Clarifications to the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Interpretive Guidelines - Comprehensive Medical History & Physical (H&P) Assessment Memorandum Summary • Comprehensive H&P and Surgery may be performed on same day: As long as the H&P
Guidance for Comprehensive H&P and Surgery, which may be performed on same day as long as the H&P is performed by qualified personnel, is comprehensive, and is placed in the patient’s ASC medical record prior to surgery. It may be performed on the same day as the surgical procedure, including in the ASC.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 17, 2010
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