ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Starting July 1, the Joint Commission will offer advanced certification for spine surgery.

Guilford, Conn.-based The Langdon Center for Laser & Cosmetic Surgery was reaccredited by The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the company announced April 26.

Several ASCs have received accreditation for surgeries, and the Joint Commission released the pandemic's effect on accredited ASCs. 

The Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Panther Creek, an ASC owned by Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Rex Healthcare and Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic through a partnership, received CMS approval on March 3.

The Joint Commission outlined the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on accredited ASCs and plans for future surveys in a March 1 blog post.

Herrin-based Southern Illinois Orthopaedic Center was reaccredited by the 2021 Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Jan. 30 report from The Southern Illinoisan.

Since the pandemic began, ASC accreditation organizations had to rethink how to conduct on-site surveys, while ASC leaders haven't reported significant changes in their preparations.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care published an updated version of its "Ambulatory Procedure Considerations for Obese Patients Toolkit," according to a Jan. 25 news release.

Here are nine key updates from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and The Joint Commission in 2020:

  Raleigh, N.C.-based Triangle Orthopaedics Surgery Center received The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Advanced Orthopaedic Certification, according to a Dec. 21 news release.