ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The following ambulatory healthcare facilities earned accreditation or reaccreditation within the last month, beginning with the most recent.

The Joint Commission announced the appointments of Gregg S. Meyer, MD, Jane Englebright, PhD, RN, Grant Davies and Aurie Hollingsworth Miller to its board of commissioners.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities announced that the latest version of its surgical standards manual is now available.

Ocoee, Fla.-based Central Florida Surgical Center successfully completed an Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care survey, according to an AmSurg Leadership Blog post.

Orlando, Fla.-based Citrus Ambulatory Surgery Center successfully completed an Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care survey, according to an AmSurg Leadership Blog post.

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.