title: Final five: ASCs told to target patient safety.
abstract: Efforts to improve outpatient safety got a big boost in November when the National Quality Forum endorsed a list of five quality measures for ambulatory surgery centers. CMS is expected to require ASCs to report on the measures starting in 2009.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rollins
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States