ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

In a recent blog post, The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Program Manager Noelle Brown posed three key questions for ambulatory healthcare system leaders.

The Association for Professional Infection Control and Epidemiology has made access to carbapenem-resistent Enterobacteriaceae materials available after an outbreak of this "superbug" was reported at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center.

Accreditation is essential for ambulatory surgery centers to maintain a high standard of care and an excellent reputation. While most centers achieve accreditation, there are areas that surveyors often find in need of improvement. One such area is credentialing. Here…

Here are 11 ambulatory surgery centers that recently received accreditation.

The Joint Commission appointed David W. Baker, MD, the executive vice president for the Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care launched a new accreditation program for healthcare organizations with multiple sites.

Frisco (Texas) Ambulatory Surgery Center received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Waldorf Endoscopy Center achieved accreditation.

The Joint Commission is hosting a free online education course for improving rapid influenza testing and treatment in ambulatory settings.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have revised their State Operations Manual guidance for surveyors of ambulatory surgery centers, clarifying the physician discharge order requirements for ASCs, according to an Ambulatory Surgery Center Association report.