5 ASC Accreditation Strengths from AAAHC

The following standards are those with which ASCs are most compliant, according to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's AAAHC AENEID Report 2013, the first-ever report from the organization analyzing trends in compliance across all ambulatory healthcare organizations seeking AAAHC accreditation.

These standards scored as complaint at least 99.9 percent of the time by AAAHC surveyors:

  • Standard 1.A: Treating patients with respect, consideration and dignity.
  • Standard 1.E: Giving patients the opportunity to participate in decisions involving healthcare.
  • Standard 4.L1: Demonstrating concern for cost of care by evaluating the relevance of healthcare services to the needs of patients.
  • Standard 4.B: Healthcare professionals practicing their professions in an ethical and legal manner.
  • Standard 3.A.B: Establishing and implementing of administrative policies, procedures and controls to ensure orderly and efficient management of the organization.

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