ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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…

Victory Surgical Hospital East Houston announced it has earned the Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation from the Joint Commission.

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a bill into law updating ambulatory surgery center adverse event reporting requirements, according to a legislative update from the California Ambulatory Surgery Association.

Earning accreditation by the Joint Commission is a marker of a surgery center's commitment to patient care, and news of a center earning accreditation should be made public.

AAAHC International, the global arm of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has accredited MEDAVAN, an ambulatory surgery center in Peru.

Ninh Nguyen, MD, FACS, president-elect of ASMBS, responds to the CMS decision to drop its bariatric surgery accreditation requirement.

According to a patient safety toolkit, released by AAAHC's Institute for Quality Improvement, there are a number of steps that ambulatory surgery centers can take to reduce falls.

The Joint Commission has released a new toolkit aimed at preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections.