ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Since the book, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Healthcare System (Committee on Quality Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine) broke the silence in 2000 that had surrounded medical errors and their consequence, a culture of safety has…

The Joint Commission has released the 2014 Ambulatory Care National Patient Safety Goals.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has accredited the Healthcare Clinics at nationwide Walgreens stores.  

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced the launch of its Quality Care Finder mobile app.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement has announced that two surgery centers have won the 2013 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on October 26, Amy Mowles, president and CEO of Mowles Medical Practice Management, discussed regulatory processes relevant for ASCs.

The Joint Commission and California Primary Care Association have announced a partnership to improve patient safety and quality of care through accreditation.

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.