ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited four facilities in New York during the second half of 2015.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities addressed a recent Kaiser Health News and Washington Post article about health insurance plans excluding outpatient surgery coverage.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited three ambulatory facilities in Florida during the second half of last year.

Asuch Surgery Center in Marietta, Ga., received accreditation.

The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee in Columbia achieved accreditation.

Mid-South Endoscopy Center in Columbia, Tenn., underwent a successful accreditation survey earlier this year.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities accredited 34 new facilities in December 2015.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement released a new toolkit for primary care providers for screening and diagnosing depression.

Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Fla., became the first facility to receive The Joint Commission's Hospital Accreditation Program Integrated Care Certification.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities increased survey costs as of Jan. 1, 2015.