ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Podiatric OR of Midtown Manhattan, located at Adler Foot Care New York, has achieved a three-year accreditation from The Joint Commission.

Accreditation is a complicated process — when seeking accreditation or reaccreditation, be sure to consider this tip from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor Nancy Jo Vinson, RN:

The ASC is required to conduct a standardized "time out" process before every surgical procedure to ensure that the right patient, right procedure, right equipment, right medications, right surgical marking and the right physician are present.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care recently released a first-of-its-kind report, Accreditation Electronic National Evaluation and Information Data Set (AENEID), detailing 2012-2013 data on accreditation compliance trends in ambulatory organizations. The report is comprised of survey data, which was…

At the "12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine" spine surgeons and neurosurgeons will discuss ways to improve spine program profitability as well as outcomes.  

For ASCs with high quality and low revenue, accreditation may improve image and boost business, according to a report from SurgiStrategies.

Two ambulatory surgery center leaders answer a question about Medicare certification readiness.

Harvey, La.-based West Bank Surgery Center achieved AAAHC accreditation after a Jan. 30-31 survey, according to post on the Amsurg Leadership Blog.

Three surgery centers under Oak Brook (Ill.) Medical Management's brand have achieved accreditation after nine days of back-to-back Joint Commission surveying.

The following standards are those with which ASCs are most compliant, according to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's AAAHC AENEID Report 2013, the first-ever report from the organization analyzing trends in compliance across all ambulatory healthcare organizations seeking…