ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

One component to a successful accreditation is ensuring staff members and physicians receive regular education of the ASC's policies and procedures.

The Joint Commission announced a comment period for the Patient Blood Management performance measures through April 19.

The Joint Commission appointed new members of the Board of Commissioners and Executive Committee and the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare's Board of Directors.

Miscommunication during patient hand-offs can lead to serious patient safety issues, according to a Newswise report examining these issues at military hospitals and the technology these hospitals implemented for improvement.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care granted five AmSurg-affiliated surgery centers and endoscopy centers accreditation over the past month.

The Joint Commission reported where sentinel events occur as reviewed by the accrediting body from 2004 to 2014.

The Joint Commission released a list of the 2014 accountability measures.

Michon Villanueva, MHA, is the director of accreditation services for Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care. She has been with AAAHC for more than 17 years.

Influenza is a huge issue for healthcare providers, including ambulatory surgery centers.

Ahead of National Quality Week, the Joint Commission released eight key facts about approving new accreditation standards.