Experts Identify Infection Prevention Trouble Spots in ASCs, Offer Advice for Compliance
February 16th 2014In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched an oversight and survey program for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) as a requirement to participate in Medicare including a stringent set of infection control regulations. Experts in the field, however, say the CMS regulations sometimes create confusion among infection preventionists at ASCs.