San Antonio Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center has successfully completed an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care survey, according to an AmSurg Leadership Blog post.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
CMS mandated infection control breaches identified during any Medicare Deemed Status Survey, state survey agency or accrediting organization should report the breaches to the appropriate state authorities for public health assessment and management, effective immediately.
The Joint Commission has released a Quick Safety issue on safety issues surrounding robotic surgery. Here are eight steps from the organization for improving the safety of robotic surgery protocols:
According to the AmSurg Leadership Blog, two of that company's centers have successfully completed accreditation surveys from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created two videos to promote safe injection practices through its One & Only Campaign in conjunction with the Safe Injection Practices Coalition.
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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.
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.