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The ASTS educates regulators of transplantation surgery and medicine through meetings with and comments to regulatory agencies. The ASTS and its members advocate for changes concerning transplantation surgery for the benefit of patients and society.  The ASTS Council, Committees and Special Task Forces work with regulatory counsel to provide education and recommendations.

Mock Medicare Survey
Objective: To provide a service to ASTS members for a review of policies and procedures and compliance in advance of Medicare audits. More

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ASTS REGULATORY ADVOCACY

JUN 01, 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Primer
JUL 08, 2010 10 Proposals - Cmts to OPTN/UNOS
DEC 22, 2009 Regulatory Update
AUG 07, 2009 ASTS AST Joint Letter to ACOT - HHS
MAY 15, 2009 SRTR Program Specific Reports (PSRs) - Cmts to OPTN & SRTR
OCT 06, 2008 Vascular Surgical Procedures - Cmts to RRC-S
SEP 11, 2008 Medicare CoP - Consideration of Mitigating Factors
AUG 21, 2008 Medicare CoP - Mitigating Circumstances - Cmts to CMS
AUG 07, 2008 IPPS FY09 Final Payment Rule  - ASTS Analysis
JUL 31, 2008 IPPS FY09 Final Payment Rule
JUN 18, 2008 Medicare CoP - Final Interpretive Guidelines - Summary
JUN 13, 2008 Medicare CoP - Final Interpretive Guidelines
JUN 09, 2008 Medicare CoP - Interpretive Guidelines - CMS Response
MAY 12, 2008 Medicare CoP - Interpretive Guidelines - Proposed Revisions ltr to CMS
MAY 12, 2008 Medicare CoP - Interpretive Guidelines - Proposed Revisions
MAY 12, 2008 Medicare CoP - Interpretive Guidelines - Survey Protocol Revisions
MAY 01, 2008 Vascularized Composite Allografts- Comments to DoT
APR 29, 2008 U.S Government Accountability Report (GAO)
APR 01, 2008 Summary of Organ Transplant Surveys - Cited Deficiencies
 

 

 

 

 

 











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