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Q&A With Joint Commission's Michael Kulczycki

Written by Rob Kurtz
Here's what Michael Kulczycki, the executive director of the Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, had to say about some current issues affecting ASCs.
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Preparing for Quality Reporting in 2009

Written by Stephanie Wasek
Beginning in January, ASCs are, by federal law, going to have to start reporting data for certain quality measures. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have yet to announce exactly what those measures will be, but a collaborative effort has been under way to work with the agency to ensure the measures will be specifically relevant to ASCs.
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Mednet Launches Inventory Management Application for the ASC Market

Written by Staff
Mednet, a software development company based in Beverly Hills, Calif., has announced its Web-based ASC inventory management application called MIRA (Medical Inventory Reporting Application).
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Joint Commission Announces 2009 NPSGs

Written by Rob Kurtz
The Joint Commission has announced its 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG). The major changes for ambulatory care include new requirements for preventing deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, which build on an existing NPSG for the reduction of the risk of health care-associated infections, according to The Joint Commission.
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Challenges, Opportunities and Victories for ASCs: A Q&A With Kathy Bryant

Written by Rob Kurtz
1: What are the biggest victories the ASC industry has secured over the last 24 months? Kathy Bryant, JD: The biggest victory the ASC industry has achieved over the last 24 months is the progress ASCs have made in increasing knowledge and visibility of ASCs among policy makers. When two of six private-sector participants on a presidential panel on transparency are ASC representatives (a provider and a patient), as they were when President George Bush convened such a panel, ASCs have clearly achieved visibility at the highest levels of government.
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