ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Hospitals in two states where COVID-19 is surging have begun to delay elective surgeries again.

CMS is seeking input in its quality reporting strategy to better address health inequities in its 2022 payment system rule released July 19.

CMS proposes to increase quality-reporting requirements in its 2022 payment system rule released July 19. 

Patients prefer same-day surgery at an ASC to a hospital outpatient department, according to a July 8 Leapfrog survey.

Two ASCs received the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Kershner KI award.

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center received Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program accreditation in May.

The most common deficiencies seen in non-Medicare Deeming Status ASCs last year were related to emergency preparation, documentation and infection prevention, according to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's 2021 Quality Roadmap.

Tampa-based University of South Florida Health’s endoscopy and surgery center received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the hospital announced June 2. 

Lander-based Western Wyoming Medical was accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a May 28 report from Wyoming News Now.

The Chino (Calif.) Vascular and Surgery Center, which opened in October 2020, recently secured accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.