ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

CMS has released a proposed rule calling to update the fire safety standards in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other long-term care facilities.

The following are five tips from The Joint Commission on establishing an effective endoscope reprocessing program.

Ensuring infection control meetings address sterilization, hand hygiene, surgical infections, sharps safety and cleaning protocols is vital to maintaining standards compliance, according to David C. Watts, MD, vice president of education at the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery…

Sandy Berreth is the administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., and a surveyor for the AAAHC.

The following are seven centers announcing completed accreditation or reaccreditation surveys administered by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care in the past month.

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has partnered with the Texas Health Service Authority to develop health information exchange accreditation criteria.

For ambulatory organizations seeking accreditation or reaccreditation, The Joint Commission has posted the major revisions to its eligibility requirements for the process on the blog Ambulatory Buzz.

The Pinehurst (N.C.) Surgical Center has achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report The Fayetteville Observer.

Dana Dunn, RN, BSN, an ambulatory care surveyor for The Joint Commission, has shared five vital considerations for successful performance improvement on the organization's blog, Ambulatory Buzz.

In 2014, all ASCs with Medicare certification have new quality reporting requirements with which to comply. Starting April 1, ASCs will begin collecting applicable data on visual function following cataract surgery and on appropriate intervals for colonoscopies. In addition, ASCs…