ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Disaster could strike any time — whether it's a natural disaster or a man-made emergency — and ambulatory surgery center physicians and staff need a plan.

The Joint Commission removed the "Life Safety" chapter from the office-based surgery practice manual.

Five surgical facilities in New York recently received accreditation.

Lou Ellen Horwitz is the director of learning at Immediate Clinic in the Seattle area. She previously spent six years as director of the Urgent Care Association of America and worked with The Joint Commission forming a partnership.

Collins Franklin Plastic Surgery Center in Raleigh, N.C., earned accreditation.

The Joint Commission appointed Brian Enochs, JD, executive vice president, business development and marketing.

Michigan Eye Surgery Center received accreditation and has acquired new technology.

Precision Plastic Surgery in Austin, Texas, received accreditation.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities granted Omnicare Multispecialty Surgery Center accreditation. Here are five key notes about the center:

Centers for Special Surgery of Essex County in Roseland, N.J., became a double accredited ASC.