The vast majority of ambulatory surgery centers are accredited through one of the major accrediting bodies; in some states accreditation is required for licensure. Medicare certification often goes hand-in-hand with accreditation as well.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The Joint Commission recently released Sentinel Event Alert #52 on injection safety.
The Joint Commission has released a Lessons Learned Information Sharing brief on the February 2014 water crisis in West Virginia in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security.
"Emergencies are not limited to inpatient-only [facilities]."
The Joint Commission has merged its ambulatory blogs, Musings…Ambulatory Patient Safety and Ambulatory Buzz into one blog under the Ambulatory Buzz name, according to a post on the blog.
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The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities has announced its peer review system will be open July 1, 2014 and remain open until August 15, 2014.
This Friday, June 20, 2014, marks the first day of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's conference, Achieving Accreditation, which will be held in Chicago.
After 18 years with the association, John E. Burke, PhD, president and CEO of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has announced he will retire in June 2015.
The following are 13 tips for safe and appropriate use of single-dose and multiple-dose vials for injected medication from The Joint Commission's recent sentinel alert on the subject:
The Joint Commission has released a new issue of Sentinel Event Alert, a periodic publication on safety issues organizations should consider when designing or redesigning processes in their facilities. The current issue addresses preventing infection from the misuse of vials.