title: Medicare payment system for ambulatory surgical centers.
abstract: Ambulatory Surgical Centers are paid under a fee schedule for eight service cost categories. The fee schedule is geographically wage adjusted and is updated annually. Anticipated future adjustments to the Ambulatory Surgical Centers prospective payment system (PPS) includes conversion to resource based rates.
authors.affiliation: Resource Group, Ltd., Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Judith J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003361:Cost Allocation; D005245:Fee Schedules; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States