The Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories has accredited the nuclear medicine department and Halifax Heart Center of Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va., according to a report by The Gazette-Virginian.
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has earned Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium recognition as an accredited pediatric heart failure institute.
The Joint Commission has reaccredited the laboratory at Newton Medical Center in Covington, Ga., according to CovNews report.
The American College of Radiology has granted Tulare (Calif.) Regional Medical Center magnetic resonance imaging accreditation, according to a TBJNOW report.
The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has granted Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, W. Va., comprehensive community cancer program accreditation, according to a report by The Exponent Telegram.
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The Joint Commission recently petitioned the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for waivers for multiple requirements in the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code. CMS granted the waivers for ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term care facilities…
The Joint Commission has granted the University of New Mexico Hospitals in Albuquerque two-year certification for its hip and knee replacement programs.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued guidelines on Medicare certification for facilities that change ownership.
The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer recently accredited the joint pediatric cancer program at Nemours Children's Clinic and Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jackson, Fla., according to a firstcoastnews.com report.
URAC, an independent national accreditation organization, has announced the launch of its Clinical Integration and Accountable Care accreditation programs.