5 ASC emergency drill tips

Here are five steps to take when running through an ambulatory surgery center emergency drill, according to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Advertisement
Carrie Pallardy

1.    Assess the internal emergency and disaster preparedness plan.
2.    Plan all necessary steps of the drill.
3.    Inform all employees that are participating in the drill.
4.    Perform the drill.
5.    Evaluate how the drill went and consider revising any elements that did not go as planned.

More articles on accreditation:
4 AAAHC updates
Summit ASC reaccredited by AAAHC
3 ASCs successfully accredited

A practical framework for payer AI in value-based care

Recommended Whitepaper

Advertisement

Next Up in ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

  • 5 updates on noncompete laws 

    Noncompete agreements, and the laws that regulate them, are rapidly becoming one of the most consequential, and contested, issues in…

    By: Sophie Eydis

  • The ASC cost crisis

    From anesthesia stipends to implant sticker shock, ASC leaders say the math between what it costs to run cases and…

    By: Patsy Newitt
Advertisement

Comments are closed.