ASC Daily Briefing — September 25, 2026
New Today
AAAHC will present a session on AI governance at Periop Leader Week 2026 (October 4–7, Savannah, GA). Julie Lynch (AAAHC) is presenting on leading artificial intelligence governance — the same v45 AI Standards already on the ASC v45 work list (governing-body-adopted policy, Level 0 vs. Elements-of-Compliance scoring, cybersecurity integration across all programs). Posted September 23 on AAAHC’s News page. Not a regulatory action item — a conference/event announcement — but a signal AAAHC is actively promoting v45 AI-readiness ahead of the December 15, 2026 effective date.
Source: AAAHC — News and Updates
Direct Source Checks
Federal Register API, CMS QSO memos, CMS Newsroom, HHS-OIG What’s New, QUAD A, ASC Focus, OAS CAHPS, and Joint Commission Prepublication Standards were all checked directly today. Three CMS/FDA items published in the Federal Register today (Privacy Act matching program notice, a Medicaid/CHIP PRA notice, and FDA premarket-submission guidance for robotically-assisted surgical devices) were reviewed and have no direct ASC certification or survey applicability. No new CMS enforcement actions, deemed-status terminations, or survey-finding announcements.
Everything else surfaced this run is already covered by the ASC Standing Compliance Reference: the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule, the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC proposed rule in the drafting phase, the ASC market-basket sunset / Outpatient Surgery Access Act, the Conditions for Coverage, ASCQR/OAS CAHPS requirements, the 10-state prior-authorization demonstration, the HHS Section 504 accessible equipment rule, CRNA supervision state opt-outs, state surgical smoke evacuation requirements, AAAHC v44/v45, the five CMS-approved ASC accreditors, the CMS AO-oversight final rule, the HHS-OIG 2026 Work Plan, the MedPAC cost-data recommendation, and the RAPID device coverage pathway.