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Volume I, Issue 10

May 5, 2011

ASCA Seeks Member Input for Its Response on ACOs

FDA Looks to Make Reusable Medical Devices Safer

ASCA Convenes Infection Prevention Summit

ASCA Government Affairs in Orlando

ASCA Seeks Member Input for Its Response on ACOs

ASCA has begun drafting a written response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’

(CMS) proposal for Medicare’s Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program slated to begin

operation next year. To help with the response, we are seeking input from our members. In particular,

we would like to hear your answers to the following questions on CMS’ proposal available

here

.

1.

Will ACOs be positive, negative or neutral for ASCs?

2.

Have other providers approached you about forming an ACO?

3.

Are you considering reaching out to other providers to form an ACO?

4.

As ASCA prepares its comments on the proposed ACO rule, what should we be considering?

Please send your feedback to Jonathan Beal at

[e-mail].

FDA Looks to Make Reusable Medical Devices Safer

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft revisions to its guidelines on the

design and cleaning of reusable medical devices. The guidelines are aimed at device manufacturers

and, according to the FDA, will “provide greater clarity on how to scientifically validate the

reprocessing instructions that are part of the device labeling.” The FDA will host a public workshop

to seek input from stakeholders, including health care providers, on June 8–9, 2011. More

information is available from the

FDA

.

For more information, contact Jonathan Beal at

[e-mail]

.

ASCA Convenes Infection Prevention Summit