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.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
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.
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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…
According to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's first annual standards compliance analysis, the AAAHC AENEID Report 2013, of all AAAHC-accredited organizations, the most commonly deficient survey items, scored as partially or noncompliant between 10 and 25 percent of…
Ocean Springs, Miss.-based New Gulf Coast Surgery Center, a general outpatient surgery center, has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Surgery Centers.