ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission has updated the language of its Medicare deeming standards, though the changes will require no extra action from surgery centers, according to a post on Ambulatory Buzz.

Taking inspiration from aviation, Canadian researchers have developed and are testing a surgical “black box” to record surgeries and reduce errors, according to a report from CNN.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has accredited two AmSurg facilities.

According to The Joint Commission, delay in treatment is one of the most common sentinel events; 107 sentinel events resulting from delays in treatment and causing either death or permanent loss of function were reported in 2013.

In light of outgoing Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care CEO John Burke's scheduled retirement, the AAAHC has launched its official search for its next president and CEO.

BSM Surgery Center in Corvallis, Ore., has been reaccredited by The Joint Commission, according to a report from the Gazette Times.

Using electronic reminders like text messages, emails and voicemails can help patients adhere to pre-surgery recommendations and thus reduce the risk of surgical site infections, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Clinicians generally…

The Joint Commission has placed a call for “extraordinary stories” from accredited healthcare organizations.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Eagle Pharmaceuticals' injectable dantrolene sodium suspension Ryanodex for treatment of malignant hyperthermia.

If you're not keeping electronic medical records, you may be putting your patients at risk for adverse events, according to a study from Frost and Sullivan.