Joint Commission’s Michael Kulczycki Discusses Wrong-Site Surgery in Surgery Centers

In a new blog post on The Joint Commission website, Michael Kulczycki, executive director for The Joint Commission’s Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, discusses reducing wrong-site surgery in ambulatory surgery centers.

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The blog entry discusses the recent release of results from a Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare project on reducing the risk of wrong-site surgery.

 

The project included involvement by three ASCs, along with assistance from the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation.

 

Read the blog post by Michael Kulczycki on the website of The Joint Commission.

 

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