This manual, updated regularly by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), provides measure specifications, associated Quality Data Codes (QDCs) with definitions, descriptive examples, references for required claims based on ASC Quality Reporting Program quality measures, and guidance for data submissions.
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery (OAS CAHPS) Survey is a patient questionnaire that measures the experience of care on topics such as communication, preparation and postsurgical coordination. OAS CAHPS will become a mandatory component of the ASCQR in 2025.
A safe surgery checklist is an essential tool that gives the surgical team important checkpoints to monitor during the care process to ensure maximum patient safety.