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.
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Three AmSurg-affiliated outpatient facilities underwent successful accreditation surveys recently.
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Board President Foad Nahai, MD, authored a letter to the Becker's ASC Review editorial staff in response to coverage about the death of Joan Rivers at Yorkville Endoscopy Center
Julie Haugh is the assistant director of surveyor services for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. She is also the manager of education and surveyor credentialing for AAAHC.
The Joint Commission appointed John D. Cochran, MD, FCAP, to clinical director of the Laboratory Services Accreditation program.
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The Joint Commission is turning 40 years old in 2015, and much has changed since the organization began.
The National Healthcare Quality Association will host its first-ever National Quality Summit, April 23 and 24, in Philadelphia.
The Joint Commission made available a list of 2014 accountability measures that include the year they were designated.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited the Illinois State University Student Health Services.
Medical errors rank third among the leading causes of death in the United States, according to some studies cited in a recent Vox article.