ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care granted accreditation to Ludwick Eye Center in Pennsylvania.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care granted accreditation to the Endoscopy Center of Ocala (Fla.).

The Joint Commission and the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare appointed new board members.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care granted accreditation to Northwest Florida Gastroenterology Center in Panama City.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care granted Surgery Center of Melbourne (Fla.) accreditation in October 2015.

The University of Michigan-Flint Neurologic Residency Program within the department of physical therapy has earned accreditation from the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education, according to UM-Flint News.

Gateway Surgery Center in Phoenix earned accreditation in October 2015.

Dorota Rakowiecki is the assistant director, program management for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. She joined AAAHC in 2000 and held several leadership roles, including special projects manager and was responsible for New York office-based surgery organizations.

The Joint Commission formally adopted sentinel event policies and procedures in 1996 to deal with serious issues. Here are five things to know about sentinel events:

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland has been selected as the first hospital in the country to participate in the Pacific Business Group on Health Employers Centers of Excellence Network for bariatric surgery.