The Joint Commission and California Primary Care Association have announced a partnership to improve patient safety and quality of care through accreditation.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
At the 20th Annual Surgery Centers Conference on Oct. 25, administrator Wendy Kelley, CASC, and clinical director P.J. Jarboe, RN, shared inside tips on preparing for Joint Commission accreditation surveys at surgery centers.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference on Oct. 25, Stephanie Martin, BSN, RN, CNOR, CASC, administrator of St. Augustine (Fla.) Surgery Center shared her experience with an OSHA inspection.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 25, Tom Stallings, JD, partner at McGuireWoods discussed why medical staff credentialing is important and how ASCs can take the proper action.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and document management solution company PowerDMS have partnered to allow ambulatory surgery center leaders access to AAAHC standards thorough the PowerDMS Standards tool.
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The Joint Commission has reaccredited the Ambulatory Surgery Center at the Spine Institute Northwest in Seattle.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care treasurer Frank J. Chapman, MBA, has been appointed as chief operating officer of the Ohio Gastroenterology Group, based in Columbus.
Preparation is a key step to ensuring that a surgery center accreditation survey goes smoothly.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality has released its Patient Safety Toolkit: Ambulatory Surgery and Surgical/Procedural Checklists.
MMX Healthcare, a solutions provider for ambulatory surgery centers including ManageMyASC.com and AccredAbility.com has added new features to the AccredAbility solution.