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No new items today. Federal Register, CMS QSO memos, CMS Newsroom, HHS-OIG, AAAHC, QUAD A, ASC Focus, OAS CAHPS and Joint Commission prepublication standards were all checked directly and none carried a new ASC certification, survey, accreditation or Conditions for Coverage development. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for the items currently in effect. Next…

No new items today. The CMS notice flagged yesterday for publication today (Federal Register doc 2026-19366) turned out to be a Paperwork Reduction Act notice for the Medicare Advantage/Part D Bid Pricing Tool (CMS-10142) — no ASC-related collection. Direct checks of the Federal Register, CMS QSO memos, CMS Newsroom, HHS-OIG, AAAHC, QUAD A, ASC Focus,…

No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Watch item: a CMS Paperwork Reduction Act notice (Federal Register doc 2026-19366) is scheduled to publish September 22; it will be reviewed for any ASC-related information collection.

New Today OAS CAHPS Preview Reports for ASCs have moved to the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) system. The OAS CAHPS Coordination Team’s July 29, 2026 announcement states that the Q4 2024–Q3 2025 Preview Report was the last one posted on oascahps.org for ASCs; beginning with the Q1–Q4 2025 reporting period, ASC and HOPD preview reports…

New Today No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Direct source checks completed: Federal Register (one CMS notice today — DNV Healthcare USA continued approval of its hospital accreditation program — reviewed and closed, no ASC applicability), CMS QSO memos, CMS Newsroom, MLN Connects (September 17 issue),…

Afternoon update (source-expansion pass): the morning run found nothing new from the standard feeds. A sweep of additional sources surfaced four items never captured in the standing Page or any prior briefing. New Today OAS CAHPS Q2 2026 data submission is due October 14, 2026 — 28 days out. OAS CAHPS is a mandatory ASCQR…

No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect.

New Today No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. The CMS Paperwork Reduction Act notice scheduled for today (FR Doc. 2026-18649) published as expected. It covers CMS-10968 (QIN-QIO provider-experience survey), CMS-R-235 (Data Use Agreement forms), and CMS-10391 (state Medicaid access monitoring) — none applies to ASCs. Comments…

No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect.

No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Checked this run: Federal Register (no ASC, accrediting organization, or Conditions for Coverage documents published since September 10), CMS QSO memos and Newsroom, MLN Connects, AAAHC, QUAD A, The Joint Commission, and ASC Focus. Reminders: AAAHC Achieving Accreditation live virtual…