ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Baptist Memorial Health Care has earned the CEO Cancer Gold Standard designation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer.

Following preventative guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can help cut vascular access-related bloodstream infections in half, according to a study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Recently, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program and American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Hospitals co-sponsored a webcast on key deficiencies with the National Fire Protection Association's Life Safety Code.

The Joint Commission has awarded Northside Hospital-Forsyth in Cumming, Ga., two-year advanced certification as a primary stroke center, according to a NorthFulton report.

The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has awarded the Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health Cancer Network silver accreditation.

The American College of Radiology has granted the Elmhurst (Ill.) Memorial Hospital radiation oncology program accreditation, according to a report by The Doings Oak Brook.

Seven organized physician groups are currently beta testing the URAC new clinical integration accreditation program, which is carefully aligned with Federal Trade Commission antitrust regulations.

The American College of Surgeons' Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program has accredited the University Bariatric Center of the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.

Waupun (Wis.) Memorial Hospital has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval, according to an fdl Reporter report.

Margaret Spear, MD, has recently been elected Chair of the Board for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Dr. Spear is an American College Health Association Fellow and currently serves as the senior director of university health services at…