The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care named new officers and three elected positions to its board of directors for 2021, according to a Nov. 10 press release.

  Plymouth (Mass.) Bay Orthopedic Associates received hip and knee replacement certification from The Joint Commission, according to a Nov. 7 report from Wicked Local.

  The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care published its 41st version of its Accreditation Handbook for Health Plans and the Accreditation Handbook for FEHB Health Plans, according to a Nov. 2 press release.

  BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina designated The Surgery Center at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery in Columbia a Blue Distinction Center+ for spine surgery, according to an Oct. 29 report from the Columbia Star.

  Rockville, Md.-based Fallsgrove Endoscopy Center was awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for ambulatory care, according to an Oct. 22 press release.

Skokie, Ill.-based Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care received four-year accreditation from the International Society for Quality in Health Care's External Evaluation Association International Accreditation Program, according to an Oct. 21 press release. 

  The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program will join the Accreditation Commission for Health Care to form a single company, according to an Oct. 20 statement.

Raleigh, N.C.-based FastMed Urgent Care received accreditation from The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for ambulatory care, according to an Oct. 13 press release.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities conducted its first virtual start-up survey June 12, according to a press release.

Blue Cross Blue Shield named Baton Rouge (La.) General as a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery, according to a report from BRProud.

St. Lucy's Eye Surgery Center in Port Charlotte, Fla., passed a survey by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care with no deficiencies.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care named the winners of its Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards, recognizing Nemours Children's Primary Care in Orlando, Fla., and Surgery Center of Fairfield, Conn. 

Appleton, Wis.-based Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley received advanced certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Sept. 15 announcement.

ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah (Wis.) and Surgical Associates of Neenah were recertified as a Bariatric Center of Excellence.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care published the 41st edition of the Accreditation Handbook for Medicare Deemed Status Sept. 1.

HFAP released its 2020 HFAP Quality Review, which highlights industry trends based on deficiencies noted during surveys of acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, laboratories and ASCs. 

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care moved its Achieving Accreditation conference to an online setting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission reaccredited Batavia, N.Y.-based Rochester Regional Health United Memorial Medical Center Department of Cardiology's echocardiology operation for three years, The Daily News reports.

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers welcomed half a dozen new members.

Blue Cross Blue Shield recognized Eagan (Minn.) Surgery Center and Vadnais (Minn.) Heights Surgery Center for excellence in clinical care and patient outcomes.