ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Southern Surgery Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., has achieved its fourth consecutive three-year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Hattiesburg American report.

The American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery have released the inaugural standards for their joint accreditation program — the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery and Quality Improvement Program.

The Eye Surgery Center of Paducah (Ky.) successfully completed an Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care survey, according to an AmSurg Leadership Blog post.

Accredited organizations must notify the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care in writing, within 15 calendar days, of significant organizational, operational or financial changes.

North Metro Surgery Center in Blaine, Minn., has successfully completed an Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care survey, according to an AMSURG Leadership Blog post.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement conducts studies focused on clinical performance measurement to help improve healthcare delivery.

The rate of ambulatory surgery center admissions experiencing a transfer or admission to a hospital upon discharge from participating ASCs was found to be 1.132 per 1,000 admissions, according to the ASC Quality Collaboration Report: 3rd Quarter 2013.

Here are 15 benefits of earning accreditation from The Joint Commission:

Here are five activities that the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care recommends for promoting AAAHC accreditation:

The rate of patient falls in ambulatory surgery centers was found to be 0.124 per 1,000 admissions, according to the ASC Quality Collaboration Report: 3rd Quarter 2013.