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reimbursements."
New web-based reporting measures that will impact ASC payments in 2015
include the use of a safe surgery checklist and facility volume data on specific procedures (see tinyurl.com/naz4x94 for a list).
Facility-appointed security administrators assigned to submit the data are
required to create a user ID and password on www.qualitynet.org. The facility
leaders who attended Dr. Shapiro's breakout session voiced their extreme
frustration with the login process, including the required sharing of personal
information. Some said they were asked to provide their home mortgage
information.
Dr. Shapiro agreed with their displeasures, claiming he has voiced similar
concerns to the people in charge of the reporting process and has yet to
receive satisfactory explanations. He's as exasperated as anyone, and didn't
have easy answers to quell frustrations. Still, the exchange over a hot-button
topic was the type of spirited discussion that makes ORX the most interactive
and current conference out there. — D.C.
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