The Joint Commission's accreditation process begins with on-site surveys that are typically conducted by one surveyor over two days, according to the 2014 Ambulatory Care Accreditation Overview.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Standards describe organizational characteristics that AAAHC deems to be essential for high-quality patient care.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health can now grant deemed status to hospitals for licensure purposes if the hospitals have been nationally accredited, according to a Mondaq report.
Here are 10 survey eligibility criteria for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's accreditation survey:
The Joint Commission offers an Accreditation Publicity Toolkit that includes suggestions for celebrating an organizations accreditation achievement and for publicizing the achievement.
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The Joint Commission has approved and released a number of revisions to the Primary Care Medical Home requirements applicable to ambulatory care organizations as part of its Prepublication Standards.
According to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, it can revoke or deny accreditation to an organization at any time and without prior notice.
The Joint Commission has released the 2014 Survey Activity Guide for ambulatory healthcare organizations.
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities has reaccredited Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center in Portsmouth, N.H.
The Federal Register has announced the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care application to be recognized as an accrediting body for Qualified Health Plans has been accepted.