Reasons to invest in an ASC (Four Reasons) - correct answer control
productivity
income increase
less hospital hassles
What were the reasons why ASC developed, the frustrations from hospitals? (Six Reasons) - correct answer -Scheduling delays
-limited operating room availability -department budgets
-slow turn over
-emergency cases interruptions
-policies and procedures of hospitals
What are the physician values? The reasons they created ASCs? (Six Reasons) TRACEPQ - correct answer time, respect, autonomy, control, efficiency, patient care, quality
What is phacoemulsification? - correct answer Removal of cataracts and replacement with intraocular lenses
Minimally invasive surgeries
(Eight of them) (Know how to spell)
Upper GI
Lower GI
Other - correct answer gastroscopy
laryngoscopy
colonoscopy
sigmoidoscopy
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