ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The accreditation process is a complicated one and one that most ambulatory surgery centers find daunting. According to Sandy Berreth, RN, MS, CASC, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., and surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory…

Brookfield-based Urgent Care of Connecticut announced it has earned the Gold Seal of Approval under The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program.

New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., announced that the Endoscopy Center of Hanover Gastroenterology-NHRMC Physician Group in Wilmington has earned a three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Short Hills Surgery Center in Millburn, N.J., has earned reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to an Independent Press report.

Here are five ways in which Joint Commission accreditation is beneficial for a surgery center:

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities aims at ensuring the highest quality patient care in the ambulatory surgery setting.

New guidelines released by The Joint Commission to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections highlights the role of nurses in helping prevent CLABSI, according to a news release by Columbia University School of Nursing in New York.

According to a California Ambulatory Surgery Association report, a new law in the state requires the California Department of Public Health to use Medicare Certification requirements as state licensure criteria for ASCs.

Here are six things that ambulatory surgery center administrators should know about the survey process for earning accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care:

According to a patient safety toolkit, released by AAAHC's Institute for Quality Improvement, using surgical and procedural checklists are effective in improving patient safety and health outcomes; however, implementing the consistent use of checklists at a healthcare facility can be…