Here are the insights they shared:
1. Accreditation is a marketable achievement. Receiving accreditation from an accrediting body shows that the AEC provides the highest quality healthcare.
2. Risk management. Achieving accreditation may decrease the cost of a center’s liability insurance coverage.
3. Payer negotiation. Accreditation may help payer negotiations run more smoothly.
4. Business boost. Accreditation may help a center increase business. Examining operations for an accreditation survey can help center evaluate their cash flow and organizational structure.
More articles on accreditation:
How to get & keep ASC accreditation: 4 insights from Dr. Naomi Kuznets, VP of the AAAHC
AAAHC releases toolkit to help ASCs avoid medical errors, adverse drug events
11 ASCs achieving accreditation — August 2018
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