To be certified by Medicare, an ambulatory surgery center must undergo a rigorous inspection survey as well as ensure the ASC follows numerous regulations after certification, according to an AmSurg Leadership Blog post.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The following ambulatory surgery centers have passed an accreditation survey in the last month, as reported on Becker's ASC Review.
Get ready for a change: The Joint Commission has announced it will now have ambulatory survey teams consisting of two surveyors, rather than one.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has accredited its first multi-site provider, 20-location, on-site primary care provider QuadMed.
A record number of Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers have fully met the requirements of Medicare's ASC Quality Reporting Program and will receive a full payment update for 2015.
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The ECRI Institute has created an online Ebola Resource Center.
SurgiCenter of Vineland (N.J.) has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report from The Daily Journal.
The Joint Commission has released its 2015 national patient safety goals for ambulatory organizations, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
When conducting peer review, how should your ambulatory surgery center proceed? The following are three necessary elements of a peer review process, according to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology offers the SAFER Guides to improve the safety of technology use in a healthcare setting.