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Mississippi ASC earns orthopedic accreditation
The Columbus (Miss.) Orthopaedic Outpatient Center has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for advanced total hip and knee replacement, according to the Mississippi Business Journal. -
For ASCs, accreditation challenges abound but technology can help
When it comes to accreditation, ASCs are all too familiar with the manual, paper-based process. Preparing for surveyors and then hosting them onsite is time consuming and stressful for all involved. -
7% of all sentinel events reported to The Joint Commission occur in ASCs, ambulatory settings
More sentinel events, or patient safety events that can result in harm or death of patients, are reported by hospitals than in other settings, and 7 percent of all reported sentinel events occur in ASCs or other ambulatory settings, according to The Joint Commission. -
4 ASCs recently achieving accreditation
Four ASCs recently achieving accreditation: -
Minnesota ASC earns orthopedic accreditation
Crosstown Surgery Center in Edina, Minn., has achieved deemed-status reaccreditation and advanced orthopedic certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. -
3 ways ASCs can tackle facility maintenance, safety
Keeping up with facilities management in ASCs can be challenging. ASC software developer Simplify ASC outlined how ASCs can make the process a little easier. -
3 ASCs earning accreditation
Three ASCs recently achieveing accreditation: -
California ASC gains orthopedic certification
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care awarded Sutter Sierra Surgery Center its orthopedic certification for total joint replacement. -
Preparing for an accreditation survey: 3 insights from ASC experts
Three accreditation experts weighed on ASC accreditation challenges and opportunities in interviews with Becker's ASC Review. -
Preparing the older center for survey
In the last ten years, and most especially the last four or five years, surveyors are casting a hard look at the condition of older ambulatory surgery centers from the parking lot to the medical gas closet. If you are the owner of one of these older centers built in the eighties or nineties, you need to proactive in preparing your center for a positive survey. That may prove to be a challenge. -
Medline teams up with software developer to create digital ASC accreditation tool
Medline and HOTB Software Solutions partnered to develop Surgical Center Toolbox, a program that will help ASCs navigate accreditation compliance processes. -
AAAHC names 4 officers, elects 3 directors
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care appointed four officers and elected three members to serve on its board of directors in 2020. -
Ambulatory healthcare patient safety goals 2020
The Joint Commission released the 2020 patient safety goals for ambulatory healthcare. -
3 ways ASCs can prepare for an accreditation survey
ASC management company Pinnacle III offered the following tips for ASCs preparing for an accreditation survey from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. -
New Hampshire bariatric center receives accreditation
The American College of Surgeons accredited Dover, N.H.-based Wentworth-Douglass Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery as a comprehensive center, denoting the organization's high-quality care initiatives. -
Free antibiotic safety program starts in December
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore and researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago are offering a free program for ambulatory care practices on reducing unnecessary antibiotic use. -
How ASCs can tackle the most challenging accreditation standards: 3 Qs with Dr. Naomi Kuznets
Infection prevention, safe injection practices, privileging, credentialing and documentation management were the most common deficiencies cited in ambulatory quality studies last year, according to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care 2019 quality roadmap. -
ASC accreditation panel selects chief regulatory affairs officer
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities appointed Monda Shaver, RN, BSN, as its chief regulatory affairs officer. -
Surgical Review Corp. awards dual accreditation to hand institute, ASC — 3 quick points
Fitzmaurice Hand Institute and Endotech Surgery Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., received dual accreditation from Surgical Review Corp. -
AAAHC releases 2019 quality roadmap
Infection prevention, safe injection practices, privileging, credentialing and documentation management were the most common deficiencies cited in ambulatory quality studies in 2018, according to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care 2019 quality roadmap.
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