Health Policy and Advocacy

ACFAS advocates for its members by:

• Following legislative and regulatory developments: NEW-Comments to CMS on Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) & Comments to CMS on Pnuematic Compression Pumps (protecting DPM scope of practice) 

• Participating with external initiatives and coalitions, including the Specialty Society Insurance Coalition, Alliance for Woundcare Stakeholders, Coalition for Patients Rights (CPR), U.S. Bone & Joint Initiative, the Joint Commission's Liaison Network Forum and its Ambulatory Professional & Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC).
  
• Supporting foot and ankle surgeons in providing quality patient care by seeking appropriate reimbursement, quality and safety improvements and related health policy issues. 

ACFAS members receive regular updates on these and other important developments through the weekly e-newsletter This Week @ ACFAS and other information sources.

Key resources related to these issues are:

• Credentialing & Privileging Resources
• Scope of Practice Updates
• Expert Witness Standards & Affirmation Statement
• Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Trends
• Positions/White Papers/Clinical Consensus documents
• Legislation/Regulation
• External Links to Policy Resources