ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission named Ronald M. Wyatt, MD, the patient safety officer, a newly-created position.

The American Association of Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facility granted accreditation to the Bay Area Surgical Specialist Services in Walnut Creek, Calif.

In a recent news release, The Joint Commission discussed a new advanced certification available for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

Southwest Florida Neurosurgical Associates in Fort Myers, Fla., received accreditation in December.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care granted accreditation to the Eye Surgery and Laser Center of Sebring (Fla.) in November 2015.

The Endoscopy Center of Washington, D.C., received accreditation.

The International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Edge published an article with the results of a Joint Commission project that reduced employee falls.

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.