The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care resumed on-site surveys June 1, and recently issued some follow-up guidance for surgery centers.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Copper Ridge Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., was reaccredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Bariatrics was reaccredited as a comprehensive center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare released its 2020 Quality Roadmap, which identifies high-compliance areas and improvement opportunities from surveys conducted in 2019.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care resumed conducting accreditation surveys June 1, a spokesperson confirmed by email.
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The Los Angeles-based Ambulatory Surgery Center at Orthopaedic Institute for Children renewed its Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accreditation.
The Joint Commission is one of several accreditation organizations that will resume performing regular surveys in June.
The Urgent Care Association accredited Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Express Care, Chattanoogan.com reports.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care recommends student health centers follow guidance set by the American College Health Association to provide care to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Accreditation surveys can feel like an us-versus-them scenario, but by preparing amply beforehand and reframing the thought process around surveys, ASCs can be successful in the surveying process.