ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission appointed Wendi J. Roberts, RN, BA, MS, CLNC, TNS, the executive director of certified programs.

Three outpatient surgery centers received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Eye Center of Eye Specialists of Indiana received accreditation at the end of last year, according to an AAAHC newsletter.

Paul LoVerme, MD, a plastic surgeon based in New Jersey, was elected to the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities Board of Directors.

Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center earned accreditation at the end of 2014, according to an AAAHC newsletter.

The Joint Commission released a new Sentinel Event Alert focused on the safe use of health information technology.

Precinct Ambulatory Surgery Center received accreditation.

The Surgery Center of Scottsdale received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care late in 2014, according to an AAAHC newsletter.

Vail Valley Surgery Center, with locations in Vail and Edwards, Colorado, received accreditation at the end of 2014, according to an AAAHC newsletter.

The Associated Eye Surgical Center in Wichita, Kan., completed a successful accreditation survey, according to an AmSurg report.