While the Food and Drug Administration issued an April warning about the risk of spreading undetected cancer through morcellation, some physicians and practices continue to use the device, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Outpatient surgery has weathered a barrage of questions surrounding the safety of outpatient surgery since the death of comedienne Joan Rivers after a routine endoscopic procedure. Rumors have swirled around the incident, around which new information is leaked nearly every…
The Drug Enforcement Administration, concerned over increasing rates of prescription drug abuse, announced a consumer program for returning unused prescription drugs to pharmacies.
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities will hold a surveyor training workshop in Chicago on Friday, Oct. 10.
Another surprising detail has come to light in the events leading up to comedienne Joan Rivers' death: The unnamed, unauthorized ENT physician present in Ms. Rivers' procedure room took a selfie with her while she was under anesthesia, according to…
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The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has created a website resource page on quality, safety and accreditation concerns.
Waltham, Mass.-based Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites, Columbus (Ohio) Eye Surgery Center and Akron, Ohio-based Digestive Health Center have all achieved successful accreditations from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report from the AmSurg Leadership Blog.
Administrators at paper-based ambulatory surgery centers face a unique set of challenges when it comes to benchmarking, quality improvement, accreditation and other data-based tasks. Here, two administrators speak to the process of gathering, compiling and using data using paper-based systems.
Accreditation is an ongoing quality process for an ASC. While accreditation doesn't solve all ills, it does help surgery centers and other healthcare organizations put in place and maintain processes to ensure safe and efficient care. Some standards, however, are…
A true commitment to non-maleficence, "first, do no harm," requires more than an ideological commitment, according to a post from The Joint Commission Physician Blog, written by Paul M. Schyve, MD, a senior advisor with The Joint Commission.