Keeping up with current Medicare certification and accreditation guidelines can seem like a constant race. Here are six CMS, Joint Commission and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care updates to make sure surgery centers stay ahead of the curve.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Suncoast Surgery Center in Fort Meyers, Fla., has earned a three-year term of accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a WINK NEWS NOW report.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has accredited the health services at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, according to a fosters.com report.
The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program has accredited the bariatric surgery center at Doctor's Hospital of Manteca (Calif.), according to a Manteca Bulletin report.
CMS has officially ruled that Medicare patients are no longer required to undergo bariatric surgery at an accredited facility, despite strong opposition from groups including the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and American College of Surgeons.
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State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse has earned the CEO Roundtable on Cancer's CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation.
Goldman, Butterwick, Fitzpatrick, Groff & Fabi: Cosmetic Laser Dermatology and the practice's Cosmetic & Vein Surgical Center of La Jolla (Calif.) has earned Institute for Medical Quality recertification.
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission has granted Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford (Mass.) and Melrose (Mass.)-Wakefield Hospital of Hallmark Health three-year nuclear cardiology accreditation, according to a Wicked Local report.
The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, has named Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital a comprehensive stroke center.
The Joint Commission has granted its Gold Seal of Approval to MD Laser Surgery Center in Columbia, Md.